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Valparaiso University’s MBA program is one of the best in the country, and has been cited by Princeton Review seven years running. But there was one problem-making it easy for full-time working professionals, who comprise two-thirds of the program’s enrollment, to get their degree. Many of them traveled and entertained for work, and then there were the single moms with young children.
“We tried to …
Posted in Technology, Winter 2011
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Solving Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease currently affects 5.3 million Americans, and one more is added to the list every 70 seconds.
That’s why it’s so critical that research continue, and why it was such a blow to families worldwide when Eli Lilly and Co. announced it would halt development of Semagacestat, its promising treatment for Alzheimer’s. Phase III clinical trials showed that Semagacestat-treated patients not only fared worse …
Posted in Fall 2010, Health
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Help in the Workplace
The 2008 rankings from the United Health Foundation show that Indiana faces several health challenges. Nearly one-quarter (24.1 percent) of Hoosiers smoke and 27.4 percent are obese. The overall indications are that healthiness will decline over time rather than improve. Not a pretty picture.
Many people are receiving health care assistance from the workplace—both medical health care in the form of insurance, and wellness benefits …
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Posted in Winter 2010
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Keeping Employees Healthy
Everyone is concerned about health these days—from our own personal health to the health of the economy. On at least one level, the two are intertwined. Americans pay more for health care than many other nations, which raises the question: Could economic recovery start at the doctor’s office?
“No,” says Mike Campbell of Louisville-based Neace Lukens, an insurance company that plans employer insurance …
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Posted in Special Features, Special Focus, Winter 2010
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Staying Fit
Dr. Michael Leland, board-certified orthopedic surgeon and senior partner of Lakeshore Bone & Joint Institute, says staying fit comes down to only a few things—eating properly and in moderation, getting proper exercise, fresh air and sunshine, and not polluting the body with substances such as cigarette smoke.
“And when it comes to diet and exercise, when you do one, you need to do the other,” …
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Posted in Special Features, Special Focus, Winter 2010
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