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Reduce Your Health Care Costs
“Why are my health insurance costs going up at a rate that is so much higher than inflation?” Experts say there are no easy answers, but there are straightforward explanations.
Insurance companies work within fixed and highly-regulated operating margins, and premium increases are a “pass-along” expense from rising doctor, hospital and other medical costs.
Short-term major medical fills tall order for “in-betweens”
The nation’s current economic downturn has sent reverberations through the corporate world, creating waves that have put hundreds of thousands of Americans who previously had health coverage adrift – and desperately seeking a safe harbor.
But layoffs are only the most visible of the multitude of ordinary, but life-changing, events that create millions of “in-betweens” – [...]
Student health insurance options: required reading for college-bound
Long before the first class of the first college semester begins, prospective students and their families need to begin doing their homework to ensure that their health coverage will not only continue uninterrupted, but that coverage will receive more than a passing grade.
A recent report released by the Government Accounting Office revealed that roughly 1.7 [...]
Migraine Sufferers Appear to Have Reduced Risk of Breast Cancer
Almost everyone gets headaches at one time or another, but for millions of Americans who have migraines, they are more than just an occasional annoyance; they are often disruptive and debilitating. The pain is a severe throbbing on one or both sides of the head that can last for hours, or even days, and is [...]
Mouth and Teeth: How to Keep Them Healthy
Taking good care of your mouth and teeth throughout your whole life can help prevent problems as you get older. Taking care of your teeth means brushing and flossing every day and seeing the dentist regularly.
Infants and children
The first set of teeth is already almost completely formed at birth. At first these teeth are “hiding” [...]
What is a toothache?
“Toothache” usually refers to pain around the teeth or jaws. In most instances, toothaches are caused by tooth or jaw problems, such as a dental cavity, a cracked tooth, an exposed tooth root, gum disease, disease of the jaw joint (temporo- mandibular joint), or spasms of the muscles used for chewing. The severity of a [...]
High-Fat Diets May Increase Pancreatic Cancer Risks
According to the American Cancer Society, there are 42,000 Americans who will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer this year and 35,000 who will lose their lives to the deadly disease. Men and women who choose diets consisting of high quantities of meat and dairy products, such as cheese and steak, have greater risks of pancreatic [...]
