Improving Doctor-Patient Relationships At its very best, medical technology does more than provide a clear diagnosis. It can help strengthen the doctor-patient relationship . However, technology is often seen as distancing patients from their doctors, especially when doctors have to refer patients off-site to other medical facilities for diagnostic tests. Fortunately, the latest in small, high-tech devices allows doctors to have the highest quality of diagnostic equipment right in their own office. This created delays in diagnosis and treatment, and increased health care costs by requiring patients to make multiple doctor visits and a separate, off-site CT appointment. The MiniCAT point-of-care CT scanner restores the doctor's control over the diagnostic process and makes things easier for the patient. It reduces bureaucracy,...
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Healthy Weight Loss Tips for Lifelong Success Top Health Care Losing weight is never easy. It takes hard work and a new way of thinking. Perhaps you've tried one diet after another only to be disappointed by more weight gain. Fortunately, there are healthy ways to lose weight and keep it off. Use the healthy weight loss tips below to get started on the road to lifelong weight success. Get Creative with Your Diet Plan Think about your diet for a moment. Are strict regimen diets going to work when you're so accustomed to eating what you want when you want? Do you have time and money to plan meals that require many ingredients that you've never even heard of? If not, then you probably won't last long on many diet plans. When you determine that it's time to lose weight, use the foods you already eat to your advantage...
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Top 10 Tips for Better Heart Health Top Healthcare Valentine's Day makes February a natural for American Heart Month. How can you make sure your heart will keep going pitter-patter, without going kerplunk? Let us count the ways... Here are our top 10 tips for a healthy ticker: 1. Fill up on fiber. Not only does fiber help lower levels of LDL ("bad") cholesterol, it can aid weight management. Being overweight raises your risk of heart failure by a third, while being obese doubles it. While two-thirds of Americans are too heavy, only half get enough fiber. Top sources include oats, beans, raspberries, blackberries, oranges and green peas. 2. Go bananas. I did when I learned that 99 percent of women and 90 percent of men don't get enough potassium in their diet. Responsible for regul...
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Easy Health and Fitness Tips The US has seen an enormous increase in the member of people considered obese by the medical community. In fact many call it an obesity epidemic. To combat this we find all sorts of pharmaceutical companies selling the "quick fix" pills, powders, and lotions that do nothing to actually help people take the fat off and keep it off. Of course the same could be said of the diet industry as well. There are so many different diets going around now you could pick one a month and in a years time still have more to choose from. What is truly needed are some sensible proven weight loss tips that people can implement no matter what their present physical condition is. That said let's dive right in. #1 Drink more water. All too often Americans are borderline dehydrated and so their bodies are working on th...