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You’ve heard it said before—probably many times—that it’s important to live in the present moment. You also might have heard similar pieces of advice like: “Don’t get caught up in thinking about the past or the future—live in the now!” “Be present in your own life.” “All you have is this moment. Don’t let it […]
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Wednesday’s comments from Saints quarterback Drew Brees did not go over well with many figures in the sports world, including teammate Malcolm Jenkins. Another teammate, defensive end Marcus Davenport, has taken to Twitter to defend Brees. “Drew wasn’t talking about the current protest, the riots or really anything besides HIS feelings on kneeling during the […]
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Social media is an integral part of medicine, and an increasingly important conduit for sharing information about clinical trials. In an article in JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics, researchers from SWOG Cancer Research Network pose provocative questions aimed at sparking discussion and creating consensus on how cancer clinical trial stakeholders can best interact on social platforms. […]
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Drug firm Roche on Wednesday announced the appointment of V Simpson Emmanuel as general manager for Roche Products (India) Pvt Ltd. He has led various functions and teams at a national as well as global level since he joined Roche in September 2014, the company said in a statement. Simpson has an extensive experience of […]
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An Indian startup called OneTouch AppLabs recently rose to prominence for its “Remove China Apps” Android app that scanned devices for Chinese-made apps and let users manually uninstall them from the resulting list. The software amassed over five million local downloads on the Google Play Store within two weeks from launch and has now been […]
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A mum who thought she’d devised the perfect “parenting hack” to keep her kids entertained while she worked quickly discovered a flaw in her method. Teaching assistant Donna Evans, 32, dressed her two children Hallie, seven, and Isaac, three, in their swimming costumes and popped them into an empty bath with some paper and water-based […]
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As the saying goes, anything that looks too good to be true probably isn’t. The latest college football news from the NCAA at first blush looks too good to be true. Via Michelle Gardner of the Arizona Republic, the NCAA has granted a special waiver to Arizona State punter Michael Turk, allowing him to return […]
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Antibiotics are important drugs that can save lives, but using them too often can lead to dangerous strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. New Penn State research explores how to communicate risk while encouraging people to seek information on their own. The researchers found that a brief animated video was effective in convincing participants that antibiotic use […]
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U.S. private payrolls fell less than expected in May, suggesting layoffs were abating as businesses reopen, though the overall economy’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will be slow. The ADP National Employment Report on Wednesday showed private employers laid off another 2.76 million workers last month after a record 19.557 million in April. Economists polled […]
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It’s getting to the point where we can ask: is there anything with a screen that can’t play Doom? The latest unlikely device to run id Software’s FPS classic is the Playdate, an upcoming retro-style handheld that features a crank controller.Back in May last year, a company called Panic, which makes web development apps for […]
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