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Medicine


The Future of the Human Body

Ten innovations that will improve quality of life—and bring down health care costs

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Recent Articles about Medicine

Small Business Not Left Out of Health-Care Reform

With the possible adoption of a national exchange program comes the benefits of buying in bulk.  Read more

Big Business Eyes EMR Industry

Corporations, such as Dell and GE, partner with small business pioneers to have a stake in the electronic medical records industry.  Read more

Employees Lacking Sleep

Over a quarter of American workers are dozing off on the job, a survey finds.  Read more

Study: Smoke-Free Workplaces Reduce Heart Attack Risk

New research shows smoking bans are cutting heart attacks among employees by half.  Read more

Entrepreneurs More Likely to be Dyslexic

New research finds that dyslexics are better at problem solving, communications and other business skills.  Read more

Study: Smoking Bans Don't Harm Local Business

Feb. 12, 2007 -- Local restaurants and bars across Minnesota appear to be unfazed by recent smoke-free ordinances, according to a...  Read more

Philadelphia Moves Closer to Smoking Ban

Business owners in Philadelphia have been muted in their opposition, now that many neighboring cities already have anti-smoking laws.  Read more

Philadelphia Votes to Ban Smoking in Bars and Restaurants

Pending Mayor John Street's signature, the city will join New York and Washington in requiring smoke-free workplaces.  Read more

Universal Health Care Is Back

July 12, 2005 --In response to rising health-care premiums and an increasingly uninsured population, advocates of a universal health care ...  Read more

Honorable Mention: The Anti-FEMA

As government officials dawdled, Richard Zuschlag didn't miss a beat. He sent his medics into flood-ravaged New Orleans, where they rescued more than 7,000 p...  Read more

The ADD Dilemma

Some eight million Americans have attention deficit disorder. One of them may work for you. Or be you.  Read more

Relaxation Resources

On pages 65 through 79 of the February 2004 issue , <...  Read more

A 401(k) for Health Care Costs

Finally, a way to trim health insurance costs without sticking it to your employees: health savings accounts.  Read more

Injecting Innovation into a $6.2 Billion Market

The winner of this year's prestigious Massacusetts Institute of Technology $50K Entrepreneurship Competition was SmartCells, whose business plan combines ...  Read more

Candidates' Take on Premiums

An owner's guide to the Democratic presidential candidates' proposals.  Read more

60-Second Business Plan: The Butts Stop Here

How's this for a breathtaking market? The 35-million Americans who try to stop smoking every year.  Read more

The Zealot: Mission Critical

Sometimes the fastest way to get a job done is to start your own company.  Read more

An Ad Model That Works

Why an imaginative, sound advertising model has made Healthcommunities.com consistently profitable.  Read more

The Nightmare of Too Little Sleep

Blame the BlackBerry, blame the boss, blame the kids. A look at how busy professionals cope.  Read more

Program Helps People with AIDS Be Productive Workers

Today' s treatments help people with HIV and AIDS live longer, more productive lives, but manycompanies haven' t kept up with the good news. "Emplo...  Read more

Enter Ergonomics

Smart businesses aren't waiting for regulations or lawsuits to prompt action geared to preventing such repetitive-motion injuries as carpal tunnel syndrom...  Read more

Medical-Food Start-up Offers Tasty Treatments

An overview of a hot start-up that's marketing good-tasting foods designed to help treat chronic medical conditions.  Read more

The Two Hundred Million Dollar Dash

The story of how a pharmaceutical start-up turned to technology to bring its drugs to market quicker.  Read more

Help Employees Reduce Work-Related Stress

Employee stress and customer service are like oil and water--the two don't mix. A stressed-out employee in any industry is likely to be irritable or downr...  Read more

Setting Up an AIDS Policy

The best time to write a company policy for employees with AIDS is before someone comes forward with the news that he or she is HIV-positive. After manage...  Read more

Six-Shooter

One retired company founder wound up starting six new companies.  Read more

He Pays Them to Quit Puffing

One company's technique for getting workers to quit smoking and resources for designing smoking-cessation classes.  Read more

Secondary-Smoke Strategies

Options for dealing with environmental tobacco smoke in the workplace and ordering information for several resources.  Read more

Collaborative Effort Produces AIDS Education Kit

Business releases AIDS education product.  Read more

AIDS: I'll Think About It Tomorrow

Chart on employee disabilities, AIDS AIDS education.  Read more

Your Company and AIDS

Resources available on HIV AIDS education programs.  Read more

Sign of the Times

A women's organization unveils its Brass Ovaries award for successful franchise operators.  Read more

Help Wanted

How small companies can lower their health-care costs.  Read more

Smokeout, Part 1

Does your company have an official policy regarding the rights of smokers and nonsmokers in the office? A survey of smoking and nonsmoking managers ...  Read more

Benefits;

If you're thinking about offering a stop-smoking clinic to employees, don't make the mistake of scheduling it during the vacation season. Smokers who mis...  Read more

Only In America;

-- From an Associated Press dispatch A MAN HAS BEEN DISMISSED AFTER leaving his maintenance job to respond to an emergency call to help two victims of hea...  Read more

Emergency, Inc.;

An odd-looking trophy adorns the desk of Stanley R. Gold, M.D., founder and president of American Emergicenter Inc., a chain of publicly owned walk-in med...  Read more

Health Crisis;

MORE THAN 12,000 PEOPLE are likely to get acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the next year, according to the Centers for Disease Control. For ...  Read more

Risky Business

With the right kind of self-insurance, you can trim as much as 20% off your health insurance bills.  Read more

The Heart Of The Matter: Bypass Surgery

After his third heart attack, William Lewis faced the risks of a coronary bypass.  Read more