According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States and the fourth worldwide. More than 143,000 new cases of cancers of the colon or rectum are expected in the United States this year and nearly 52,000 people will die from it.
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Thanking all the vets and their families
We’d like to take a moment to thank the veterans and their families for the sacrifices they’ve made by being the ones to willingly and bravely stand and fight for our freedom and for our honor. Thank you.
Alternatives to a straight long term care policy
Are you shopping for a long term care policy? Buying a standalone long term care policy can be expensive and while you hope you don’t need it, it’s very expensive insurance that clients often see as money wasted when it isn’t used.
CMS proposes new rules addressing observation status
Say you fall down at home and break some bones. Don’t do it but just say that you do. Naturally, you go to the hospital, right? And after a four day stint at the hospital, because no one at home can care for you and your broken pelvis and broken elbow, you head off to the nursing home for a nearly three month stint to recover. You’d think that Medicare would cover your little excursion but when you get home you find a bill for $19,000 from the nursing home. This is a real life example that you can read about here. What’s going on you might ask.
Caring for the caregiver
If you provide caregiving for a loved one, you probably have stress. It’s nothing to be ashamed of so those of you thinking right now that it doesn’t stress you out to care for Mom or Grandpa or your spouse don’t need to get your backs up. Ask any parent with a newborn kid. Do they love the kid? Absolutely. Are they getting enough sleep? Probably not.
Women with depression double their chances of stroke
New research indicates that depression may double the risk of stroke for middle aged women providing yet another reason for doctors to look for symptoms of depression in their female patients.
Keeping estate plans up to date
Are you following through on your estate plans? Here’s what I mean. If you have a life insurance policy, do you still want it to go to the beneficiary you chose a decade ago? Two decades ago?
Is your doctor engaged in your health
Is your doctor engaged in your health?
When children move back home
About a third of all adults between the ages of 18 and 34 lived with their parents in 2012 according to the US Census Bureau, an increase of 27 percent from just a decade ago.
New diabetic study may indicate slower cognitive decline is possible
Chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes are among the most common and most costly health conditions and contribute to the inability to remain in the community either because of inappropriate housing or an increased need to access skilled nursing care. Hospital and physician services are the largest components of health care costs with long term costs accounting for 12 percent of the total health care costs in 2008 according the U.S. Census Bureau.