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Symptom relief for worsening heart failure
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareHeart failure (HF) is a growing problem. More than 20 million people worldwide are affected by HF, including more than 5 million in the United States alone. HF affects 6 percent to 10 percent of people over the age of 65. Although the relative incidence is lower in women than in men, women constitute at least half of the cases of HF because of their longer life expectancy.
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Fidget spinners: Useful therapy tool or distracting toy?
Tammy Gibson EducationA new toy trend is literally spinning its way through schools and social media. Surprisingly, it's not a high-tech gadget — it's a colorful piece of plastic called a fidget spinner. These toys are the latest craze, but are they actually doing what they're marketed for?
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How to how to hire the right coach for your business
Hank Boyer Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementYour organization likely invests significant resources in training your staff members. But learning something new does not mean the person has mastered it, and that is where coaching comes in. Coaching moves an individual from knowing what to do to consistently executing at a level of mastery. Coaching has produced some impressive results for companies and organizations of all sizes.
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How people use Instagram by industry
Emma Fitzpatrick MarketingFacebook is for connecting with family and friends, while Instagram is for finding beauty and inspiration. That's why on Instagram the top types of accounts people engage with are close friends and family, celebrities, brands, acquaintances and humor accounts, according to a 2016 Facebook IQ survey.
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FIFA: This new law may affect businesses nationwide
Danielle Manley Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementApproximately 34 percent of the U.S. workforce — or 53 million Americans — earn a living working as freelancers, according to the "Freelancing in America: A National Survey of the New Workforce" report. Despite this huge number, freelance workers are still not protected by law, causing many to go unpaid or not paid in full for the work performed.
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WHO declares new outbreak of Ebola in Congo
Jessica Taylor Medical & Allied HealthcareBetween December 2013 and January 2015, the largest outbreak of Ebola hit West Africa and killed more than 11,000 people. Thankfully, in May of 2015, Liberia was declared Ebola-free. Sierra Leone and Guinea followed later that year, and the outbreak was over by the beginning of 2016.
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Metals Thoughts: Eye on the vol
Brad Yates Natural ResourcesWith French elections out of the way (for now) and basically all economic data continuing its trend of low growth, strong labor and retail demise, there isn't a lot on the calendar to cause a paradigm shift. At the end of the day, our view is that time and politics mostly don't change markets — rates do.
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20 famous quotes to help inspire leaders
Damon Sayles Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementLeadership can be defined with so many phrases, in so many stanzas, by so many people, well-known or unknown. Their words can tug on the strings of so many individuals simply looking to be great at what they do in life.
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The Disneyfication of American cities
Lucy Wallwork Civil & GovernmentDisneyland is every child's dream and an escape from the messy reality of daily life. But if you look closely, you will notice that American cities (and increasingly other cities around the world) are being remade in the image of Walt Disney's famous fantasy theme parks. Places like the Mall of America, where every move is engineered, draw on the Disney rule book and have co-opted public spaces.
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Advice for new pharmacy grads: Keep studying!
Jason Poquette PharmaceuticalThis year, we'll see roughly 14,000 new pharmacists graduate, most of whom will (they hope) pass their board exams and enter the job market as licensed pharmacists for the first time. Although it has been more years than I care to mention since that time in my own life, I can still recall the mixture of emotions like anxiety, excitement and relief all rushing through my system at once.