11/2011 Many Internet sites provide medical information but how can you determine if the information is reliable? FamilyDoctor.org features health and wellness information you can trust that's organized in user-friendly headings and categories, including disease overviews, symptoms, causes, risk factors, and more. Check out FamilyDoctor.org's enhanced and redesigned site for: Text-to-audio (tool called ReadSpeaker) Rehab exercise animations Questions to ask your doctor Printer-friendly patient education handouts and much more 10/2011 The National Cancer Institute Answers Frequently Ask Questions - The National Cancer Institute provides many answers about cancer including causes, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer, rehabilitation from cancer, and the continuing care of cancer patients and the families of cancer patients. Also see cancer risk calculators for breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer and colorectal cancer. 09/2011 Prescriptions: Why They’re So Complicated - Getting a prescription filled is usually easy. But because of the high cost of prescription medicines, most insurance companies and employers are trying to control drug costs. Some of the things they are doing make getting a prescription more complicated for you and your doctor. 07/2011 Pre-Existing Condition Insurance - You may be eligible for the Government's new pre- existing condition insurance plan. To be eligible for the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan: 1. You must be a citizen or national of the United States or reside in the U.S. legally. 2. You must have been without health coverage for at least the last six months. Please note that if you currently have insurance coverage that doesn’t cover your medical condition or are enrolled in a state high risk pool, you are not eligible for the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan. 3. You must have a pre-existing condition or have been denied coverage because of your health condition. 06/2011 Seafood Watch - Looking for dinner ideas? Try adding heart health seafood to your menu. The Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch offers fresh tasting recipe ideas, easy to understand sea food nutrition advice and smart shopping ideas to keep seafood a sustainable food source. 05/2011 Fooducate is a nutritional awareness application (app) for your smart phone that can help you become a smarter shopper. Just scan the UPC code on a product at the grocery store and the Fooducate app gives you a full nutritional rundown of the item you planned to purchase along with healthier alternatives. Fooducate provides a wide range of nutritional information along with an easy to understand overall score. 04/2011 Dr. Neighbors is Certified by the American Board of Family Medicine - This means Dr. Neighbors keeps up with advances in healthcare to meet the constantly changing medical needs of you and your family. 03/2011 What You Need To Know About Medicare - The official U.S. Government Medicare handbook has important information about: what's new, Medicare costs, what Medicare covers, health and prescription drug plans, your Medicare rights, signing up to get future handbooks, electronically and more. 03/2011 Calculate your 10-year probability of fracture. The output is a probability of hip fracture and the probability of a major osteoporotic fracture (clinical spine, forearm, hip or shoulder fracture. 03/2011 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Learn how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will affect you. Find out what's happening and what the law means for you. 02/2011 Learn what the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends for you? The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is a panel of experts that conducts rigorous, impartial assessments of the scientific evidence for the effectiveness of a broad range of clinical preventive services, including screening, counseling, and preventive medications. Skip to News for 2010 or 2012 |
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