Archive for the Category: Health

How Common Is Body Dysmorphic Disorder

February 21, 2012 Robert

For a disorder that is not well known and often kept secret due to shame and embarrassment, there actually seem to be large numbers of sufferers. On the basis of surveys conducted in community groups and among people seeking help in general medical settings, outpatient psychiatric treatment centers, from plastic or cosmetic surgeons, and among [...]

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Government to Americans Eat Your Veggies!

February 16, 2012 Robert

Because people who eat lots of fruits and vegetables have lower risks for heart disease and some types of cancer, for the past decade U.S. government agencies have been urging Americans to eat more of them. But only about one-fifth of adult Americans follow advice to eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables [...]

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Medical vs Commercial Fitness Centers

February 6, 2012 Robert

Members of medically based facilities are typically older than those at commercial centers, says Wing, and a greater percentage of members have lifestyle-related health risks and/or chronic disease.

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The Washington Healthcare Watch. Part 5

January 12, 2012 Robert

Medicare and Pharmacy Benefits for Seniors The same principles are true regarding the growing debate about adding a prescription drug benefit to Medicare. Recent polls indicate that the No. 1 senior healthcare issue is the growing cost of prescription drugs. The average 15-percent-per-year increases in prescription drug costs for seniors, who do not have outpatient [...]

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The Washington Healthcare Watch. Part 4

January 12, 2012 Robert

My strong sense is that neither Democrats nor Republicans really want to resolve either issue before the election — they would rather have the issues to take to the election. Actually passing a bill would mean compromise and that would mean diffusing the issue with no chance to leverage it. Neither side sees a gain [...]

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The Washington Healthcare Watch. Part 3

January 12, 2012 Robert

Election-Year Patient Rights or Prescription Drug Legislation? In both patient rights and drug benefits for seniors, the congressional Republican leadership is being driven farther than they want to be by the presidential election and the positions their candidates are finding they have to take in order to be responsive to voters.

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The Washington Healthcare Watch. Part 2

January 12, 2012 Robert

Medicare and Pharmacy Benefits for Seniors The same principles are true regarding the growing debate about adding a prescription drug benefit to Medicare. Recent polls indicate that the No. 1 senior healthcare issue is the growing cost of prescription drugs. The average 15-percent-per-year increases in prescription drug costs for seniors, who do not have outpatient [...]

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The Washington Healthcare Watch. Part 1

January 12, 2012 Robert

Congress is now back to work just as the presidential election campaign moves to the first ballot boxes. Healthcare is proving to be a top presidential issue with Congress facing increased pressure to do more than just kill a patient rights bill.

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The Red Berets Continue to Impress

January 5, 2012 Robert

Back at Camp Church Social, the Red Berets are still busy doing their thing. One of them is out in the water all by himself fishing or searching for something. (If I were there, I wouldn’t allow them a moment alone. I would watch every single thing they did so I could learn and learn [...]

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Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome

November 16, 2011 Robert

Q. I’ve developed reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome. Will the pain eventually go away? A. If treated early and by a doctor experienced with this condition, the pain can be eliminated in many cases. But treatment can be lengthy.

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