personal health

Doctors Not Happy With Coke's New Deal

Denise Clay — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:01:56 -0600

A new deal between Coca-Cola and the American Academy of Family Physicians has many people upset. Included in those that are upset over the Coke deal are some of the family doctors that are members of AAFP.

Study Finds Copper Bracelets Useless For Arthritis

Denise Clay — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:26:57 -0500

For years people have been wearing copper bracelets to help with their arthritis pain. A billion dollar industry has developed from it. With a recent study finding that copper bracelets are virtually useless against arthritis; the copper bracelets may just become fashion accessories.

Death Risk Calculator Predicts Your Death Risk Rankings

Denise Clay — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:36:02 -0500

If you are curious as to what your risks are of dying next year or from a certain disease, well there is now a website for you. Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh has developed a website that will give you information on your death risk rankings based on the information you select to do the comparison on. Called the death calculator, the program behind the website gives you the odds of you dying within a certain period or what the death risk percentage is of you dying of a certain cause.

New Project Helps Doctors, Patients Communicate Electronically

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:11:14 -0500

Are patients ready for electronic communication? Given studies show approximately 80 percent of patients already use the Internet to pay bills, communicate via email, and complete a host of other online services, it is logical to conclude the time has come for physicians to implement web-based operations. ePatientHistory.com is an easy-to-use, cost-effective solution for secure digital entry of patient health records by the patient, prior to an office visit.

You May Not Be Getting Bad News Test Results From Your Doctor

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:29:53 -0500

A recent study reports that some physicians and their practices fail to automatically inform patients of "bad news" test results.

Medical Issues Related To Family Bankruptcy

harminka — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:48:48 -0500

In 2007, before the current economic downturn, an American family filed for bankruptcy in the aftermath of illness every 90 seconds; three-quarters of them were insured. Over 60% of all bankruptcies in the United States in 2007 were driven by medical incidents.

Carla Sosenko Reveals Klippel Trenaunay Syndrome

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 19 May 2009 09:56:18 -0500

Well known copy editor and freelance writer Carla Sosenko tells Marie Claire Magazine that she was born with a rare Klippel Trenaunay Syndrome.

How To Save on Prescription Drugs

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:47:55 -0500

If you want to save on the cost of prescription drugs, save safely.

HITRUST's Position On The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:02:18 -0600

The Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) today released its position on the importance of privacy and security in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Patients Lack Empathy From Doctors' Side

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:53:45 -0500

Most of doctors lack knowledge and skills on communicating with patients. They are ready to answer questions concerning pain, medications, appointment schedule, but when it comes to emotional and sensitive questions like deadly diseases, physicians are not prepared to talk to patients.

FTC Says Ask Doctor If Curious Of Bogus Cancer Treatments

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:28:49 -0500

FTC today warned of bogus cancer treatmets and encouraged to ask your doctor about a cancer cure that one may here advertised here and there. The move comes after FTC took action against several bogus cancer treatment companies.

Married People Are Healthier Than Singles

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:14:48 -0500

Married people were always been healthier than singles, but the situation is changing with more and more singles reporting they are healthy.