The Truth Behind Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a group of several related disorders characterized by bone marrow dysplasia and dysfunction associated with peripheral blood anemia, thrombocytopenia and or leukopenia. Anemia is the most common finding in patients with MDS. The peripheral blood smear can show macrocytosis of the red cells and hypo-granular neutrophils. The neutrophils can also show Pelger-Huet nuclei and other abnormal nuclear patterns and rarely you can see circulating micro megakaryocytes. The myelodysplastic disorders can evolve over time into acute leukemia. There are nine defined myelodysplastic syndromes: Age is a very important risk factor for the development of MDS. Smoking is associated with a three to five-fold increase in the occurrence…
Read MorePublic Sector to be Targeted in Healthy Workplace Campaign
The public sector is to be the focus of a new campaign to encourage healthy workplace policies. The campaign is being prepared by Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar, and will be driven by the Healthy Ireland initiative, which aims to improve the country’s physical and mental health. As part of the campaign, employers across the public sector will be required to develop healthy workplace policies. This is also the requirement of the proposed Health and Wellbeing (Workplace Wellbeing) Bill, which was signed off at Cabinet recently. “We are putting this on a statutory basis to send a clear message that we mean business in improving the nation’s health,” said the…
Read MoreIndira Nooyi – First Female CEO of PepsiCo
Indira Nooyi is the current Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo, the world’s second largest food & beverage manufacturer based on revenue. She is PepsiCo’s first female CEO. Nooyi has been consistently included in Forbes’ list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women. A Short Biography Indira Nooyi was born in Chennai, India on 28 October 1955. After graduating with an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta in 1976, she worked as a product manager at Johnson & Johnson and Mettur Beardsell, a textile firm. Nooyi won a scholarship to the Yale School of Management and moved to the United States to earn a Master’s degree in…
Read MoreIvanka Trump: What Does She Do at the White House?
Ivanka Trump has taken on an official job as assistant to the President of the United States, for her father, Donald Trump. Even though she has publicly stated she won’t take a salary, ethics experts have said she would have to be extremely careful in trade negotiations with countries that export clothing for her label. Just has her husband Jared has a seemingly endless list of priorities and responsibilities, Ivanka’s role is equally as “unknown.” She has been called “assistant to the President” and has shown up for meetings with foreign leaders with no prior experience or official title to be present at such meetings. Ethics experts are concerned because…
Read MoreLeadership Lacking in US Presidential Race
Trump’s Stance on Undocumented Workers Last night Donald Trump vowed there would be no amnesty given to undocumented workers currently living and working in the United States. While he didn’t state the plan was to deport them, he was clear that he would focus on those who have committed crimes. Missed Opportunity to Expand Support The speech seemed to have been a perfectly delivered speech, if this was last year and he was trying to rally the Republican base to win the nomination. As a leader, this is the time to expand his reach, beyond the 40% of Republicans who fully support him. He needs more support. Much more. The…
Read MoreThe Brett Favre and Ken Stabler Connection
Football is back. Finally. It is the NFL’s Hall of Fame weekend, and much media attention has been focused on Brett Favre. Known at “the Iron Man” during is tenure in the NFL with an insane 297 consecutive starts over a 20-year career. It is fitting that Favre enters the Hall of Fame along with the late-Ken Stabler. There are numerous parallels between both quarterbacks. Both went to southern colleges. Stabler to Alabama and Farve to Southern Miss. Both had slow starts to their respective careers. Both led eventual powerhouse teams which respectively went down as dynasties in the NFL. Both won a Super Bowl championship, and experts agree each…
Read MoreCharlotte Business Leaders Fail to Save NBA All-Star Game
Unless you’ve been hiding out under a rock, you’ve heard about the controversial House Bill 2 in North Carolina, famously referred to “The Bathroom Bill” which has led to boycotts from entertainers and corporations, however, none with a bigger sting than the 2017 NBA All-Star Game which was scheduled to be played in Charlotte and bring in a projection $100 million in revenue. It was pulled by the NBA due to anti-LGBT discrimination. However, HB2 was not about bathroom use, that is what Governor Pat McCrory used as a smoke screen to get put into law that you could no longer sue your employer over a firing due to discrimination.…
Read MoreBusiness Advice Show
People person Gavin Duffy is impressed by entrepreneurs who are almost cocky, but still listen A meeting of minds Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Enterprise Board and Bank of Ireland find common ground Supportive snapshot Exhibitors at the Business Advice Show have their ears to the ground Education emersion Bright Ideas Challenge winner Asilim8 creates 3D virtual learning Dragon’s Den live Finalists fight their corner to charm the judges on stage Firm Funding The Business Advice Show was buzzing with the news of €350m in funding from the EIB Inspiration, information and innovation Around 200 people attended the Bank of Ireland Business Banking’s Business Advice Show on 25 March in the Stillorgan…
Read MoreBrandtone in new agreement with Unilever targeting South East Asia
Dublin headquartered mobile marketing business Brandtone has signed a new agreement with Unilever that will mean its consumer engagement platform is to be deployed in Thailand, Vietnam and The Philippines reaching millions of customers. Building on an existing global partnership between the two parties, the two parties first began working together in the South East Asian region last year. Since then, Brandtone’s work with Unilever has seen its promotional campaigns for Sunlight and Magnum in Indonesia become among its most successful mobile engagements to date, according to the Irish firm. Donald Fitzmaurice, CEO, Brandtone, said: “When we announced our expansion into Indonesia almost a year ago, even we could not…
Read MoreJohn Hurley: Mater Private Healthcare Welcomes New Executive Chairman & Group CEO
Fergus Clancy has been appointed executive chairman of Mater Private Healthcare Group, having previously served as its group CEO. According to the company, Clancy will retain overall responsibility for strategic leadership and governance of the Group. John Hurley has been appointed to replace him as group CEO. Hurley was previously CEO of Mater Private Hospital, Dublin. A graduate of University College Cork, he did his surgical training in Ireland and completed his training as a heart transplant surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic. He was appointed consultant cardiac and transplant surgeon at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital in 1995, and since then. he has also been a surgeon in the Mater…
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