For many cancer patients and cancer survivors the thought of dealing with medical cost and insurance can be daunting. Finding the best insurance shouldn’t be hard. Below is information about the open enrollment period for the health insurance and a checklist for cancer patients and survivors. Open enrollment for the health insurance marketplaces begins...Continue reading
Month: November 2014
Managing Your Cardiovascular Risks
As a physician and board member of the National Lipid Association, I’m confronted every day with the reality that cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer in this country. This stark fact is challenging for me to accept because there are a few simple steps people can take to better understand their risk of heart...Continue reading
5 Ways Wearable Technology Can Improve Your Health
One in 10 Americans owns a fitness tracker, states strategy consulting firm Endeavour Partners in their 2014 research study. Unfortunately, the study also found that a third of these devices are typically abandoned after six months of use. Fitness tech that doesn’t inspire action or help make a difference in someone’s health is, not surprisingly,...Continue reading
A Laymen’s Guide to getting Health Insurance on the Marketplace
Whether you plan on enrolling through the Health Insurance Marketplace this year or not there are a few key points everyone should be aware of. These points include the deadline to enroll for 2015 health coverage, the Special Enrollment Period, and the penalties for anyone without coverage. Since the inception of the Affordable Care Act...Continue reading
My Men’s Movement: 45 Years on the Path
Part 1 My Father, Myself, My Future By Jed Diamond, PhD When I began writing this I realized I couldn’t talk about the Men’s Movement because, for me, my involvement is personal and I don’t seem to fit within any one tributary within the Men’s Movement river. Wikipedia says, “The men’s movement is a social...Continue reading
The Cancer Patients that Need More Attention
Do you know what the second-leading cause of death among American men is? Would it surprise you to learn it’s prostate cancer? It’s true; it’s a disease that kills almost 30,000 men in the U.S. every year. Despite 30,000 American men dying from prostate cancer every year, there is still far too little emphasis placed...Continue reading
Vitamin D may prevent prostate cancer growth
Researchers at the University of Colorado Cancer Center have found that vitamin D can help block a protein that causes prostate tumors to grow. Published in the journal Prostate, they discovered that inflammation may be the link between vitamin D and prostate cancer. They found that the gene GDF-15 – known to be up-regulated by...Continue reading
Childless by Choice
Writer and filmmaker Jason Headley (www.JasonHeadley.com)recently published a poignant essay in Medium.com about his decision to be childless. Excerpts from his well-considered point of view are presented here, with his permission: “Picture this: I’m thirty-four years old. I’ve been married four and a half years. I don’t have any children. People ask, ‘When are you guys going...Continue reading