(Mandatory credit: GetMeDevs photo) It’s proven that remote teams work more productively than teams in an office environment. One survey found 77% of workers were more productive when working remotely. Another found that 76% of workers were distracted less often than when working in an office. Remote workers may be more productive, but there are still challenges to working efficiently in…
(JESHOOTS.COM/Unsplash photo) It is common knowledge that stress affects our physical and mental health negatively, but few people are aware of the fact that stress also affects our teeth and oral health as well. Stress can cause serious oral problems such as canker sores, burning mouth, TMJ disorder, teeth grinding and gum problems. The consequences…
Structured rehab following a heart attack or other event can improve patient outcomes, but too few Medicare recipients receive it, a new study finds. (Joanna Dubaj/Pixabay photo) (UPI) — Only one in four Medicare recipients undergo cardiac rehabilitation following a heart attack or other heart-related health event, a study has found. In research published Tuesday…
(Austin Distel/Unsplash photo) NEW YORK (Heartland Newsfeed/e-PR Press Release) — e-PR Inc. is proud to announce its new online platform which will serve as the middleman for clients and media sites. This PR platform will be launching at the end of March 2020. The platform will work closely with clients to ensure that their brand will…
Residents and vehicles make their way through the snow in Pakistan’s Neelum Valley on Tuesday. (Amiruddin Mughal/EPA-EFE photo via UPI) PAKISTAN (UPI) — Heavy snow, bitter cold temperatures and snow slides have killed dozens of people in Pakistan in recent days, authorities said Tuesday. At least 86 people have died nationwide since Saturday from various…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets with Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at Bute House in Edinburgh, Scotland, on July 29, 2019. (Stewart Attwood/EPA-EFE file photo via UPI) LONDON (UPI) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday refused an appeal from Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon to stage a second referendum on declaring independence from…
SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) — The Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced that 26 communities and townships across the state received block grant money, according to a press release released Tuesday. The recipient announcement is related to applications received for public infrastructure as related to the Community Development Block Grant. $12.5 million was…
Former Rep. Chris Collins, R-NY, shown nominating Donald Trump for president at the Republican National Convention in 2016. Prosecutors asked a federal judge Monday to sentence Collins to nearly five years in prison for insider trading. (Pat Benic/UPI photo) NEW YORK (UPI) — Former Rep. Chris Collins should be sentenced to nearly five years in prison…
Scientists estimated the age of the tiny presolar grains by measuring the concentration of new elements inside them, forged by prolonged exposure to cosmic rays. (Janaína N. Ávila/Field Museum photo) CHICAGO (UPI) — Scientists have found stardust older than the sun trapped in the Murchison meteorite, which crashed into Australia in 1969. “These are the…
Visa said it expects the deal to be finalized in a few months. (Joerg Carstensen/EPA-EFE photo via UPI) SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) — Visa has announced it will pay more than $5 billion to acquire financial technology company Plaid, which produces software for startups to connect to users’ bank accounts. Some of Plaid’s clients include payment…