Rules Are Rules With Insurance
Posted December 30th, 2009When my son was in first grade, he was in the after school program playing on the playground waiting for my ex-husband to pick him up from the after school program. Just before his dad got to the school, my little boy cut his knee very seriously. The after-school program coordinator told him where the [...]
2 Warts Varieties That Can Be Painful
Posted December 29th, 2009A wart is a small, rough growth, occurring somewhere on the skin. Warts are caused by viral infection, the virus in question being the human papilloma virus (HPV). There are many different types of warts, as classified according to their appearance, their causative agent (the type of human pappiloma virus responsible for them), and the [...]
Therapists can help curb hospital readmissions
Posted December 27th, 2009Note that Patient education is just as important as your therapists’ education.
Reducing hospital readmissions should be your top priority what with your patient outcomes and even survey results on the line. And curbing readmits will become all the more important with pay for performance expected soon.
But your team of therapists can certainly help your [...]
Causes and remedies for Urinary Tract Infection
Posted December 26th, 2009Women who are more sexually active are the greatest victims of Urinary tract infection or the infection of bladder or the kidneys. However, men also suffer from this infection but mostly after the age of 50.
Urinary tract infections are commonly caused by a bacterium that travels from the urinary duct or urethra into the bladder. [...]
7 Tips to Prevent Medical Errors
Posted December 25th, 2009According to the Institute Of Medicine, up to 100,000 people are estimated to die in U.S. hospitals each year as a result of medical errors. Many of the medical mistakes occur when patients and doctors don’t communicate together, and problems can involve the diagnosis, medicines and other health care issues. Here are 7 tips you [...]
Chemotherapy And Hair Loss: All Is Not Lost
Posted December 24th, 2009All chemotherapy drugs have the potential to cause at least some hair loss. This happens because the drugs target fast-growing cells, so in addition to killing cancer cells, they can attack the cells in the hair follicles. But the potential for hair loss varies widely depending on the specific drug a patient takes, the dosage [...]
Restore your body with Post Natal Exercise
Posted December 22nd, 2009A new baby is a wonderful, life changing experience. Unfortunately, it can also be a less than wonderful body changing experience, as many a new mother discovers once they look in the mirror following their pregnancy. Weight gain and changes in body shape are quite common as a result of pregnancy, and most new mothers [...]
Cure for Depression?
Posted December 21st, 2009There may be a way to reduce symptoms of depression. In a new study, elderly men and women who sipped on several cups of green tea a day were less likely to have the blues. Dr. Kaijun Niu, at Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering in Sendai, and colleagues found men and women aged [...]
The Myths of Bodybuilding That Must Die!
Posted December 20th, 2009Every culture has its myths and bodybuilding is no exception. Like most myths, most are nine parts fantasy and one part truth, though of course, some myths have no truth to them at all. I have spent much of my career attempting to expose myths surrounding bodybuilding and topics that relate to it, such as [...]
Abdominal Workout 101
Posted December 19th, 2009Finding the best abdominal workout can take some trial and error. There are many ways to strengthen the muscles in this area and you can experiment with some to find the ones that work best for you. You will know that they are working well, when you; feel sore afterward, like what you are doing [...]