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It was pretty neat clicking through my online health record to find out why I had an appointment with my doctor on May of 2007. But as I click through the appointment list, I notice that the online health record also list my “official weight” at every visit. I knew I should have taken off my shoes before hopping on the doctor’s scale!
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This article provides the latest information on how to prevent generic drug substitution on your name brand drug prescription. The drug manufacturers have a higher profit margin on name brand drugs, but the profit margin is higher on generics for pharmacies. Without a patent, any drug manufacturers can make generics, so a pharmacy can shop around for the cheapest generic on a particular drug.
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This article is a discussion on how to reduce your medicals bill by negotiating before and after any major medical procedure. Negotiating a medical bill is especially important if you do not have adequate health insurance or are un-insured.
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This post is a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of porcelain vs. silver metal dental filling materials.
I replaced two of my old silver colored metal fillings with two porcelain fillings last year. It was a vanity decision. However, if given another chance, I would have left my old fillings alone.
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Some insurance companies cover every aspect of the pregnancy and delivery, but that is if you have a top notched health insurance (or you are paying high premiums). According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, a typical uncomplicated vaginal birth could cost anywhere between $1,500 to $7,900 in out-of-pocket expenses. A typical uncomplicated C-section could cost anywhere between $2,200 – $9,800 in out-of-pocket expenses. What if there are complications? For a complicated C-section, you are looking at $21,200. Just delivering the baby is expensive! And this does not include the cost associated with prenatal care and wellness visits after the birth.
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Now that we visited a doctor through one of the low cost health care options, how do we get that prescription fill without breaking the bank? If it is your typical allergy or flu medication, nothing beats the $4 generic at Walmart or Target.
But what if you have a brand name drug? Or a brand name maintenance drug? This post is a discussion of how to get reduced or free maintenance medication from pharmaceuticals companies for chronic health conditions if you have no health insurance or limited health insurance.
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This post is a discussion of some adult eczema treatment tips to help manage this skin condition. Being the shopper for household products, I hope to indirectly improve my husband’s eczema by changing some household products that are known to cause skin irritation.
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Health care is starting to become the dividing line between the “haves” and the “have nots” in this country. Most bankruptcies, before this housing crisis, are filed because of the astronomical cost of a medical bill.
This post is a discussion of how to obtain low cost health care options when we cannot afford health insurance or are uninsurable.
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American spends at least $600 billion a year on invasive cardiovascular care. For a country with only 5% of the world’s population, we sure seem to spend more money than anyone else on our heart. Money aside, the risk involve in bypass surgery, stent placements, and coronary artery angioplasties might not be as effective as the medical community lead us to believe.
In The Great American Heart Hoax, Dr. Michael Ozner dispel the myths of why heart surgeries such as bypass surgery, stent placements, and coronary artery angioplasties do not work and how diet, exercise, and medical therapy might achieve better results for a majority of patients with heart disease.
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Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women living in this country. As I mentioned in my Differences Between the Fat Cells in Women and Men, pre-menopausal women are more efficient at removing digested fat from our bloodstream after a meal.
Our fluxing estrogen level make us do crazy things, but it also protects us from heart disease. Though it is rare for women under the age of 50 to have a heart attack, we are more likely to die from a heart attack than men.
And after menopause, all bets are off. Heart disease is an equal opportunity killer after the age of 50.
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