Recent Articles
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Study affirms that fluoridation prevents tooth decay
Tammy Hinojos Oral & Dental HealthcareResearchers had to go all the way to chilly Alaska to reprove what they already believed to be true; water fluoridation does decrease the incidence of tooth decay and dental caries in growing children. The study, which was published in BMC Oral Health this month, reported that children with Medicaid in Juneau, Alaska, with no access to optimally fluoridated water had more dental caries-related procedures than young people who grew up before the Alaskan capital stopped its fluoridation program.
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Bringing healthy behavior to the workplace in the new year
Connie Ulman Medical & Allied HealthcareIt’s the new year and many are thinking about being healthier. You can start your journey at home and continue it in the workplace. To help you bring healthy behavior into the workplace, the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association have created a Healthy Workplace Food and Beverage Toolkit. I find that when I am working on a healthier me, it is easier to accomplish my goals if I work with a team. It is important to have a support team in place. Your team can be made up of friends, family and co-workers.
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Bursting the bubble of driverless cars
Lucy Wallwork Transportation Technology & AutomotiveSorry to rain on the parade. Each of us is as susceptible to the romance of science-fiction visions of cities as the next person. These visions sell magazines, they provoke debate at the water cooler. They are a ubiquitous part of the visuals surrounding any "smart city" vision. The latest seductive images of our urban future is that of the driverless car. This is not to decry technological advances. However, there are good reasons to be suspicious about some of the claims about how driverless vehicles are going to transform our towns and cities.
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How to get off to a great start with volunteers in the new year
Deborah Ike Religious CommunityThere’s something about the start of a new year that invites us to refresh areas of our lives. That could mean initiating a new Bible reading plan, launching a healthier lifestyle, or other improved habits. If you have a role in coordinating and leading volunteers, here are a few habits you can cultivate to help your team become healthier and add to its ranks.
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Exploring digital literacy through websites in the ESL classroom
Sangeeta Johri EducationToday, because of digital literacy the world has turned into a small global village. Specifically, for ESL students, who are from different cultural backgrounds, communication becomes easy and convenient with digital literacy tools. To define digital literacy in terms of L2 learning, Meurant (2009) stated that digital literacy is "developing ability, confidence and readiness of non-native learners of English to use English as a second or foreign language to access, navigate, comprehend and contribute meaningfully to English language online resources and the online discourse of the online community."
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Study evaluates 9 coronary risk scores used to evaluate undifferentiated…
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareNonspecific chest pain is the second most common reason for presentation to the emergency department, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) identification with appropriate disposition is quite challenging. While most ED patients with undifferentiated chest pain do not have ACS, missing this diagnosis has major morbidity and mortality implications. In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers compared the performance of nine different risk scores within the same population presenting to the ED with undifferentiated chest pain.
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No thanks — I have enough customers
Anne Rose RetailA business has to walk a delicate line between serving existing customers and prospecting for new ones. It’s hard enough when you have a big company with distinct departments to handle the unique needs of each. But when you’re a mom-and-pop operation or a solo entrepreneur, those challenges are magnified. And if you decide you can’t take care of your customers and solicit new ones at the same time, the repercussions for ignoring one of those constituencies are negative. Choose to serve existing customers only, and you’ll find, one day, you have no fresh pool of people who needs your services.
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For many hospitals, the fax machine is still the dominant information sharing…
Scott E. Rupp Medical & Allied HealthcareThe fax machine has not gone anywhere in medicine. This so-called "ancient relic" is still operational and is considered a simple, yet powerful tool for those in healthcare, despite the other more modern modalities of exchanging information. According to newly released federal data, almost three-quarters of nonfederal acute care hospitals routinely use faxes to receive summary of care records from providers outside their system, according to the data released by the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health IT.
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Marijuana drinks may start to make a splash
Bambi Majumdar Food & BeverageMarijuana drinks are the new kids on the block in the beverage world. Beer giant Molson Coors announced that it is ready to grab a large share of the nascent market with its line of cannabis-infused drinks. Its plans align with Canada making cannabis edibles legal later this year. Molson Coors may be in the lead, but it is not the only one interested in this niche. A Forbes article reported Coca-Cola as planning to launch cannabidiol (CBD)-infused drinks for the masses in the U.S. after the 2018 Farm Bill removed hemp as a controlled substance.
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Paper shotgun shells can deliver nostalgia, performance and style
Irwin Greenstein Recreation & LeisureWhen it comes to upland wingshooting style, one of the most overlooked goodies is paper shotgun shells. There’s been a revival in paper shotgun shells of sorts to the extent that now several large manufacturers such as Federal, Rio and Fiocchi have started making them again after leaving the market to specialty brands such as RST and Sellier & Bellot for decades. Starting in about 1877, the cheaper and lighter paper shotgun shells began displacing shotgun shells made of brass — the material of choice for rifle and pistol shells of the time (and today).