Category: Health Care & Medical
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More Than Words: Small Ways to Show Patients You Understand Their Needs
With a huge number of people afraid of the doctor due to anxiety and fear of being unable to afford the bill, it’s clear to see that many of today’s patients may need some extra reassurance. Being sick is often a scary time, especially if the person has been recently diagnosed with a serious, […]
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Basking in a Clear Sky of Recovery, Thanks to the Expert Use of Ibogaine
When we talk about addiction and recovery, when we talk (more specifically) about ibogaine treatment and hear stories (some of them accurate, many of them wildly speculative) about this issue, when talk about finding the right center – with the right professionals – to customize and apply this treatment, we should put experience at the forefront of this discussion. […]
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It’s Not the Color of the Bread or the Numbers on the Label
We’ve all been told since we were capable of eating solid food that whole wheat bread is healthier than white bread, and through examination of its nutritional content (fiber and protein content, vitamin and mineral composition, glycemic index, etc.), that belief can hardly be contested. But a recent study examined the effects of consuming different […]
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How Health Policy Changes Have Helped More Smokers Quit
As we get older, many of us start to make lifestyle changes to help us live longer. One of the lifestyle habits that many people look towards is smoking. Smoking is known to cause numerous diseases, including heart disease and lung cancer, however, it’s a habit that is very hard to quit. According to a […]
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Fixing Health Care and the Power of Qualitative Research
Fixing health care is a national priority. It is also a matter of study – of qualitative research – in which marketing experts can uncover the intelligence necessary to change health care for the better. Eliciting that information is as much an art as it is a science, one that depends on the skill and […]
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Practicing Intermittent Fasting…Intermittently?
Flying in the face of conventional wisdom, intermittent fasting, where one cycles between periods of eating and fasting, has become increasingly popular as further research examines its possible benefits. Recent research has suggested that altering conventional feeding patterns may have positive influences on how the body deals with inflammation and oxidative stress, insulin response, and […]
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Dealing with Parkinson’s’ Disease
I can recall very well the very day I recognized that my father was struggling with a problem. It was 1993 — my wife and I had just moved out to California, and my parents came for a brief visit — all the way from Massachusetts. At our first lunch together I and my mother […]
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Knowing How to Make the Right Decisions – A Critical Nursing Skill
Each and every day, nurses all over the world face issues and problems that require them to make the right decision. Although most of the decisions they make during their shifts are mundane and routine, there are occasions where they have to make very fast life-saving decisions. These are the decisions that could have consequences […]
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Experience, Knowledge and Excellence: The Compassion of Clear Sky Recovery
Compassion is essential for helping someone overcome drug dependency. I know how rare that quality is. I also know how sincere that feeling is at Clear Sky Recovery. I write these words because I have no doubt about the facts, that helping people is at the heart of this group’s mission; that empowering patients is […]
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5 ways to naturally heal Hiatal Hernia
Hiatal or a hiatus hernia is a painful condition which is as a result of the upper part of the stomach invading the chest cavity through the diaphragm. Hiatus is the space between your stomach and diaphragm and is necessary to allow expansion and contraction of the latter during breathing. A Hiatal hernia may be […]