Tag Archives: disabilities

School Won’t Allow Seizure Alert Dog

Service animals are supposed to get free passes to go anywhere normal pets cannot. According to animal website Paw Nation, that almost wasn’t the case for Alaya the German Shepherd. Alaya isn’t your typical seeing eye dog; in fact, she’s not a seeing eye dog at all. Instead, she comes from Seizure Alert Dogs for Life, a group that trains dogs to recognize the signs of an oncoming seizure and alert the humans present to the imminent attack. She’s able to use her extraordinary talent to help Andrew Stevens. Andrew just wants to be a normal 12-year-old. Most of the … Continue reading →

More Television Equals Shorter Life

Oh, this was a health study I hated to read about. A study in the most recent issue of the Journal of the America College of Cardiology says that “prolonged sitting” such as in front of the television and computer is bad for your health. The study was conducted by Emmanuel Stamatakis, a Ph.D. epidemiologist at University College London, and his colleagues. The study followed 4,500 Scottish people who were 35 and older and recorded their television time, computer time, and other health behaviors. More than half of those in the study admitted to watching television or sitting at the … Continue reading →

What Do You Think of Health Insurance Incentives?

Some insurance companies will offer a discount on the cost of your health insurance premium if you have been taking good care of yourself. Recently, employers who offer group health insurance to their employees have also started offering incentives that will lower the cost of the premiums for employees who participate in wellness programs. Are incentives a way of rewarding good behavior, or a way of punishing those who do not comply? What do you think? There are plenty of things that a person can do to improve his or her health. I think we can all agree that exercise … Continue reading →

Where the Self-Employed Can Find Health Insurance

There are a lot of Americans who have absolutely no form of health insurance. Most people who do have health insurance are getting it as a benefit from their place of employment. If you are doing contract work, freelance work, or are self employed, then your job isn’t one that will offer you health insurance. Instead, people who are self-employed need to find their own health insurance plan. Here are a few ideas about how to make that happen. Does your spouse have employer sponsored health insurance? If so, it’s possible that your spouse’s health insurance plan can also cover … Continue reading →

What Women Should Look For In Health Insurance Plans

There are many factors to consider when you are looking for a health insurance plan that will fit your needs. You need to be certain that you can afford to pay the monthly premiums, as well as the cost of any co-pays or deductibles that may be included. You need to find out if your health insurance plan will cover your spouse, and your children, in addition to yourself. Women have specific health care needs that should be considered as well. GoHealth Insurance has put together a list of tips that women should use when comparing potential health insurance policies. … Continue reading →

Blue Shield Increases Cost Of Premiums By 59%

Starting March 1, 2011, it is going to cost more to have insurance with Blue Shield, if you live in California. Blue Shield is about to increase the cost of premiums by a whopping 59%. Clearly, this is going to make it very difficult for people who currently have health insurance with this company to be able to afford to continue their health insurance policies. Blue Shield insists that it’s decision to go ahead with this rate hike has “almost nothing to do with the federal health reform law”. Instead, the company is saying that their costs are rising very … Continue reading →

Representative Joe Heck Will Accept His Health Insurance

Joe Heck, a Republican Representative from Nevada, has decided to sign onto the Congressional health plan offered to him by the Federal government. He is one of the candidates who was elected after campaigning on repealing the health care bill. His decision to accept the health care plan offered to him through his job is a controversial one. Some Representatives have been in the news lately after announcing that they would be declining the same health insurance that Representative Joe Heck is choosing to accept. Representative Joe Walsh and Representative Bill Johnson are among the Representatives who are not going … Continue reading →

RootsWeb Has List of Old Names For Diseases

Sometimes, your genealogy research can lead you directly into a mystery. You finally found the death certificate for your ancestor. Or, you located a newspaper clipping that shows the obituary of your ancestor. You can read what disease your ancestor died from, but don’t have a clue what that disease actually was. How can you learn more? RootsWeb has an excellent list of the old names for diseases. You’ve been keeping track of the health issues of your ancestors, in order to put together a medical form of your family tree. The problem is that your ancestor died from a … Continue reading →

Health Insurance Companies Required to Cover Autism

Many states have new requirements for insurance companies this year. In several states, it is now mandatory that health insurance policies will cover the costs of diagnosing and treating autism. The new laws will have a big impact on families who have children who are on the autism spectrum. It can be overwhelming to learn that your child has autism, especially if you don’t have a very clear idea of what that means, or what to do to help your child. The expense involved with diagnosis, treatment, and working with the variety of specialists that your child needs can quickly … Continue reading →

Should You Get A Home DNA Kit?

In the past few years, there have been quite a few companies that will sell you a “home DNA kit”. You place an order, pay for it, provide a sample of your genetic material, and send it off to a lab. The results you get back will tell you what, exactly, is in your genes. Some people question the reliability of these tests. Are these simple to use DNA tests really a good idea? You can probably think of at least one of the companies that sells DNA collection kits. They have funny names like deCODEme, 23andMe, and DNA11, just … Continue reading →