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Doctor Suicide

A silent epidemic is at work in doctors around the world: depression. An estimated 400 physicians are lost each year to suicide, often because of unacknowledged and untreated mental illnesses. Dr. Pamela Wible, founder of the Ideal Medical Care movement and …
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Enhancing Food Safety

With the recent rise in food recalls due to contamination, many Americans are wondering why this is happening and what they can do to protect themselves from food-borne illnesses and infections. Dr. Mark Tamplin, former food safety adviser to both the World …
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Presenteeism

Going to work while not feeling well could be harming the economy. Three experts discuss the impact of presenteeism, when employees come into work but don’t get much done. Rob Hosking, Senior Vice President of the HR and staffing firm Randstad USA, was …
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Firefighters and PTSD

Firefighters have an extremely high rate of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. One study found that each year firefighters are exposed to approximately 13.5 potentially traumatic events, compared to civilians who experience around one to six of the same type of …
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Autism and Prodigies (2018)

The segment below is an updated version of a story originally published at an earlier date – Autism and Prodigies (2016). True prodigies are hard to find. Only one in every five to ten million people are labeled a prodigy. A diagnosis of autism, …
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