When a child is being treated for amblyopia it is important to maintain frequent vision checks. To achieve the correct balance between the eyes, your physician may frequently change the number of hours the patch must be worn. Read the rest of this entry »
Last week, we started our discussion on urinary problems like incontinence, or the inability to control one’s urination, in the menopausal woman. Urinary incontinence is much more common in women than has been commonly recognized in the past. Read the rest of this entry »
Tennis anyone? Warm weather draws people to outdoor tennis courts for a chance to play this enjoyable game. Tennis can also be a great overall workout if you keep the rest periods brief. An hour of moderate tennis burns approximately 450 calories and builds strength in your upper body, legs, hips and abdomen while improving your speed and flexibility. Read the rest of this entry »
Professionally, we’re on fire! We women of the millennium continue to demonstrate our abilities in the workplace. When it comes to affairs of the heart, however, we’re still living in the dark ages, repeating old mistakes and winding up in the arms of Mr. Alluring (aka Mr. Wrong).
With many people citing lack of time as a primary reason for not exercising, helping your members to fit weight training into their schedules can help ensure that they get a complete workout, and may boost your retention numbers. Read the rest of this entry »
If you are having trouble getting physicians to participate, remind them that this kind of community work will look good on the resume that they submit to managed care companies who are now paring down the lists of physicians supported by their plans. “Physicians these days need to position themselves as wellness knowledgeable, and aware of fitness as a resource to manage risk [for managed care clients]” says Mary Swanson, president of HealthCare Resources. Read the rest of this entry »
Are Soft Drinks Really to Blame?
The number of obese children in America is on the rise and the percentage of obese children has nearly doubled since 1980. A growing concern over these growing children has initiated research to determine the factors that are contributing to this trend. The latest research points to sugar-sweetened drinks, soda in particular, as major contributors to weight gain. Read the rest of this entry »
Insurance carriers are gaining substantial increases in almost every category. This has triggered clubs to lower some of their coverage levels, increase their deductibles, self-insure with stop-loss insurance coverage, develop staff safety training and committees, reward staff for proper loss controls, and handle facility incidents properly so insurance carriers can contest bogus claims and control their reserve limits. Read the rest of this entry »
I work for a large defense contractor (who happens to be laying off lots of people because of idiotic management and because my particular division is building the wrong kind of killing machines – the brains behind what shoots nuclear missiles out of submarines). In this company, there is a sister company that takes care of all computer hardware and software. So, when I have a problem with my computer, someone comes over and fixes it. Read the rest of this entry »
INTRODUCTION: Isn’t it a horrible feeling when our hair begins to fall out and our scalps become more visible each day? It can be mind boggling when we attempt to locate a viable option to return our hair to its former glory. Well, just about everybody gets hit by the unpleasantness of hair loss from time to time. Read the rest of this entry »
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