Analyst house IDC forecasts big changes for the role of chief information officer as their organizations’ own needs and strategies evolve. Hopsital CIOs, and those in other industries, are “racing to reinvent themselves as the pace of digital transformation becomes exponential,” according to the report, IDC FutureScape: Worldwide CIO Agenda 2019 Predictions. WHY IT MATTERS… Read More »
The number of food supplement products on the Irish market last year ballooned to 2,500. Photo: Shawn Hempel The vitamins debate: snake oil or health booster? Independent.ie To the devoted disciples of the church of supplements, it was a pronouncement near tantamount to blasphemy. It was claimed that the expensive practice of swallowing vitamins and… Read More »
The 2nd edition of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans provides advice and information on the amounts and types of physical activity for improving the health of various population groups. The emphasis of the recommendations is that moving more and sitting less will benefit just about everyone.[1] Recommendations: Preschool children aged 3 to 5 years… Read More »
New research from The University of Queensland has found non-antibiotic pharmaceuticals can significantly promote the spread of antibiotic resistance via bacterial mating. A study led by Dr Jianhua Guo from UQ’s Advanced Water Management Centre said while antibiotics were known to promote antibiotic resistance, it wasn’t known if non-antibiotic pharmaceuticals could also increase bacterial conjugation. “Bacterial conjugation is the… Read More »