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Don’t fret over changes in home health care under Medicare. The coverage rules haven’t changed and patients are still entitled to their regular services. Now, there has been a significant change in how agencies who provide these services are being paid. If you feel this may have affected you in […]

Medicare: Changes in Home Health

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As the weather gets warmer, bikers will be gearing up for bicycle season. However, drivers also need to gear up for bicycle season. So often we as drivers are not used to sharing the road with bikers. However, this could prove costly as lives are at stake: traffic accidents killed […]

Gearing Up for Bicycle Season

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Fostering is providing loving temporary shelter to a homeless dog while he/she remains available for adoption. Fostering is such a great option for shelter dogs because it helps them get acclimated a home environment. Being around people and other pets helps their socialization immensely, automatically making them more adoptable. Besides […]

Fostering a Dog

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U-Haul became the most recent company to enforce nicotine-free hiring. Now, these hiring policies are legal in 21 states, amid much backlash. Of course, some smokers are claiming U-Haul doesn’t have a reason for a smoke-free environment. Alaska Airlines was one of the first companies to enforce a nicotine-free workplace, […]

Nicotine-Free Hiring

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Migraines have a number of causes, and there are also many cures. Experts share what you might be doing to indirectly cause migraine headaches, and what they’ve recently discovered to relieve them. There are many simple ways to prevent migraines. The surprising main cause is the new medication you may […]

Migraines: Causes and Cures

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More than 18 million Americans suffer from sleep apnea. This disorder is an involuntary cessation of breathing while sleeping, causing further health issues. One company experimented with how they could essentially sleep away their high medical bills. Still, others are adding insomnia to the list of disorders they want to […]

Sleep Away High Medical Bills

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Researchers are looking forward to introducing a new heart transplant method. Studies have been underway for years regarding “donation after cardiac death,” or DCD. This is a new way to use donor hearts from cardiac failure cases. However, DCD transplants with other organs have been done for years now. While […]

Introducing a New Heart Transplant Method

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Hospital consolidation has increased rapidly since 2010. Many studies have shown an increase in prices for commercially insured patients, but what about the quality of care? The New England Journal of Medicine came to the conclusion that quality of care has not improved. In their study, they compare acquired hospitals’ […]

Hospital Consolidation

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Gum Disease and Alzheimer
Does oral health have anything to do with the potential for coronary heart disease? According to some theories, the two are more closely related than we think. People who have poor oral health are at high risk for cardiovascular problems. Here are a few reasons why: Bacteria Bad bacteria found […]

Oral Health and Coronary Heart Disease

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