Affordable Health and Life Options

05/18/2022

Some patients are being charged for a COVID-19 drug available free via Health and Human Services.
Hospitals and physicians are charging some patients hundreds of dollars for treatment with "Evusheld," a monoclonal antibody drug that can help prevent COVID-19 in immunocompromised patients, although it is available for free through the Department of Health and Human Services. Officials have not yet publicly suggested a solution to the issue.

09/10/2015

I wish I had known about this in my twenties.

07/30/2015

This is one of the most interesting articles I've seen on Statins.

10 Things Your Doctor Won’t Tell You About Statins by Dr. Sharon Orrange on July 23, 2015 at 8:58 am Statins are among the most commonly prescribed drugs in the world for a reason: they can lower your LDL cholesterol (the “bad cholesterol”) by 20 – 60%. Statins are also helpful for the prevention of…

07/02/2015

This is very much worth reading. Many good people are paying high prices for some of these drugs and Dr. Orrange offers some knowledge-based suggestions worth considering.

Stop Wasting Your Money: 10 Expensive Drugs That May Not Be Worth It by Dr. Sharon Orrange on June 29, 2015 at 3:10 pm The most expensive prescriptions are usually the best, right? That’s what many people think, but it isn’t always the case—not even close. There are many inexpensive drugs out there…

02/25/2015

This sounds like a wonderful idea. I never considered having a sauna at home. It looks very affordable and worthwhile!

Importance Sauna bathing is a health habit associated with better hemodynamic function; however, the association of sauna bathing with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality is not known.Objective To investigate the association of frequency and duration of sauna bathing with the risk of...

02/20/2015

We all really need to pay attention to this. It's so easy to just grab a pill, but Alzheimer's will steal your life away, without you even realizing it!

You may want to check your medicine cabinet after reading this. A new study links long-term use of common medications — including over-the-counter drugs for insomnia and hay fever — to a higher risk of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. Medications in the study included antihistamines found in…

02/12/2015

This is but one of a number of really bad diseases that we have pushed away, but allowing ignorance to run rampant we now again must address the potential harm to innocent people.

Measles has clear and serious health effects, but the economic impact, including depletion of public health resources, is also substantial, said Gregory Poland of the Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. Data show the cost of measles treatment in a 2011 outbreak ranged from $2.7 million to $5.3 mil…

02/04/2015

Well, duh...

From 1998 to 2010, the number of people who experienced pain in their final year of life increased from 54% to 61%, and depression rates increased from 45% to 57%, researchers reported in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The study also found that the rate of hospice care doubled from 2000 to 2009 du…

02/04/2015

For 2015, we've seen an overall increase in prescription costs especially those with Diabetes.

The cost of managing diabetes has more than doubled in the past 20 years, a new analysis says.The average diabetes patient now spends $2,790 more per year than they did in 1987 - and more than half the

01/29/2015

Besides, falls are the number one reason people end up in nursing homes. I wouldn't tell anyone either! Oh, I did have a fall, but I'm all healed up now.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 28, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Millions of Americans aged 65 and older fall every year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But, fewer than half tell their doctor, according to a news release issued by the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.

05/01/2014

There are always multiple implications...

A survey of Colorado employers soon after Amendment 64 won passage in 2012 found that 21 percent had made their drug-testing policies more stringent. But 71 percent made no changes to their policies whatsoever.