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Posts by Melissa Davidson
A great work environment with smart, engaged and social co-workers is more important to me than a huge paycheck! Maybe that is because I am a Gen-Xer, the generation smack dab between Millennials and Baby Boomers. You don’t have to be fresh out of college or grad school to appreciate a great office experience. Not only are the employees happier, but the good companies with engaged employees enjoy 27%...
2/11/2020 8:00:00 AM
Thank a nurse between May 6 and May 12, it's National Nurse's Week. Actually, thank a nurse any day you get the chance! In preparation for last year’s National Nurses Week, my sister was part of a 3-person planning committee at the hospital she works for that brought in over 200 donated gifts, $25 gift certificates from a local grocery store, an improv comedy show, a Chinese lunch and a breakfast burrito...
4/13/2018 7:00:00 AM
If you subscribe to the “everything in moderation” philosophy and are a red wine drinker, you’ll be especially happy to know you may be reaping the health benefits of a compound found naturally in grapes. Resveratrol, part of a group of compounds called polyphenols, acts as an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory. This chemical is commonly associated with red wine because it’s in the skins of red grapes....
3/13/2017 7:00:00 AM
Running through the 5 boroughs of NYC, elbow to elbow with 50,000 other crazies, is definitely my idea of a good time.So, when I asked myself what would be the best way to honor my mom, who passed away from complications due to Crohn’s disease, it was a no-brainer. I told myself I would raise money for the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation and participate in the TCS New York City Marathon. I did both.Prior...
8/10/2016 7:00:00 AM
Any smoker will tell you there’s nothing like that first drag of the day. The buzz goes straight to your head. With one puff, nicotine latches onto receptors in the brain and dopamine is released. Dopamine makes us feel pleasure. The more you smoke, the more nicotine receptors sprout up through the brain cells. When you try to quit, you aren’t getting that hit of dopamine at regular intervals, which...
7/22/2016 7:00:00 AM
Horrible tragedies affect all of us as a human race, not just the people directly involved. The news is saturated with terrible stories about random shootings and unpreventable deaths, so it’s easy to find ourselves numbing to the pain or removing ourselves from the situation entirely.But we also need to remember that tragedy can strike at any moment and it could affect us directly someday. Even if...
6/24/2016 7:00:00 AM
Pursuing a nursing career is an especially wise move right now as nursing jobs continue to be in high demand and our aging population continues to grow.The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates a 16 percent jump in nursing jobs over the next eight years, mainly because more insured people are seeking healthcare due to health care reform policies, and an older population will steadily stream into...
6/9/2016 7:00:00 AM
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