Whoopee Life
Hobby - Self Improvement - Healthy Lifestyle - Happiness
By knowing your medical rights, you can help avoid many of the errors, mistakes, and risks too often associated with medical care. Studies show that close to 10 percent of all consumers admitted to hospitals acquire an infection they did not have before admission, and up to 80,000 people die each year as a result. It’s estimated that nearly 90,000 people die each year as a result of hospital negligence. And close to 40 percent of all people in American hospitals are there as a result of something a doctor did to them. According to some experts, health care is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, not far behind heart disease, cancer, and stroke.
Use A Strategy For Happiness
12 May
We assume that happy and unhappy people are born that way. But both kinds of people do things that create and reinforce their moods. Happy people let themselves be happy. Unhappy people continue doing things that upset them.
What is the first sign of a healthy business? A healthy business plan. That is the argument of the Strategic Management Center, a business consulting firm. They believe every business must define its purpose and then create a strategy to accomplish that purpose.
Each year, 50,000 to 70,000 adults die of diseases that are preventable with vaccinations. According to a report given at the American College of Physicians’ 1998 annual meeting, some 34,000 lives could be saved if all adults were immunized. Experts say vaccines can prevent 70 percent of influenza deaths, 60 percent of cases of a certain type of pneumonia, and 90 percent of cases of hepatitis B.
But at least half of all Americans are behind on their booster shots, and new vaccines that prevent death from influenza, pneumonia, and hepatitis B are often underutilized.
Here are the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommended immunizations for adults.
You are not here just to fill space or to be a background character in someone else’s movie.
Consider this: nothing would be the same if you did not exist. Every place you have ever been and everyone you have ever spoken to would be different without you.
We are all connected, and we are all affected by the decisions and even the existence of those around us.
One of the best ways to prevent an early death is to be screened for diseases that can be prevented or treated early
The following are general guidelines for medical testing and screening based on various sources, including groups of medical experts and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Keep in mind that there is no agreement among the medical community on what tests should be performed, how often, or if at all. And your own health and family history may suggest a different timetable. You and your doctor should discuss what’s best for you.
Diabetes is on the upswing in the United States. Between 1980 and 1994, the incidence of new cases increased by 39 percent. In 1998, about 798,000 people were diagnosed with the disease, bringing the total number of Americans who have the disease to 16 million. Yet at least one-third of those with diabetes don’t know they have it. Diabetes increases the risk of blindness and limb amputation, as well as kidney and heart disease and stroke.
To avoid the risk of dying early as a result of diabetes, maintain a healthy weight, exercise, and take these additional steps to prevent diabetes or control the risk of complications.
Read the rest of this entry »
Both the incidence of and the number of deaths from COPD are increasing. An estimated 16 million Americans suffered from COPD in 1995, and mortality with severe COPD may be as high as 60 percent at five years. Refrain from smoking and follow the American Lung Association’s recommendations to prevent and treat COPD.
Although the National Cancer Institute estimates that 1.2 million new cases of cancer were diagnosed in 1998, for the first time in history, the rate of breast cancer is down. Lung cancer rates are also decreasing. That’s because we now know there are valid ways to avoid cancer, slow its progress, or even cure it.
Here are the deadliest cancers and what we know about avoiding them.
Lung cancer. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among Americans; however, deaths from lung cancer are on the decline. To avoid lung cancer, do not smoke. More than 80 percent of lung cancers are related to smoking. If you live with someone who smokes, you are at risk from secondhand smoke, so help that person stop smoking.
Read the rest of this entry »
According to the National Center for Health Statistics, if all forms of major cardiovascular diseases were eliminated, life expectancy would rise by almost 10 years. Unfortunately, experts have not yet found a way to eliminate heart disease or stroke. They have, however, identified many of the factors that contribute to these diseases. And many of these risk factors—smoking, high blood pressure, obesity, a sedentary lifestyle, and poor nutrition, for example—can be controlled.
In addition to following the advice in the previous post, here’s what you can do to stay healthy
Read the rest of this entry »
If you’ve been blessed with good genes, your lifestyle and environment may be the ultimate determinants of your health. If you’ve inherited a gene that increases your susceptibility to a certain disease, your lifestyle and environment may increase or decrease your risk of ultimately developing that disease.
The number of such factors that may figure in to your health and longevity is infinite, but you can significantly reduce your risk of a number of life-threatening illnesses by following these three important recommendations.
