An average nursing home got 7 violations, studies indicate, with 94% of for profit homes likely to get them, 91% of government run homes, and 88% of non for profit homes. Homes that accept medicare and medicaid are surveyed every 12 to 15 months and have shown these results. They are not surprising however….
Monthly Archives: September 2008
New Safe Haven Law In Nebraska
Nebraska lawmakers are upset about the number of children left by parents under the new safe haven law which allows children to be left at places like a hospital when they wish to give them up. The truth is, as I understand it, is that the law was meant for infants who would be…
More Health Care for the Poor in New York
The City Counsel of New York City has set aside 26 million dollars to be used to create 10 new health care centers in underserved areas in New York. They are finally responding to the complaints by the poor and uninsured that were asked to fill out a survey that named the various problems…
Girls Hand Reattached After Jump Rope Accident
In early September a mother picked up her six year old daughter and placed her in the car seat in the back seat of their car. The girl had a jump rope which she threw out of the open window, the other end around her wrist. The end that went out the window wrapped…
Proton Beam Radiation for Cancer Treatment
When cancer patients recieve radiation treatment for their cancers, they are actually getting x-rays to the area of the tumor. The problem with x-rays is that the tissues around the tumor get the radiation also and can be damaged even though they are healthy. Proton beams, on the other hand can be pinpointed directly…
Doctors and Empathy
Researchers looked at the relationships between 137 patients and their oncologists or thoracic surgeons and found that even when the patients seemed to ask or need some understanding their doctors were cold and unfeeling. The doctors of course did respond to physical concerns about pain and things of that nature however they did not…
BPA and Diabetes Links
BPA or Bisphenol A has been found in the bodies of every 9 out of 10 Americans. The FDA claims that the amounts found do not pose a health risk to anyone, no matter what age. BPA is a chemical that disrupts hormones and has been used extensively to harden plastic for food and…
Flood Update
I just wanted to let you know about our flooding problem. We finally have our new carpeting and it looks great. Today they are coming to lay new tile on the bathroom floor, and will be doing the kitchen in a couple more days. I am of course grateful that it wasn’t worse and…
Floods and Your Families Health
I am only one among thousands who have been victims of floods. Our apartment flooded and as bad as it is right now I know that many people have gotten it worse than we did. As this is our first time I thought I’d share with you a couple things to remember if you…
Retail Medical Centers
Retail Medical Centers are those clinics usually run by a nurse practitioner who is there to treat simple and common conditions such as colds, sore throats, and Ut infections. From the start, doctors did not like this idea because they reasoned that first if you’re anything less than a doctor you can’t possibly be…