Can you imagine your toddler growing up to be 80? 90? 100? It’s not as unlikely as you think.
What a paradox. Children nowadays are purported to be unhealthy – overweight, sedentary, raised on junk food and hooked to the TV and the Internet. They are likely to develop diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. On the [...]
Tags: aging, centenarians, developed countries, health care, life expectancy
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Choosing a doctor for your child is an important step to providing your child with quality health care. It can also be an overwhelming task.
The first thing is to find a doctor that participates in your particular health plan. I live in the United States where there seems to be numerous health care plans. [...]
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My husband was almost 40 when our first child was born. Grandma and Grandpa were thrilled, but Grandma was shocked to find out that things had changed since her baby was a baby.
She was not amused.
Grandma was horrified when I chose to breastfeed my infant. She was aghast when I announced that I would not [...]
Tags: baby care, folk wisdom, grandparents, health care, pediatrician
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Health care is an important issue for parents, especially parents with newborns. What do you do if you find yourself without health care coverage?
When our son was first born, my husband retired from the military and we were without insurance for several months until his new civilian job picked up the coverage. The government claimed [...]
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Only 12% of Americans can be considered as health literate, according a report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Health literate means having “the skills required to correctly complete health care-related activities like reading a prescription bottle, figuring out medication dosage, filling out forms or calculating insurance coverage.” according to a Reuters [...]
Tags: Education, health care, health literacy
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