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Save money by avoiding the seven deadly sins
Musings for a Sunday morning . . . Pride leadeth to depression and weight medication, Envy yearneth for facelifts and hair transplantation. Gluttony causeth obesity and drunken disease, Lust resulteth in pregnancy and dread STDs. Anger yieldeth angina and stress … Continue reading
Posted in Mental Health, Obesity, Spiritual health, Weight
Tagged Health, Lust, Mental health, Seven deadly sins
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Save money on nosebleeds
The vast majority of nosebleeds do not require a doctor’s care. Of the hundreds of patients with nosebleeds that I’ve seen over the years, about 90% could have been treated effectively at home. The most common reason patients present to … Continue reading
Posted in Nose bleed
Tagged Bleeding, Epistaxis, Health, Nose, nose bleed, Physician
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Healthcare costs in the free market – Unpopular positions – Part 3
America has a choice. Healthcare can either be part of the free market – or not. Or it can remain a hodgepodge mixture – as it already is. According to Abraham Lincoln, “I am a firm believer in the … Continue reading
Know what you’re NOT paying for – Unpopular positions – Part 2
Image via Wikipedia Healthcare spending cannot be controlled unless everyone has a stake in it. And people can’t have a stake in it unless they know what things cost. The patients most aware of costs are those who pay themselves … Continue reading
Other people’s money – Unpopular positions – Part 1
Image via Wikipedia As long as we’re all spending other people’s money, health care spending will never decrease. Why bother to ask the price of a CAT scan if you’re not the one paying? So what if an MRI … Continue reading
Posted in Insurance, Medicaid, Medicare
Tagged Cadillac, Health Care, Health care in the United States, Home, Insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, United States
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Save money on massage therapy
As I was going through my business cards I came upon one from a school of massotherapy. Although insurance rarely covers massage, it often helps an ailing back or sore muscles. People benefit from being touched. Did you know that babies … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative health care, Massage
Tagged Alternative, Education, Massage, Massage chair, Massage Therapy and Bodywork, Student
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Save money on spider bites
If you think you’ve been bit by a spider, but didn’t see the spider bite you, the bug-bite lesion you’ve attributed to a spider is more likely a MRSA infection. MRSA is methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, a germ that commonly infects … Continue reading
Save money on swimmer’s ear
Image via Wikipedia It’s the 4th of July! Of course, you go swimming. Unfortunately you come down with a case of swimmer’s ear. Your doctor orders a prescription. When you visit the pharmacy you can’t believe a little bottle of … Continue reading
Posted in Ear infection, Infection, Swimmer's ear
Tagged Ear, Ear canal, Eardrum, Health Care, Otitis externa, Outer ear, Swimmer's ear, Vosol
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Save money on depression
In reviewing some of the medical literature, I’ve been impressed with how science is confirming what Christianity already knew, that is, that just as bad thoughts actually harm the mind, thinking good thoughts can have a reparative effect on … Continue reading
Save money on the freshman fifteen
For today’s post I asked another author to contribute to our money-saving forum. What’s the best way to save money on weight loss? Don’t gain weight in the first place, of course. Here’s what Camille McConnell, author of Stop … Continue reading
Posted in Freshman fifteen, Obesity, Overweight - obesity, See weight, Weight, Weight gain, Weight loss
Tagged Dormitory, Freshman fifteen, Health, obesity, overweight, Student, Vending machine, Weight gain, Weight loss
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Save money on diabetes
Looking for an excuse/reason not to pay $100-200/month for diabetic medicine? Among the expensive diabetic medicines is Avandia, or rosiglitazone. This summer FDA hearings determined that, at least for some patients, taking Avandia may increase the risk of heart attack. What? You’re … Continue reading
Posted in $4 list, Actos, Avandia, Diabetes, Diabetic meds, Heart, Heart attack - MI, chlorpropamide, glimepiride, glyburide, metformin - Glucophage
Tagged Avandia, Blood sugar, Diabetes mellitus, Drug, Food and Drug Administration, heart attack, metformin, Myocardial infarction, Pharmaceutical drug, Rosiglitazone, sulfonylurea
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