03rd September 2007
The Answers Will Surprise You
The average lifespan for a person who is born and raised in the United States today is 75 � 80 years. The average lifespan for someone in the UK is also 75 � 80. A Canadian is expected to live 80 � 85 years, as is an...
22nd August 2007
Did you know that one out of every two working adults, that's 50 PERCENT, will suffer from back pain this year?
If you are thinking that you land in the "other 50 percent", the half that will not have to visit the doctor consider this. 90 PERCENT of ad...
14th August 2007
Braces, in one form or another, have been around since 400-500 BC. According to the AAO (American Association of Orthodontists), archaeologists have discovered mummified ancients with crude metal bands wrapped around individual teeth1.
In the hundreds ...
06th August 2007
In June 2007, our local news channel ran a story about a young man named Rudy, who crossed the border to Juarez, Mexico to get discount dental care. It seemed he wanted his teeth capped, and his dental benefits didn't cover cosmetic dentistry. He couldn't...
26th July 2007
"Americans are playing by the rules, they're working, they're waking up every morning to go to their jobs and they have no health security. . . ."
That statement was Kathleen Stoll's, director of health policy for the consumer health group Families USA...
23rd July 2007
How long has it been since you've been to a dentist? If you aren't going at least once a year (as is recommended), why aren't you?
You may be surprised to learn that more people avoid the dentist for fear of the bill they'll get after going to a dentis...
12th July 2007
Part I of this two-part series focused on that 15 percent of the United States population that is without health benefits. It was disturbing to learn that 80 percent of uninsured households have at least one parent working full-time, and still they are wi...
01st July 2007
Lewis Gregory suffered a heart attack two years ago that left the family mired in debt.
"We have absolutely no way to even dream of paying $125,000," he said.
Lewis's story has become more and more common in the US. Fifteen percent of Americans do n...
29th June 2007
As we enter our forties, many things become simpler (like doing our taxes, finishing a good book, and eating in restaurants alone). But some things get more difficult--like reading the newspaper and seeing street signs.
Where once you could hold a book...
15th June 2007
There is nothing more embarrassing than waking yourself up with a loud snore. A full night's sleep became a thing of the past and was replaced with morning headaches and fatigue. I was tired all day long and getting through a ten hour work day was getting...
