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Save Money on Thumbnail Bruise

Not really a bruise, but are you familiar with the term “subungual hematoma”? I didn’t think so. A subungual hematoma is a collection of blood underneath a fingernail or toenail, usually from an injury, that often hurts a lot due … Continue reading

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Save Money on Insurance for Young Adults

Do you have adult children who lack health insurance? One provision of the 2010 health reform bill requires insurance companies to allow young adults to stay on their parents’ health insurance plan up to their 26th birthday. The U.S. Department … Continue reading

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Save money on diabetes by using herbal therapy

By popular demand I have imported this article from my other blog, www.armageddonmedicine.net.  It is excerpted from my upcoming book, Armageddon Medicine. * * *   Image via Wikipedia     The American medical establishment is beginning to examine the role … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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Save money on diabetes at Giant Eagle

Image via Wikipedia   Great news for diabetics living near a Giant Eagle store:  starting July 29th, 2010, five oral medications for diabetes are free!   The five drugs are chlorpropamide, glimepiride, glipizide, glyburide, and metformin.  These are all generics, meds that normally … Continue reading

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Save money on health reform

How will the Affordable Care Act of 2010 benefit currently uninsured individuals ages 19 to 29?  For starters, as of September 2010, young adults can remain on their parents’ health insurance up to age 26, even if they are married.  … Continue reading

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