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Doctors Say Drinking Water is the Easiest Way to Stay Healthy
Most people have heard the recommendations from doctors that say to drink eight glasses of water a day. However, there are so many exceptions to this rule that really confuses people. Like, when you are sick or sweating a lot, you should drink more than eight glasses. Or, if you drink too much water, there … Continue reading
Medical Internet Websites May Be Causing an Increase in Hypochondria
Thanks to the of Internet and a huge increase in websites like WebMD, Mayoclinic.com, and MedicineNet.com, the rate of patients with signs of hypochondriasis is also on the rise, doctors say. Hypochondriasis is a type of mental illness in which a person displays symptoms of a disease, but do not actually have the disease. A … Continue reading
Economic Recession Hitting Hospitals Hard
An ever increasing number of cities, states, and local communities are facing, or have faced the inevitable: the closing of major hospitals. Besides the obvious effects of hospital closings, a major concern is a huge number of hospital employees losing their jobs. A single hospital typically employ thousands of workers, and nationally employ about five … Continue reading
Health Prevention is the Key to Avoiding Doctors
As we all know, today’s modern medicine costs A LOT. There’s the cost of insurance premiums, co-pays, doctor fees, medication costs, and so on and so on. It seems the costs of seeing a doctor is increasing exponentially. According the National Coalition on Health Care, the nation’s health spending is expected to reach $2.5 trillion … Continue reading