Jun

13

Treadmill Stress Test

Posted by cameron

June 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment

If you haven’t had one this is a treat to look forward to…not. I had one two days ago to test blood flow in and around the heart. I went in casual; dressed for a nice walk on the treadmill. I wasn’t dressed down enough. They gave me an open front hospital smock, which was […]

Apr

14

Etanercept - Alzheimers Wonder Drug?

Posted by cameron

April 14, 2008 | 1 Comment

Britains Daily Telegraph reported yesterday on a remarkable California study of the impact of Etanercept, a drug currently used for Arthritis, on Alzheimers patients. The results appear to be staggering. While initial test numbers are small the results are huge. Get this quote: “and in some cases can restore sufferers’ memories within minutes”. Got your attention? Rather than […]

Feb

28

Google Health

Posted by cameron

February 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Personal health records are now center stage in the ongoing battle between Microsoft and Google. A few months ago Microsoft announced their ‘health vault’ product, which is currently in Beta testing and can be seen here. I test drove their product and posted about it earlier. Today I saw news that Google is coming out […]

Jan

16

Drug Companies, Doctors and Political Hypocrisy

Posted by cameron

January 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment

There is a very interesting article posted at AARP.org which you can see here if you want. The subject is Doctors relationships with Pharmaceutical Companies. Essentially the article speaks to the points of contact between doctors and sales reps and the impact on behavior the contact has. There was one stunning quote I want to […]

Dec

30

Different Country – Same Healthcare Issues.

Posted by cameron

December 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I was reading on BBC’s website some of the outstanding issues in the U.K. The list of issues is oh so familiar. Iraq, The war on terror, energy, global warming, the credit crunch, healthcare, social security pensions, education and so on. If I added immigration to the list you would be excused for thinking this […]

Dec

18

A Slimmer Santa?

Posted by maureen

December 18, 2007 | 2 Comments

It all started a few years ago when the people behind Sesame Street decided the cookie monster needed to mend his ways. They decided he should go cold turkey and reduce his intake of cookies …cookies were relegated to “a sometimes food.” Actually, I think he might have had a much bigger problem because I […]

Nov

23

Medical debt

Posted by cameron

November 23, 2007 | 6 Comments

We all know that medical costs are steadily going through the roof but I didn’t realize until today that medical costs are being moved from medical providers to debt collectors. Yep, that same brand of collector that goes after the car. The uninsured are now at greater risk than ever before because medical companies are […]

Nov

20

Keeping Mentally Fit

Posted by maureen

November 20, 2007 | 3 Comments

We all know the importance of keeping physically fit but have you ever wondered how you can stay mentally fit as you age? Can we actually influence and protect our brains from mental decline as well as from diseases like Alzheimer’s ? We all expect the normal wear-and-tear of aging to include some short term […]

Nov

19

Retiree drug costs

Posted by cameron

November 19, 2007 | 1 Comment

Medco recently released the results of a retiree survey into the impact of rising healthcare and prescription drug costs on their lives. I guess the results are similar to other surveys showing a lack of preparedness for retirement in general. It shouldn’t be a surprise that many are struggling since even working folks are feeling […]

Nov

14

U.S. Healthcare – Part 2

Posted by cameron

November 14, 2007 | 4 Comments

It seems the U.S. healthcare system gets negative reviews when compared to other countries. I wrote a review of recent research findings a few days ago which you can see below. As in most research it often comes down to how a question is asked or phrased as to the outcome of that research. I […]

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