Are you one of those lucky ones with good quality, low-cost health care? If you are, do not bother reading this. Chances are however, that you are not one of those lucky few. In fact, studies show that most people do not think they have good quality low-cost health care and more than 40 million have no health insurance at all.
Now, advances in technology and the Internet can turn the dream of low-cost health care into reali (more…)
Buy the DVD: www.shoppbs.org BMJL4306_052209:N:DGR:N:N:609:QPBS Washington’s abuzz about health care, but why isn’t a single-payer plan an option on the table? Public Citizen’s Dr. Sidney Wolfe and Physicians for a National Health Program’s Dr. David Himmelstein on the political and logistical feasibility of health care reform.
Home health care is the phrase used for the process of providing treatment and medical care that is usually done in the premises of the patient’s home by competent and certified health providers such as nurses, caregivers, or physical therapists. There are two kinds of home health care that may be administered; one is the informal or casual supervision where in the administration of the health care is done by the patient’s family members while (more…)
Medicine is developing every day and there are more and more new cures for various problems coming through as we speak. Within fifty years, there is likely to be a medicinal cure for the majority of diseases in the world, which can be no bad thing. But just think what you are pumping into your body at the moment. Every time you get sick, you will more often than not go to the doctor. He or she will prescribe you with a variety of pills and pot (more…)
When the topic of women’s health care is raised, the first disease that comes to mind is probably breast cancer. But surprisingly, that’s not the number one health care issue confronting women today. In fact, heart disease kills more women each year than all forms of cancer combined. By knowing the most significant risks in women’s health care and what you can do to combat these health care issues, women of all ages can take a proactive approa (more…)
