The Power of a Simple Idea

In 1864 Louis Pasteur showed that airborne microbes caused disease.  As a result since that time the medical profession has insisted that cleanliness, especially around any break in the skin, is paramount.  

Over 137 years later a young doctor wondered why so many patients in the hospital were developing infections after having an intravenous line.  Like any good researcher, he observed what was happening before, during and after an intravenous line was inserted into a patient.

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Those New Year Resolutions

It’s that time again; time to make a new you with all those New Year Resolutions.  Here are some tested tips to help improve your success rate.

  1. Focus on only one resolution.  Most people try to accomplish too many resolutions and get overcome with trying to keep all of them.  Pick the one resolution that will give you the biggest return on your investment of time.
  2. Keep it SMART.  That stands for Specific, Measured, Achievable, Relevant and
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