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HIPAA - 040

HIPAA is likely to be shredded with some of the desires of Washington politics and health care reform.

See this article from THCB. Download HIPAA-92709

Death Squads-039

A Health care blog concerns aging and end-of-life experience with advanced directives.

Communication is important. They might suggest NOT using 911.

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Osteoporosis-038

Osteoporosis is a common problem. Loss of bone mass occurs with aging and other conditions.

Use of Vitamin D and Calcium supplements are in vogue.

Sometime, bis-phosphonates such as Fosamax and Boniva are recommended.

See article. Download Osteoporosis-91509

MRSA-037

MRSA or Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus is in the news. Athletes get scrapes on the field, they share towels and locker room and perhaps share bacteria as well. Good hygiene and care of scrapes using soap and ant-bacterial ointment  can help.

But now there is a threat from the most unlikely source-the beach. Download Mrsa-91309

Penalties for Hospitals-036

Hospitals may be penalized for re-admissions and "never" events. But, the money is nothing compared to the needs of the administration to counter the costs of health care reform.
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Smells and Mosquitoes-034

Smell is essential to animals more than humans, but we need this as well. Nasal anatomy requires that air containing a smell must reach the upper nose. then the olfactory nerve is stimulated and odor gets transmitted to the brain via the olfactory pathway.

How to keep the mosquitoes away depend on our body odors. Download Smells-90109

Supplements-035

Vitamins and other health supplements are all around us. You can buy them anywhere, including on-line.

Many are fine, but some may contain dangerous ingredients.  Download Supplements-90809