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Posts by Joan Earley

Wellness in the Workplace

Your health is important wherever you go. And now that many people are spending most of their day sitting at a desk or inside an office, implementing health programs inside the workplace has become a vital piece of the healthy lifestyle puzzle. Chronic Disease at Work Chronic diseases such as depression and hypertension can lead…

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Writing a Will

  It’s unfortunate how many people believe that estate planning is only for wealthy people. People at all economic levels benefit from an estate plan. Upon death, an estate plan legally protects and distributes property based on your wishes and the needs of your family and/or survivors with as little tax as possible. Advance Medical…

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Prevent Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning

When you set your clocks forward one hour when Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday, March 10, remember to change the batteries in your CO detector. Learn more about preventing CO poisoning. Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday, March 10th, 2013. As you prepare to set your clocks back one hour, remember to change the…

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Superbugs

A new “superbug” bacteria Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae or CRE has infected hundreds of people in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.  Persons infected with the CRE bacteria have been found in Oregon, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and South Carolina Hospitals.  CRE bacteria are able to resist carbapenem antibiotics.  These antibiotics are the strongest class of…

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