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One of the best ways for businesses to reduce their administrative costs associated with employee benefits is to automate as many of the processes as possible. Technology can help optimize the efficiency of employee benefits functions and create a better all-around user experience. Just a few years ago, I was still filling out paper forms for my annual benefits election. Today, everything is online. It's so much easier and more efficient, too!

We believe what the 13th century poet, Rumi, had to say: "You already have the precious mixture that will make you well. Use it" What is Chiropractic? What truly differentiates doctors of chiropractic from any other healthcare professionals is the fact that chiropractors are the only professionals who are trained to diagnose and treat what are called spinal subluxations.

AstraZeneca PLC unveiled agreements that should enable the pharmaceutical company to tap into a promising, nascent gene technology aimed at making drugs more precise. AstraZeneca said it hopes the technology will help it accelerate the discovery of new treatments, a process that normally takes years.

After having knee surgery several years ago, which thanks to robotic technology and cameras, was a very successful experience. My physician, an Orthopaedical Surgeon and a sports doctor, had a conversation with me about exercise. He suggested that running wasn't the best exercise for knee health. Because many of his patients were injured, they often needed to change what exercise orientation. He shared with me about some benefits of wearable devices. I had a meniscus tear in my knee that required surgery, so decided to become a bike rider instead of a runner. Impressed with the technology involved in my operation, I began to checkout wearable devices and purchased one. Do to my positive experience, I found this article to be very informative about this technology and its health benefits. The article focuses on "accelerometers", which captures a lot of physical data about your movement from sitting, standing, walking, etc. This is so important because you are capturing pertinent data about your health that can be reviewed by you and your doctor or therapist. The article exposes that in the past, researchers relied on questionnaires that we know contained many inaccuracies. The article explains the great potential accelerometers can offer that can allow us to relegate and optimize our activities for our personal health. For example, we can maintain a certain heart rate as we exercise to monitor the calories we are burning and to select a mode of exercise. Should I run, ride a bike, take tai chi, or swim? Is tennis better? Each form of exercise involves a different impact on our bodies. With an accelerometer, this is no longer subjective and this article exposes its many uses. We can now capture and use empirical data to decide which exercise is best for us!

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Massage can be a powerful tool to help you take charge of your health and well-being. See if it's right for you. By Mayo Clinic Staff Massage is no longer available only through luxury spas and upscale health clubs. Today, massage therapy is offered in businesses, clinics, hospitals and even airports.

Workout fads come and go, but virtually no other exercise program is as enduring as yoga. It's been around for more than 5,000 years. Yoga does more than burn calories and tone muscles. It's a total mind-body workout that combines strengthening and stretching poses with deep breathing and meditation or relaxation.

Remote patient monitoring remains a vital aspect of strengthening patient health outcomes and the quality of care across the medical field. At my place of work, we have a new benefit called teledoc. We can call, text, email, skype with a provider if primary care is unavailable.

This is a great idea, especially for people unable to be removed from their homes from illness or injury!

The word addiction can possibly scare everyone away from reading this great article. I felt this is good for everyone, unless you don't use social media at all, but if you are thinking about, then it is for you too. Amid the controversy surrounding social media, I wondered if there existed any practical advice out there to help people who have problems controlling their use of it. Many of us are aware of its problems and have seen documentaries about it, but I have rarely come across information on the internet offering sensible solutions that people can try. This may even be useful to people like myself, those who don't consider themselves addicted! In any case, this article offers practical advice such as: 1. Admit that you have a problem. (I would say if you don't think you have a problem, at least admit that you don't want to get one!) 2. Track the time use 3. Cut back on the number of media platforms you use if you have to 4. Assign your usage time 5. Avoid temptation. Based on many studies and polls (i.e. The Jed Foundation) they found that 90% of college students used a social networking site within the last week. We know that social media can impact us emotionally and impact our grades to rob us from the benefits of the material we study. This article gives us the simple tools to help whether you are addicted or not! The only bad about this article is that they use the word addition which could scare people away. What I appreciated most about this article is that it's suggestions are easy, doable, and do not only apply to addicts.

This was an interesting article showing multiple uses for medical 3D printing, besides organ replacement. I was particularly interested in the surgical benefits of a doctor being able to practice a surgery and assess possible complications before ever going to an ER