With health care and insurance costs going up at the fastest pace in many years, we believe that the best (and cheapest) health care is to avoid getting sick in the first place. Studies have shown that many illnesses are preventable, but people need the right information to keep themselves and their families well. Excellent sources for reliable healthcare information are your doctor, pharmacist or other healthcare providers.
The following information is not intended as an alternative to appropriate medical care but rather is offered as a basis for further discussion with your own health care providers.
Prevention is the Best Medicine.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offer simple steps you can take to keep yourself and your family from getting some really nasty illnesses.
Don't Let Your Food Make You Sick.
Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control estimate that 76 million people get sick, more than 300,000 are hospitalized, and 5,000 die from food related illnesses each year. Learn simple ways to keep your food safe at www.foodsafety.gov
Learn 4 Simple Steps to Keeping Food Safe
The Partnership for Food Safety Education presents 4 simple steps to keeping food safe.
- Clean hands, utensils, and surfaces often by thoroughly washing
- Separate foods to avoid cross contamination
- Cook foods to the proper temperature and use a thermometer
- Refrigerate food promptly after cooking
Department of Labor Issues Safe Mail Handling Guidelines.
The risk of exposure to Anthrax from the mail is very small; however, US Secretary of Labor, Elaine L. Chao, says that busineses should take common sense precautions in handling mail and announced guidelines that will help companies and employees minimize their risk of exposure.
Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Network
Information, links and stories on bloodless medicine and surgery for people who refuse blood for personal or religious reasons. Links to a list of hospitals that offer bloodless programs.
New England Journal of Medicine