Category: Health Care

If you are preparing to draft your estate plan with your estate planning attorney, there are a variety of issues that you will need to think about before your documents can be finalized.

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Prior to drafting your estate plan, we recommend that you give some thought to the following items:

1. How do you want your money and assets handled if you die? Do you want any restrictions? If you are

In the new book “If I Betray These Words,” I tell the story, with Simon Talbot, of Rita Gallardo (a pseudonym):

Deployed in the desert of Middle East, confined to a military base ringed by Hesco barriers and razor wire, Dr. Rita Gallardo’s only escape from the horrors of the combat-shattered bodies of young service members was dreaming of the life she might build later. She imagined a husband equally sixored of country living, a sprawling farm, and a small-town medical practice caring for patients as she would care for her own family. But in the span of five

There is probably a reason our grandparents and great-grandparents used to say good people are “the salt of the earth” and reliable people are “worth their salt”.

Salt is vital to life, and what better way of highlighting its significance than through Salt Awareness Week, being observed May 15 to 21 under the theme ‘Ditch the Salt’.

The words ‘salt’ and ‘sodium’ are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same. Salt is a crystal-like compound that is abundant in nature. This is what we add to our food when we reach for the salt shaker, and it consists

It is a claustrophobic, terrifying prospect – being trapped in a 22ft submersible, potentially thousands of feet underwater, with oxygen running out.

The exact whereabouts of the Titanic submersible and the conditions of the five crew onboard are unknown. It is thought the vessel may have less than 10 hours of oxygen remaining, creating a race against time to find the sub before it is too late.

As Dr Ken Ledez, a hyperbaric medicine expert at Memorial University in St John’s, Newfoundland, has told BBC News that running out of air is not the only danger to those on board

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While almost everyone is familiar with a HIPAA Risk Assessment, many practices have not completed a full Compliance Risk Assessment.

A Compliance Risk Assessment is a process for healthcare entities to determine what risks exist, evaluate potential risks and focus resources to address the most significant risks.

Compliance Risk

in the news: New research from dr. Elizabeth Lundeen is showing that as more and more Americans get diabetes–this in turn, is going to increase the number of Americans that are going to be at risk for blindness in the coming years.

Doctor’s expert Insights about Managing Eye Health and Diabetes Health in Arkansas

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal appeals court judges are seeking compromise on whether government requirements that health insurance include coverage for HIV prevention, cancer screenings and some other types of preventive care can be maintained while a legal battle over the mandates plays out.

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The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Wednesday told attorneys on both sides of the issue to report by Friday on the possibility of a temporary compromise in the case.

At issue is a March ruling by a federal judge in Texas who said some of the preventive care requirements

With growing rates of obesity and non-communicable diseases worldwide, much concern is centered on encouraging people to choose healthy foods as part of a balanced and adequate diet.

A new paper published in the Food Quality and Preference Journal explores the role of sensory cues such as odors in promoting such healthy choices.

Study: How sweet odors affect healthy food choices: An eye-tracking study. Image Credit: JuiceFlair/Shutterstock.com

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Healthy food choices depend on various personal and environmental cues and traditions and on the availability, accessibility, and affordability of foods.

Energy-dense foods are always more available and accessible than healthy foods