A Shift Towards Consumer Directed Health CareA study of the commonwealth fund shows that there appears to be an international shift towards self directed care focusing mostly on the elderly. This is not surprising in the least if you really think about it. The government is oftentimes the one paying the bills through Medicare, so of course they are going to [...] Self MedicationAs many of you I am sure could guess, I am a firm believer in self medication. I feel that a person should be able to mostly diagnose themselves and with proper education choose their own medication of choice. A doctor visit and prescription is still good to prevent misuse, to double check a person’s [...] Stress, Aging, and Staying YoungNow it is no secret that the leading cause of aging is stress. But what exactly is stress to cause aging? Well, from one viewpoint, one can say that stress is in fact… feeling older. It is feeling like you can’t do something, feeling overwhelmed, feeling trapped, feeling stuck. It is feeling like the world [...] Better Alzheimer Research Test Subject DiscoveredIn recent news a major breakthrough has occurred with how we can study Alzheimer’s, or at least one I would call major. They have discovered how to genetically engineer Alzheimer’s in rats in a way that correctly emulate Alzheimer’s in humans. Mice have been used for study for some time, and even in this same [...] « go back — keep looking »Follow Us
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