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Americans Aware of Antibiotic Resistance, but Don’t Always Follow Rx: Poll

WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2019 — Most Americans consider antibiotic resistance a threat to public health, but 45% say they’ve used antibiotics improperly, a new poll reports. Of those, 39% did not finish a course of antibiotics and 16% took them without talking first to a health care provider, according to a phone poll of more… Read More: Americans Aware of Antibiotic Resistance, but Don’t Always Follow Rx:… »

Concussion treatment centers: 5 red flags to watch for

The incidence of brain trauma has been rising in recent years. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), emergency department visits related to traumatic brain injury (TBI) increased by 53 percent in the U.S. from 2006 to 2014. For 2014 alone, the CDC reported about 2.87 million TBI-related visits, hospitalizations, and deaths.… Read More: Concussion treatment centers: 5 red flags to watch for »

Australia Mends Labour Laws Following ‘Unsafe’ Weather Conditions, Allows Workers to Leave for Home If Climate Deteriorates

An Australian worker. (Photo Credit: Pixabay) Sydney, June 25: With the rising concerns on global labour laws keeping the ruling dispensations worldwide awake and frenzy, Australia’s new labour reforms have given a new direction. The new labour laws in Australia allows workers of putting their tools down and heading home the second it starts raining… Read More: Australia Mends Labour Laws Following ‘Unsafe’ Weather Conditions, Allows Workers… »

The end of ‘Legal-ese’: ThoughtRiver Launches new AI-powered Legal Language

Data scientists find legal contracts have more than 300,000 ways of expressing one statement ‘Lexible’ AI software analyses four million documents to create standardised approach Digitisation of analogue contract will save millions of man-hours London, UK. 25th June, 2019: ThoughtRiver, the market leader in intelligent pre-screening, has publicly launched ‘Lexible’, a radical new legal language… Read More: The end of ‘Legal-ese’: ThoughtRiver Launches new AI-powered Legal Language »