by Jan Tilley | Apr 14, 2015 | Health & Wellness
Need more pep in your step? Perhaps a dose of good cheer? The answer could be on your grocery store’s shelves! Foods rich in vitamins, minerals, and fatty acids are not only healthy choices, but can also increase happiness, lessen symptoms of depression, and calm...
by Patrick Riley | Apr 13, 2015 | Legislation
In 1994, the then First Lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton with Ira Magaziner as her top healthcare guru at her side introduced the Health Security Act. Hillary’s first round with healthcare reform failed and the Health Security Act, which never made it to either...
by Patrick Riley | Apr 8, 2015 | Legislation
Despite the political common ground taking hold for healthcare reform, one thing the Affordable Care Act has done is to push change forward. Regardless of partisan agendas, healthcare delivery, rather the systems we employ to receive healthcare in America are...
by Patrick Riley | Apr 3, 2015 | Legislation
I have authored many comments in regard to Medicaid in this space. As we know, one of the pillars of the Affordable Care Act upon conception was to first, provide health insurance to all Americans, the so called “individual mandate.” For the indigent...
by Tara Shelton | Mar 31, 2015 | Medical Technologies
The idea of “brain health” has become popular in recent years as an increasing number of products and services have begun targeting this market. Brain health is loosely categorized as anything that affects thinking, feeling, playing, working, sleeping and memory....
by Iverson | Mar 30, 2015 | Recipes
Serves: 4 Serving Size: 1/4 cup per person Preparation Time: 10 minutes Ingredients: 1/2 cup rice wine vinegar 1/2 cup canola oil 1 tbs fresh garlic (chopped) 2 tbs. Green tea (powder) 2 tbs. Soy sauce 2 tbs. Chopped basil 1 tbs. Cracked black pepper Juice of 1 whole...
by Jane Andrews, Ph.D. | Mar 30, 2015 | Life Sciences
The Need (Part 1 of 3): In the United States (US) stroke kills or disables over 800,000 each year. In the US, Japan and Europe, this number exceeds 2 million annually. As indicated by the World Health Organization, stroke is the second leading cause of death for...
by Jan Tilley | Mar 30, 2015 | Health & Wellness
You say you’ve got a sweet tooth? You find it impossible to eat just one cookie? You wonder why you don’t crave kale, squash or walnuts instead of cookies, ice cream or doughnuts? If you struggle with sweets and crave carbohydrates you have lots of company! ...
by Patrick Riley | Mar 28, 2015 | Legislation
In a uniquely rare and uncharacteristic showing of political compromise, the what seemed to be paralyzed House of Representatives passed a Medicare overhaul piece of legislation Thursday. This effort, led by both sides of the aisle, stopped the ever down spiraling...
by Lilly Timon | Mar 27, 2015 | Legislation
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away!” goes the old saying. Well, after 18 years working in the healthcare industry, I know too well what keeps patients away from our doctors. Regardless of your age, educational, economic, social, ethnic or racial backgrounds, we...
