Recent Articles

• The new hope for an eczema cure

  Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied Healthcare

  Atopic dermatitis (AD), a chronic inflammatory skin disease, is often referred to as "eczema," which is a general term for several types of skin inflammation. About 31.6 million Americans have symptoms of eczema, including 17.8 million with symptoms of AD. Eczema treatments have generally been limited to topical medications, steroid creams, moisturizers and ultraviolet light, plus antihistamines to relieve itching, which provide some relief for eczema but limited relief for AD. Basically, there is no cure for eczema ─ until now.

• Design for aging in place goes mainstream

  Michael J. Berens Interior Design, Furnishings & Fixtures

  For well over a decade, professional associations related to the building industry have been advising their members to prepare for the coming "silver tsunami" that is the aging of the baby boomer generation. With the vast majority expecting to "age in place" in their current or "retirement" home, the day would come when they would need to update, upgrade and renovate their homes to make them more age-friendly. That day, it seems, has arrived.

• Texas House votes to halt feral hog poison

  John McAdams Recreation & Leisure

  As predicted in a previous article, the battle has intensified over the use of Kaput, a warfarin-based hog poison recently approved by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller. Both sides have brought out the heavy artillery and scored a couple of notable successes in recent weeks, but opponents of the hog poison look like they're getting the most traction in their efforts, particularly with a big win in the Texas Legislature this week.

• Second flu shot boosts effectiveness in organ transplant patients

  Chelsea Adams Medical & Allied Healthcare

  Spanish researchers have discovered that giving two flu shots, five weeks apart, is a more effective method of vaccinating solid organ transplant recipients against the virus. Solid organ transplant patients are more susceptible to influenza and have decreased mortality when they do acquire the virus. That's why all are encouraged to get the inactivated trivalent influenza vaccination each year.

• The curious case of college education

  Bambi Majumdar Education

  Most of us don't trust politicians, but not everything they do is fruitless. Every once in a while, there is news that not only captures attention, but also brings hope. Two of America's most prominent cities are trying to do the right thing when it comes to higher education. Chicago wants proof of post-graduation plans for students to get a high school diploma, while New York wants to offer a full tuition waiver for families falling in the middle to lower income brackets.

• Breathing room for Stansted with new arrivals terminal

  Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & Automotive

  London Stansted Airport has been given planning approval for the construction of a new arrivals-only terminal alongside the existing facility. This will give the airport space to breathe as it capitalizes on new routes and overcrowding at other London airports. When constructed in the early 1990s, Stansted's Norman Foster-designed terminal building heralded a new era for the quiet regional airport 30 miles north of central London. Coinciding with the low-cost revolution, the airport became an important gateway to the city and South East England.

• Chimayo: The village with healing powers

  Heather Linderfelt Recreation & Leisure

  Nestled away among the badlands of New Mexico, 28 miles north of Santa Fe, sits the little village of Chimayo. This community of artists, chile farmers and deeply religious people live in an oasis of fertile soil surrounded by the dry high desert of Northern New Mexico.

• Metals Thoughts: Same as the old boss

  Brad Yates Natural Resources

  ​We seem to be gearing up for the next overreaction as markets and President Donald Trump learn that it's difficult to implement immediate change from the executive office. Geopolitical strife and some disappointing U.S. data managed to give us a bid last week and push us up out of the two-month $1,200-1,260 range amidst dollar weakness, but the last few days have seen a slight reversal of trend.

• When you should fake it

  Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  Driving, swimming and being pregnant are good examples of when "fake it until you make it" is clearly not a good idea. Surprisingly, though, there are a lot of great times when this philosophy can really benefit us at work. Here are three scenarios where a quick fake can have a positive impact.

• Are millennials interested in stick shifts?

  Skip Kuhn Transportation Technology & Automotive

  As a father of four millennials and a car enthusiast, I have (not surprisingly) made some observations concerning that millennial generation, manual transmissions and performance/competition driving in general. While not a compendium of all my many varied and mostly useless observations over the last 24 years, these are my most recent.

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