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At first glance, receiving a job offer marks the end of a stressful process. But you often face another obstacle to getting a new job: negotiating salary.

Company names like Apple, Amazon and eBay evoke an image of success and cutting-edge technology. They make an emotional connection with consumers, resulting in the kind of brand recognition that many companies dream of.

At the turn of the 21st century, a new doctoral degree for nurses emerged: the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). Until then, the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Nursing was the terminal degree in the nursing profession.

The most recent Zika virus outbreak that began in Brazil in early 2015 has the potential to spread across most of the Americas.

Zika virus was first discovered in 1947 and is named after the Ugandan forest where it was first isolated.

Bitcoin is a digital currency and payment system that is created and exchanged electronically, outside of banks and governments. Using a virtual wallet, users can store, spend and receive bitcoins, as well as convert traditional currency into bitcoins.

“Transformation,” “disruption” and “millennials” topped a 2015 survey of business jargon terms workers are sick of hearing. Unfortunately, these are just the latest entries in corporate speak, joining “low-hanging fruit,” “touch base,” “bandwidth” and “innovation.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has declared that the dramatic increase in opioid pain reliever use has led to the “worst drug overdose epidemic in [US] history,” the Annual Review of Public Health reports.

In the past 30 years, obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The MBA (Master of Business Administration) is a degree program that has been around since the late 19th century. The MBA is offered at many business schools, and is typically offered in various options: full-time, part-time and distance learning, as well as an executive MBA.