Topic: Medicine

Infectious Disease Cruise Conference

One tip to avoid the spread of infectious diseases: Don't gather in confined spaces. Like, you know, a ship at sea. (We haven't forgotten all those news stories about the stomach-churning, disinfectant-resisting norovirus.) This ...READ»

The State of Healthcare 2008

This is the first installment of the state of healthcare in the United States, which is a great time because with the primaries heating up, it's great to look at what our candidates are using as rhetoric for solving the health care ...READ»

Medicare and Early Retirement – Check Your Facts

We've seen many cases of couples and individuals who took retirement early thinking they'd have not only Social Security, but also Medicare to help defray the expenses. READ»

Medicare Misconceptions

One misconception is you can get Medicare and Medicare supplements at the age of 62, just like applying for Social Security.READ»

FORCED MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING FOR YOUR CHILDREN

"Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with ...READ»

Deadly Botox - More Than Just a Cosmetic Boost

It's a stunning and frightening fact that Botox use for cosmetic surgery may result in serious consequences, including death. READ»

More Medicare and Medicare Supplements Misconceptions

It's amazing how many people think they can only switch Medicare supplements during the anniversary enrollment period of November 15th to December 31st.READ»

Adding to Your Plastic Surgery Custom Marketing Materials

The cosmetic and plastic surgery marketing blog at CosmeticSEO.com recently discussed how a specialized physician or plastic surgeon can expand their plastic surgery custom marketing materials by adding Internet-based audio and ...READ»

Medical Reluctance to Change

Medical errors in the US are noted to take the lives of roughly 98,000 patients a year.READ»

Health Insurance Risk Pools

The health insurance rates for any closed risk pool generally tend to be higher because the pool of insured's is "closed" for business.READ»

Dealers Pushing Pot on Social Networks Create Legal Haze

Who knew Twitter, Facebook and MySpace were gateway drugs? It started off as something social, but now some California medical marijuana dispensaries are using the popular social networks to update their clientele, and anyone else ...READ»

EMR Packages Can Help Chiropractors

A busy chiropractic practice can benefit from electronic medical record software packages in significant ways.READ»

Getting Out From Under the Thumb of the Insurance Industry

We recently started delivering several of our seminars in Canada.  This gave us a unique opportunity to see for ourselves how a Canadian practice is run. We noticed immediately that the Canadian physiotherapy differs greatly in ...READ»

More Common Misconceptions About Medicare and Medicare Supplements

Many people think they are only able to switch Medicare supplements during the anniversary enrollment period of November 15th to December 31st. This isn't the case.READ»

Bigger Medicare Supplement Insurance Companies Have Better Doctor Networks

There is a myth floating around that bigger Medicare supplement insurance companies have much better doctor networks and take more patients on Medicare. This is a myth.READ»

Green Living Actually Means Eating More Veggies for Health

Eating green is the best way to keep in tiptop healthy shape.READ»

Defective Medical Devices Lurk in Waiting

Modern medicine is a marvelous thing when it works without side effects.READ»

Lipitor the Cholesterol Buster

Touted as a new cholesterol buster, Lipitor was said to have very few side effects. READ»

Appendix Removal Potential Medical Malpractice

Who really has an appendix left these days? It seems like most of us had them out when we were kids and could still eat a bowl of ice cream as a reward.READ»

GlaxoSmithKline Fights Malaria in Africa with Satellites

Malaria kills one million people a year, most of them children in Africa's so-called Malaria Belt (the sub-Saharan region). In partnership with the Gates Foundation, pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline is preparing an ambitious ...READ»

What I Learned at Real Self

What's the value of social media to the creator? Charlene Li at Forrester has a social media "ladder of participation" that points out the small percentage of people who create content compared to the much greater ...READ»

Intercell’s Needle-Free Vaccines

Vaccines may soon be a lot less painful. A needle-free vaccination method is being developed by Intercell USA with help from design giant Ideo.READ»

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IV. Workplace Injuries in the Dotcom Environment

Serial typists and renegade programmers face some of the most grueling workplace health risks in the new economy. Sitting blurry-eyed and slump-backed in front of a computer screen all day is no longer the cushy gig reserved for ...READ»

Degrees of Spinal Cord Injuries

Spinal cord injuries may arise as a result of many different causes that include: being hit while playing a high intensity sport (football), a fall, physical abuse, or auto accidents.READ»

Medical Errors Result in a High Death Toll

Sadly, medical errors that were preventable in the first instance are the reason that thousands of Americans are badly injured or die each year.READ»