Category: Resources (Page 24 of 32)

      People Sick in The United States are Likely to Skip Care

      November 10, 2011 /

      Ill Americans are not getting the care they need.

      In a country with the most sophisticated health care system many often forgo care in lieu of taking care of other expenses.

      “Despite spending far more on health care than any other country, the United States practically stands alone when it comes to people with illness or chronic conditions having difficulty affording health care and paying medical bills,” Commonwealth Fund president Karen Davis said in a statement.

      “This is a clear indication of the urgent need for Affordable Care Act reforms geared toward improving coverage and controlling health care costs.”

      Quality Control, Research, Resources, Wellness

      When Trying to Conceive, Facts Trump the Hype

      November 8, 2011 /

      Sometimes hardest, thing to accomplish is to assess a couple’s understanding of how the whole getting pregnant thing — naturally or otherwise — works.

      Despite widespread sex education and increased public awareness of the issue of infertility, many people still don’t really get it; a study from New Zealand, for instance, showed that 74% of women presenting to a fertility clinic had inadequate fertility awareness.

      Read here to learn about 8 fertility myths and how facing the facts can help you to conceive.

      1. 40 is the new 30

      2. There’s no rush

      3. We have sex often enough

      4. It’s gotta be me

      5. All I need to do is relax

      6. Fertility treatment means I’m going to end up like Octomom

      7. I can’t afford IVF

      8. Celebrities have babies using IVF in their 40s and 50s — I can too

      Quality Control, Research, Resources

      Your Mother Was Right, Public Bathrooms are Filthy!

      November 5, 2011 /

      Do not touch anything in public bathrooms.

      Studies show that door handles, public toilettes and many other public places are just as germ ridden as we all feared they were.

      For all of us who have spent our lives hovering over toilettes and opening and closing doors with our elbows there is justification for this nearly neurotic behavior.

      From December 2010 through last February, Archibald and his colleagues swabbed and cultured faucets, paper-dispenser levers, and door handles inside the bathrooms of four aircraft and 18 other crowded spots such as fast-food restaurants. Names of the businesses were not released. Among the types of microscopic critters commonly discovered were staphylococcus (which can cause fevers and chills) and bacillus (which can cause diarrhea).
      “For several restrooms, the quantity of microorganisms was too numerous to count,” Archibald’s paper reports. “…To date, there have been virtually no quantitative or qualitative assessments of the range of bacteria contaminating public restrooms.”

      Quality Control, Resources

      The Science of Beauty

      November 5, 2011 /

      The beauty quotient continues to expand making even brown eyes a condition to be fixed according to pharmaceutical companies.

      The “lifestyle” drug market — which was estimated to surpass $29 billion in 2007 — pits problems of a social or cosmetic nature against conditions threatening physical health or well-being.

      In a world where baldness and frown lines are medical conditions to be cured the boundaries of real illness and self improvement have become quite blurred.

      “The debate is often framed here between treatment and enhancement,” said Dr. Joel Lexchin, a professor of health policy and management at York University in Toronto. “They’re taking what is traditionally considered normal human variation and trying to homogenize the way people look. On an individual level, people can do probably whatever they want, but on a collective level, we have to think about whether producing drugs that enhance people is really the best use of our resources.”

      Quality Control, Research, Resources, Wellness

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