Preventing disease by taking pills is easy. You pop the pills, and expect the benefits, and you’re done – no changes needed.
An equally important, but much more difficult way of preventing disease is by changing dangerous lifestyle behaviors. Examples of these behaviors are smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, drug abuse, overeating (which can result in obesity), and too little physical activity all produce harmful effects in your body.
Many patients can improve their behaviors just…
You can find out what is in your doctor’s medical notes about you, and reading it can save your life. In a recent study by Dr. Tom Delbanco and coauthors, patients were invited to see their doctor’s record of a recent office visit. About 80% of patients looked at the notes. Compared to patients who did not look at…
You may think you’re getting “good” health care, but I can almost guarantee you’re not getting the best. Even if you think you are, it may be rapidly changing due to health care reforms. Surviving American Medicine provides you with everything you need to navigate the current war zone that is health care in America by providing expert tips and insights that will ensure you get the best care possible.
Health care reform is all…