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Professional first impression. Whoever originally said "You only get one chance to make a first impression" was either coming from a job interview or a blind date. The two scenarios do have certain commonalities . Both can be nerve-wracking social circumstances in which you meet someone who could be important to you for some time. In both situations, carrying breath mints can only help, not hurt. One advantage an interview has over a date, however, is that most hiring managers' intentions are transparent; they want to find a qualified candidate to fill a particular job. That means you can do a little prep work to make sure the first impression is a positive one. To help you, here's a list of seven things an employer will notice about you first during an interview: 1. Your arrival time Being even the slightest bit late is an obvious no-no, but experts agree that arriving too early ...

When you're a patient, you trust you're in good hands, but even the best doctor or nurse can make a mistake on you or someone you love. "Mistakes are happening every day in every hospital in the country that we're just not catching," says Dr. Albert Wu, an internist at Johns Hopkins Hospital . Medical errors kill more than a quarter million people every year in the United States and injure millions. Add them all up and "you have probably the third leading cause of death" in the country, says Dr. Peter Pronovost, an anesthesiologist and critical care physician at Johns Hopkins Hospital . The harm is often avoidable, and there are strategies you can use to help doctors and nurses get things right. Surgeons make 'body-part mix-ups' Here's a list of 10 shocking medical mistakes and ways to not become a victim : 1. Mistake: Treating the wrong patient • Cause : Hospital staff fails to verify a patient's identity . • Con...

Joggers live longer   Jogging regularly could add about six years to your life, a new Danish study suggests. In the research conducted,    1,116 male joggers and 762 women joggers  were asked about their jogging routine, including how fast and how long they jogged weekly. In the follow-up period of up to 35 years, the study found that 10,158 non-joggers and 122 joggers died. The researchers noted there was a 44 percent drop in the risk of death for male and female joggers. The researchers found that male joggers can extend their life by 6.2 years, and women by 5.6 years.  Jogging at a slow pace for one to two and a half hours weekly provided the most significant benefits. You should aim to feel a little breathless, but not very breathless," said Schnohr. "The relationship appears much like alcohol intakes. Mortality is lower ...