“Just because I’m paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t out to get me.” A few days ago I blogged about Steve Case (late of AOL and Time Warner) and his new healthcare “Revolution.” I offered my cautious optimism about some of his pro-active approach to improving our dysfunctional American health care system, but commented that some […]
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Once again I’ve been blown away by a patient-centered resource. If you or a loved one is coping with illness, can’t get diagnosed, need resources to help you, are researching alternatives to treatments, or just need someone to listen — this blog post may be just your ticket. It’s also a good example of that
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If your knee or hip aches, and chondroitin helps relieve your pain, then researchers in Bern, Switzerland want to sell you some swampland in Florida. Get out your checkbook! Either that, or thank your imagination. A report being issued in the Annals of Internal Medicine today, and reported at WebMD, describes a meta-analysis* of 20
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He’s been developing it on the kinda-sorta QT for a couple of years now….. Steve Case, formerly of AOL and looking for something to do with his millions has decided to join the foray into healthcare, but with a new twist. He’s taking it to the public sector to create profit centers based on advertising
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He’s been developing it on the kinda-sorta QT for a couple of years now….. Steve Case, formerly of AOL and looking for something to do with his millions has decided to join the foray into healthcare, but with a new twist. He’s taking it to the public sector to create profit centers based on advertising
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Yesterday I watched a vignette on the Today Show about the health and healing benefits of laughter. Here’s a link. Meredith Viera talked to a gentleman who teaches “laughter yoga” — a way of using laughter as exercise, I guess. They discussed studies that have shown that laughter, regardless of whether it is genuine or
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As I’ve found more and more great blogs for patients who want to be empowered, I’ve run out of space to include them at right! Sooo……. I’ve moved them to a new page called “Patient-Focused Blogosphere” — check it out! If you have a blog that you’d like to include, I’d be glad to review.
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The stories people share with me about their experiences with the medical world would make your toenails curl. Unfortunately, in the world I live in, I rarely hear the good stories. The stories are usually sad and frightening tales, those that leave me thinking, “there but for the grace of God….” Many patients blog, using
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