Ask Your Doctors About Their Medical Education And Certifications
In these days of a changing healthcare system, it is important for you to be your own medical advocate and make sure you get the best care possible. Do...
What Does Diuretics Mean?
What does the word diuretics mean? What are its causes and symptoms? The word does sound like a disease or condition, but diuretics are actually a class...
Fighting Back Against Medical Errors
If you’re like many in the United States, you’ve been the victim of a medical error or know someone who has. Forty-two percent of Americans...
Antibiotic Resistance: Too Much Of A Good Thing?
More and more doctors and scientists are beginning to understand antibiotics. Antibiotics are drugs that are used primarily to kill bacterial infections....
Finding The Best Lightweight Wheelchair And Accessories
Choosing a wheelchair for yourself or a loved one? What was once a straightforward matter can be a daunting task today, thanks to great strides in wheelchair...
Learn About The Free Health Plan Report Card
Is your health plan really looking out for you and your family’s interests? Will it provide the healthcare you need when you need it? How does it...
Taking Multisymptom Medications For Single Symptoms
The way to decide whether to take any drug is to weigh how you expect it to help against its side effects, risks, and cost. If you do this, you may find...
Managed Health Care Glossary
HMO, PPO, POS and IPA. It all sounds like alphabet soup, not health care. Here’s a quick guide to help you understand your options and get the most...
Job Stress And Threat of Layoffs Affect Worker’s Health
Working long hours, night shifts or feeling the stress of impending lay-offs can actually make employees less productive by increasing rates of illness...
Managed Care: Balancing Costs And Quality
Managed care companies: Adore them? Pity them? Do away with them? Or reform them? Whether you love them or hate them, this article will give you a glimpse...
Drug Costs Continue To Soar
Patients who rely on life-saving medications are in for another year of sticker shock. American’s spent close to $132 billion on prescription drugs...
