Surf City
Summertime is fun time – swimming, surfing, beach volleyball, beach barbecues, and lots of sunshine! We want to be sure to enjoy ourselves all summer long and not be slowed down by the speed-bumps of sunburn, muscle aches and pains, and back strain. There’s plenty we can do for prevention and to make sure we […]
The Goldilocks Way
Like Goldilocks, we want things to work out just right. When it comes to our health, though, things don’t work out just right by themselves. Neglect causes many serious health problems. Abuse – in the form of unhealthy behaviors – causes many additional serious disorders. Every day on TV and radio news programs we hear […]
Making Sense of Guidelines for Care
Not too long ago, the Eighth Joint National Committee (originally commissioned by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) released a new set of evidence-based guidelines for evaluation and treatment of hypertension (high blood pressure). The guidelines committee, comprised of 17 academics, spent five years reviewing evidence as preparation for developing the new recommendations. The […]
Informed People Make Healthy Choices
Being an informed patient is an empowering concept.1 In the modern healthcare marketplace, the doctor-patient relationship has become a two-way street. It’s no longer a situation in which the doctor tells the patient what to do. Today, patients can be full partners in managing their care and well-being.2 What does it take to be an […]
The Rising Costs of Health Care
Health insurance costs are out of control. We’re all painfully aware of this inflationary spiral. Monthly premiums are through the roof. Co-payments keep going up and up. Out-of-pocket expenses are so high we often wonder what we’re saving by purchasing health insurance at all. Every family has been hit hard by these financial burdens. If […]
How Do You Rate?
In the field of statistics, a five-point rating scale is commonly used to evaluate all sorts of personal responses, feelings, and assessments. This frequently used tool is known as the Likert scale, and most people have completed such a rating device on numerous occasions, most typically in consumer after-sales surveys. The Likert scale asks a […]