Women ages 30 to 65 are being told they can wait five years for a Pap screening if they get an additional test for HPV
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The United States Preventive Services Task Force says women 21 to 65 should get a pap smear every 3 to 5 years (if done with HPV test), does not recommend for anyone under 21
Read More »Busted! Worst Cases of Misleading Ads
Overselling your product's abilities can cost way more than just your reputation. Here are six cautionary tales you need to know. Believe it or not, a Brooklyn man filed a class-action lawsuit this week against tech giant Apple saying its ads oversold Siri, the talking assistant, on the iPhone 4S
Read More »Why You’d Fail at Goldman Sachs
If your personal beliefs don't mesh with a company's corporate culture, you're destined to fail. On Wednesday, the Goldman Sachs executive Greg Smith resigned his job by writing a scathing op-ed in the New York Times . In that column, written as an exit letter, he accuses top management of encouraging predatory sales practices that actively hurt customers: "I attend derivatives sales meetings where not one single minute is spent asking questions about how we can help clients
Read More »Pink slime in ground beef: What’s the big deal?
Though term has been used pejoratively for years, it wasn't until last week that social media exploded: Why now?
Read More »How to Communicate Well With Your Team
Tips to perfect the communication between you and your staffers from Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council, and Scott Case, CEO of the Startup America Partnership.
Read More »Study: Sugary drink each day ups men’s heart disease risk by 20 percent
Drinking soda twice per week did not increase heart disease risk, study found
Read More »Goldman Sachs’ Big Attitude Problem
Here's how--and why it will even improve shareholder value.
Read More »Is Former Goldman Sachs Exec Destined for Entrepreneurship?
Sheer rage has motivated countless entrepreneurs. Many knew what they wanted a firm to stand for long before they knew what they wanted it to sell. Greg Smith's spectacular departure from Goldman Sachs isn't the first to hit the firm recently.
Read More »5 Ways Corporate Execs Can Thrive at a Start-up
Thinking of making the leap from a big corporate executive to a start-up? Do it. Here's why
Read More »Advocacy group claims hot dogs cause "butt cancer" on Chicago billboard
Billboard in Chicago is telling residents that hot dogs cause colorectal cancer, which will kill almost 52,000 people this year
Read More »5 Tips to Surviving a Start-up
The path of entrepreneurship isnt smooth. Here are five tips to survive the start-up roller coaster.
Read More »Few women getting tested for chlamydia: CDC
Only 38 percent of the 16 million American women aged 15 to 25 who are sexually active were screened for chlamydia in the prior year, putting them at risk for chronic pain, life-threatening pregnancies and infertility, U.S.
Read More »How to Pitch TechStars: 4 Tricks
Want to pitch TechStars Founder David Cohen? You better make sure your pitch looks like this.
Read More »6 Steps to Building a Better Business Case
Whether youre pitching a product, an investment, or an idea, these questions will help you seal the deal without any fancy sales pitches or techniques. Convincing other parties to buy into your viewpoint is critical to growing your business.
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