New guidelines are encouraging surgery to end obesity in very fat children. This is truly a shame for the children, that they have to go through that, when they have a parent or parents who do control what food is being fed them and brought into the house. I have seen talk…
Monthly Archives: December 2006
Holiday Office Parties
This is the time of year again for the big office party. While most people seem to handle this OK, there are some among us who don’t know when enough is enough. Getting drunk at one of these gatherings is never a good idea. Outrageous behavior, throwing up, and drunk driving are just…
Here’s A Shocker
Studies are finding out that doctors that are working very long shifts are making medical mistakes that can cost patients their lives. I don’t know about anyone else but when I work even a double shift, by the end of the sixteenth hour, I am tired and punchy. Not to mention, I…
Those Darn Tacos !
A restaurant called Taco John’s in Minnesota is now being blamed for fourteen cases of E.coli. Officials are looking into a connection with a few other cases at a Taco John’s in Iowa. It sounds like there are three of these restaurants involved and that they are hoping they are connected by being…
Individuals Are Paying More Out of Pocket Fees
Even people who have health care coverage are finding themselves paying more money every year. These people are usually called the underinsured. They have insurance but it still doesn’t cover enough, leaving them to dig into their own pockets for very expensive medical care. In this case, that means the number of Americans under 65…
More Coverage For Diabetic Patients
Officials at The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have said that they plan to offer more health care coverage including services and preventative solutions. As of Jan. 1, Medicare will increase payments to doctors for services, including general visits where doctors discuss patients’ basic health needs, which the CMS hopes will encourage patients to…
New Law In New York
New York has just outlawed restaurants from using trans fats in cooking their food.While I agree that trans fats are bad because they raise the bad cholesterol and lower the good, I do still think that a person has the right to ingest whatever kind of fat they like. We have enough government in our…
Glad Someone Else Is Finally Opening Their Eyes
Washington D.C. has just noticed that their Medicaid patients who are elderly have not been offered in home nursing care, only nursing home living. The difference in cost is approx. $75,000 a year at a nursing home, versus about $10,000 a year to have a nurse come to the house to take care of them….
It Ain’t So !
Well Taco Bell seems to be in the clear! Every ingredient they use has been tested and has come out clean. The problem seems to be in the pre-packaged green onions they get and use. They have all been thrown out, except what was saved for the testing. I do respect the fact that they…
Say It Ain’t So!
I have to admit I am a fan of Taco Bell, and an even bigger fan of onions, and scallions. However now there is an e-coli outbreak traced to Taco Bell, who has removed all the scallions it uses and is investigating other ingredients as well. There have been at least 46 cases…