Workplace violence (WPV) is a recognized hazard in the healthcare industry. WPV is any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or other threatening disruptive behavior that occurs at the work site. It can affect and involve workers, clients, customers and visitors. WPV ranges from threats and verbal abuse to physical assaults and even […]
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Healthcare & Technology
In today’s world, Technology plays an important role in every industry as well as in our personal lives. Out of all of the industries that technology plays a crucial role in, healthcare is definitely one of the most important. This merger is responsible for improving and saving countless lives all around the world. In the […]
Tips For Winter Wellness
The holidays are a great opportunity to enjoy time with family and friends, celebrate life, to be grateful, and reflect on what’s important. They are also a time to appreciate the gift of health. If you’re anything like me, you’re always looking for new ideas to help you feel your best–especially during the rigors of […]
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month A.K.A No Shave November!
Many men and women participate in an international event called No-Shave November. “No-Shave November is a different organization that encourages people to donate what they would otherwise spend on hair grooming to the American Cancer Society.” According to their website, “No-Shave November is a web-based, non-profit organization devoted to growing cancer awareness and supportive funds […]
Daylight Savings Time & Your Health
Millions of Americans welcomed an extra hour of sleep this past weekend as they turn back their clocks for the end of Daylight Savings Time. But the time change may take a toll on health in a number of ways. Changing to daylight saving time may give people an hour less more of sunlight, but […]
Keeping Yourself Healthy In Autumn
As the long hot days of summer give way to cool crisp autumn weather, simple lifestyle modifications can help us adjust to the change in seasons. Autumn is a transitional season, moving from the hot bright yang nature of summer toward the cold dark yin nature of winter. The cooling weather ushers in the harvest […]
3 Decades of HIV/AIDS
Knowledge is POWER. Accurate and timely information is a basic element of knowledge and is essential to those who are working to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This epidemic has created more published literature than any other disease in history, and advances in research and therapy have been extraordinary. Consequently, keeping up with the most current […]
Healthcare Costs & Medical Technology
Almost everyone knows that this country has a scandalously large number of people who lack health insurance, now up to 46 million and growing. That number is vivid and evocative. But it has overshadowed another, more serious issue—that of the steady escalation of health care costs. Largely due to the use of medical technology, those […]
Depression & Anxiety : A Medical Perspective
The Anxiety and Depression Association of America reports that 18 percent of adults are affected by anxiety, while The World Health Organization has stated that 19 percent of Americans will suffer from depression in their lifetime. Depression and anxiety might seem like opposites, but they often go together. More than half of the people diagnosed […]
Prediabetes In Children
Type 2 diabetes is on the rise. By the year 2050, one in three people will have diabetes. Children from certain racial and ethnic groups are at higher risk, including African American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian/Pacific Islander and Native American children. Just a few years ago, it was rare to hear about a child with type 2 […]