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The significance of women’s health is increasingly acknowledged in the modern workplace

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days per year ( BMJ , 2012). For example, in France, Carrefour will grant 12 days of additional leave per year to women who suffer from endometriosis, 3 days of authorized medical absence following a miscarriage, and an additional one for women undergoing an embryo transfer procedure.

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Develop a Leader’s Mind

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It’s very clear in my head that if I’m healthy and sharp, it’s in her best interest, because I can guide my daughter and granddaughter through the medical system that she’s likely going to depend on for the rest of her life. This article was published in July 2012 and has been updated. How to keep your brain healthy.

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5 Ways to Thrill Your Customers (Because a Thank You Email Just Doesn’t Cut It Anymore)

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Or the physician who returns a prospective patient’s call on a Saturday, spends 20 minutes on the phone discussing symptoms, and then shares a private cellphone number with instructions to call back if further medical advice is needed. According to the Echo 2012 Global Customer Service Barometer , only 7 percent of U.S.

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We all have relationship regrets — and here’s how we can learn from them

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In the World Regret Survey, my collection of more than 18,000 individual regrets from people in 109 countries, many participants reported the sense of loss that accompanies a closed door. Open door regrets bother us because we can, though it requires effort. Relationship rifts — due to insults or betrayals — are more dramatic.

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What Is Happiness and Why Is It Important?

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author of Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth , created five simple questions to assess overall happiness—the Satisfaction with Life Scale—which has since become a universal survey used in most happiness research. Many studies bear out that once basic needs (shelter, nutrition, security, adequate medical care, etc.)

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Want to expand your horizons? 35 new books from TED speakers that will enlarge your world

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In this book, she corrects misconceptions about this phase of life that researchers hypothesize evolved to serve a social purpose — allowing grandmothers to care for grandchildren — and provides accessible medical advice to women going through this process. In 2012, Pastor Paul Williams was a leader of an evangelical church.

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