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what should you know about respiratory infection of Bronchiolitis?
Bronchiolitis is a respiratory infection that affects younger girls and boys, especially children under 6 months. This infection predominates in the autumn and winter months. The germs that usually cause bronchiolitis are viruses.
How can…
Why do I dwell on the past?
Many of us enjoy writing in a diary, reading autobiographies or nostalgically reflecting with others about past times.
Why is remembering our past so important? Are there downsides? And what can we do if dwelling on the past bothers us?…
Why it’s time for business schools to radically rethink the MBA
Employers love business school graduates. That’s not just a wild claim: 96% of employers globally polled by the Graduate Management Admission Council in January 2016 said that hiring such graduates creates value for their companies.
But…
How the mindset of designers can make us better leaders
When I decided to write a book on how design has informed my leadership experiences, I spent time and energy searching for a better word for my title.
After all, there are thousands of “leadership” books filling up business and self-help…
How design thinking can help teachers collaborate
The recent release of the Gonski 2.0 report has done an excellent job of re-opening the conversation around how our schools could better fulfil their purpose.
Much of the commentary has centred on the report’s recommendations for…
How businesses can determine if design thinking is right for them
Design thinking has become the recipe du jour for innovation.
For some, it is the route to transformative thinking and revolutionary change.
For others, it looks like chaos, where millennials plaster the walls with sticky notes and…
how new intelligent testing could save thousands of lives
Since the 1970s, liver disease in the UK has increased by more than 400%, particularly in people under 65 – in marked contrast to all other major causes of death which have been decreasing in younger age groups. This epidemic has been…
why South Africans need to can soft drinks
If South Africans don’t drastically reduce the number of cool drinks, juices and sugar-sweetened beverages they drink every day, there will be more than nine million obese adults in the country by 2017.
Just three years ago, the country…
Why the approach to tackle the silent killer has changed
Traditionally, someone who suffered from hypertension – or high blood pressure – would only receive treatment when his or her blood pressure was measured and the reading was found be higher than normal. But this meant that the condition was…
Why do I grunt when I bend over?
You never think it’s going to happen to you. Then suddenly you’re middle-aged and you find yourself grunting when you pick up something from the floor or groaning when you get out of the chair.
Why do we do this? Is it a sign that we’re…