Archive for the ‘Health Information & Consumer Tips’ Category
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
Overview of the American Health Care Industry
NEW CLASS AT LAKE WASHINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE!
The health care industry continues to be one of the few growing sectors in the American economy in 2010. This course provides information applicable to both the personal and professional needs of its participants. This ...
Posted in Health Information & Consumer Tips | No Comments »
Monday, November 30th, 2009
This sounds like good news and it is for those that qualify. There is a heatlh care tax credit (HCTC) of 65% for someone purchasing their own health care insurance coverage if you qualify. It would be tremendous if this coverage was for all individual purchasers - this is the ...
Posted in Health Information & Consumer Tips | No Comments »
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
The flu season is coming upon us. Here's a quick update about the Swine Flu (H1N1 viral infection) and web sources that can tell you how to prepare against the next wave of infections in the Northern hemisphere.
The virus directly infects the lung and can cause severe respiratory failure ...
Posted in Health Information & Consumer Tips | No Comments »
Friday, August 28th, 2009
With all the health care reform hub-bub, this important post got missed...
June 27th was the National HIV Testing Day. The date came and went with little publicity as far as I could tell but I received an FDA notice on July 13th stating as much. The message stated that someone ...
Posted in Health Information & Consumer Tips | No Comments »
Thursday, May 7th, 2009
One thing about studies is that they sometimes seem to have an outcome directed in favor of the position of the parties that funded the study. Produced by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Commission to Build a Healthier America, the discussion videos regarding healthy choices makes some points to consider. ...
Posted in Health Care Reform, Health Information & Consumer Tips | No Comments »
Monday, April 27th, 2009
The goal is to lose weight and not your health... There has been another recall of diet aids as posted by the FDA. The website link is at the end, here's the press release posting:
Universal ABC Beauty Supply International, Inc. Issues a Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Dietary Supplement Products Found to ...
Posted in Health Information & Consumer Tips, Wasted Health Care Expenses | No Comments »
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Not wanting to add to the abundant bad news, posting had been sparce lately. However, this is something exciting to write about... health care services offered with a 3 day guarantee. That's right! Solantic is a innovative urgent care and clinic service provider that will see you again for free ...
Posted in Health Information & Consumer Tips | No Comments »
Friday, December 19th, 2008
This video is highly recommended for a quick information uptake of insurance choices as presented by their acronyms. They are easily explained in a delightfully entertaining way. Compliments to Humana for this short video that gets the job done in under 3 minutes. See for yourself at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouOrwGMBp8c.
Posted in Health Information & Consumer Tips | No Comments »
Thursday, December 18th, 2008
This month Cleveland Clinic emphasized their commitment to transparency of information by augmenting their physician directory with respective associations with company listed conveinently within the physician's briefing page. Associations including equity positions, royalty rights, speaking and consulting fees, if applicable, are viewable alongside the other pertinent information a prospective patient would ...
Posted in Health Information & Consumer Tips | No Comments »
Friday, October 31st, 2008
As the last post for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, let us bring our attention to Gilda's Club. Although Gilda's Club was named after Gilda Radner, the laugh provoking comedian, cancer is not usually a laughing matter. Joanna Bull was Gilda's cancer psychotherapist while Gilda was experiencing cancer. Together, Joanna, Gene Wilder and Joel Siegel created ...
Posted in Health Information & Consumer Tips | 1 Comment »