Equality for Mental Health Coverage: Are we there yet?

By  Eric Bitet, LMHC, MA, MPH Did you ever stop and consider the cost of talking to a professional about your problems?  Have you been feeling increasingly depressed or anxious recently, overly stressed or worried about your job, finances, or your shrinking property value?  Have you been overcome by malaise or sadness as you remember a [...]

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Creating Your Own Medical Record

by Leonard Achan RN, MA, ANP Many people are skeptical about the new push for electronic medical records (EMRs). While many companies like Google are making it easy and appealing for patients to transfer all of their documents onto their secure sites, it seems almost impossible to fully trust them with your most valuable medical information. The [...]

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Early Detection Saves Lives…Just not too early?

By: Erin Lieber This week some very surprising new breast cancer guidelines were released, through the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. The group, made up of independent clinical experts , has amended their 2002 recommendation and gone against the early prevention guidance of the American Cancer society, which previously advised that woman should receive routine mammograms [...]

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Green Hospitals: How does it impact you?

By J.D’Abbraccio RN, MSN The “Green” movement in hospitals has taken finally taken momentum in the United States. More and more hospitals are starting to understand the long term impact of going green. Why is that important? Did you know that the U.S. health care sector accounts for almost one tenth of the country’s carbon-dioxide emissions? A [...]

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House Passes Health Care Reform Bill…What’s Next?

By Erin Lieber I recently wrote an article entitled “Life, Liberty, the Pursuit of Happiness…and health care?”, which posed the question: Is health care a right? This question becomes even more important now that the House of Representatives has passed their health care reform bill. Here’s a quick snapshot of how it went down: President Obama arrived [...]

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Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder: Myth or Reality?

By Kimberly Mayo-Achan MA, CCC-SLP Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder is the most commonly studied and diagnosed disorder in children. In the United States alone, it is estimated that approximately 6 million children are currently diagnosed with ADHD, as opposed to 1985, where that number was just at 500,000. Because of the large and [...]

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H1N1: How do I know if I have it?

By: J. D’Abbraccio RN, MSN Are you coughing or feeling fatigued? Are you asking yourself “Do I have the H1N1 or seasonal flu?” Do you know what to do if you or a loved one becomes sick with the H1N1 flu? Hopefully, this article will help answer some of your important questions and ease your concerns [...]

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Life, Liberty, The Pursuit of Happiness…and health care?

By: Erin Lieber The debate over health care reform in the U.S. is quickly transitioning from concept to reality. Just this past week Nancy Pelosi unveiled the House health care reform bill, weighing in at just under 2,000 pages and just under one TRILLION dollars. Whether or not this marks the progress, it certainly marks a [...]

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Fan or Fanatic: Is the ‘World Series’ killing you?

By: Eric Bitet, LMHC, MA, MPH Are you a Phillies or Yankees fan? Have you been watching every out during this year’s World Series games? Do you often find yourself tense and stressed from following the games? Are you yelling at the TV as if they can actually hear you?  Do you find it painful or [...]

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