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American Family Physician
July 15, 2005 |
What to Do If Your Child Swallows Something A hand-out for parents and caregivers of young children offering advice for this safety concern.   |
American Family Physician
June 15, 2006 |
Mental Retardation: What Caregivers Need to Know A caregiver's guide: What should I do about doctor visits for a person with mental retardation?... What if a person with mental retardation is hurt or acts strangely?... Who should make medical decisions for a person with mental retardation?... etc. |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2006 |
Getting Your Child to Take Medicine What to do if you child won't take his/her medicine. |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2006 |
Tips for Using Medicines Wisely A patient guide and suggestions for safe medicine use. |
American Family Physician
March 1, 2004 |
Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing: Tips to Share with Your Doctor If you are hard of hearinf or deaf, here are some tips to make your next doctor's visit easier. |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2005 |
Advance Directives A consumer guide on planning for how you would make health care choices if you became very sick. |
American Family Physician
June 1, 2003 |
Using an Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor What is high blood pressure?... What causes high blood pressure?... Why do I have to control my high blood pressure?... How can I check my blood pressure?... What is an ambulatory blood pressure monitor?... etc. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2006 |
When Your Child Has Sickle Cell Disease A patient's guide: What is sickle cell disease?... What problems can sickle cell disease cause?... What should I do if my child with sickle cell disease is in pain?... etc. |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2005 |
Health Care After Cancer Treatment An informative patient hand-out on follow-up cancer care. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2006 |
What You Should Know About Worrying Too Much Learn when worrying is a problem and what you can do to get treatment. |
American Family Physician
December 1, 2004 |
Heart Failure-What Do I Need to Know About It? A patient bulletin discussing what heart failure is, its most common causes, treatment options, ways to prevent the disease, etc. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
May 1, 2005
Lynn Zimmerman |
Professional Persuasion:101 Do you know a pharma rep that couldn't use a refresher course in presentation skills? Here are tips from Learn the Secrets The Field-Tested, Combat-Ready Guide to Becoming a Pharmaceutical Sales Representative, by Catherine Kaputa and Lynn Zimmerman. |
AskMen.com
Ross Bonander |
Fatherhood Guide: Setting An Example The following presents some tips on how to set an example for your child. While much of this piece pertains to young children under the age of 8 or so, the issue itself is germane to kids of all ages. |
American Family Physician
February 1, 2007
Doshi & Rodriguez |
Amblyopia Amblyopia is a major public health problem. Early recognition of amblyogenic risk factors such as strabismus, refractive errors, and anatomic obstructions can facilitate early treatment and increase the chance for recovery of visual acuity. |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2004 |
Chronic Cough: Causes and Cures On overview on chronic coughs, their causes and cures. |
Investment Advisor
September 2009
James J. Green |
Numerology: Kids Ain't Cheap The latest Department of Agriculture child-rearing study reports that a two-parent, middle-income family can expect to spend $221,190 to raise a child born in 2008. |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2004 |
End-Of-Life Choices for Families An informational pamphlet for those making end-of-life decisions. |
AskMen.com
Dustin Driver |
How To Check A Doctor's Credentials Here's a five-step plan to finding a good doctor. |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2006 |
Microscopic Hematuria: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is microscopic hematuria?... What will my doctor do about the blood in my urine?... What are some risk factors for a serious problem in my urinary tract?... |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2000 |
The Nicotine Patch How do I use the patch?... What do I need to tell my doctor before I use the patch?... My skin tingles under the patch. Is that normal?... Can I wear the patch in the shower?... What if the patch falls off?... |
AskMen.com
April 15, 2001
Joshua Levine |
Choosing The Right Doctor Choosing a doctor is one of the most important decisions you can make. It's probably best made when you are healthy and have some time to think about a number of possibilities. If you don't have a doctor or are thinking about changing doctors, now may be the best time to look... |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2003 |
Heart Attack: Getting Back into Your Life After a Heart Attack How soon can I get back into my regular activities?... Why is exercise so important?... What kind of exercise is good?... How often should I exercise?... etc, |
AskMen.com
Eric Huang |
Eye Exams 101 Never had an eye exam? Call a specialist and book an appointment now. But read this first. |
American Family Physician
March 1, 2004 |
Falls: How to Lower Your Risk Anyone can fall, but the elderly are especially at risk. Information and tips on falling and how to lower your risk. |
Managed Care
October 2002
Michael S. Victoroff |
When Patients Repay Docs By Putting Them in Their Wills The other day, a lawyer called to ask me whether it was ethical for a doctor to accept a large bequest from a patient's estate. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2003 |
Heart Failure What is heart failure?... What causes heart failure?... What are the symptoms of heart failure?... What tests will I need?... What treatment will I need?... What medicines will I need to take?... etc. |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2005 |
Why Am I Short of Breath? Shortness of breath can be caused by many things, from a simply cold to heart failure. While these tips should help ease the anxiety, they shouldn't replace a visit to your doctor. |
Financial Planning
April 1, 2007
Suzanne McGee |
High Net Worth: Affluent Medicine If your financial advisory clients haven't discussed concierge healthcare with you yet, they may well do so very soon. Here's what you need to know. |
American Family Physician
July 1, 2005 |
How to Prevent Falling A patient/caregiver handout including facts about falls and the elderly, its causes and dangers. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2006 |
Health Care for Lesbians and Bisexual Women A patient's guide: Why should I talk to my doctor about my sexual orientation?... What types of things should I tell my doctor?... Where can I get more information?... |
American Family Physician
January 1, 2004 |
Painful Urination Why does it sometimes hurt when I urinate?... What will I need to tell my doctor?... What kind of tests will I need to have done?... How are UTIs treated?... What can I do if I keep getting UTIs?... etc. |
Nutra Solutions
June 1, 2005 |
Hidden Drug Costs Up to five salespeople from the same company may call on the same doctor about the same product. Drug makers spend over $7 billion on such calls each year, compared to $4 billion on direct-to-consumer advertising. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2002 |
Joint and Soft Tissue Injection What is a joint and soft tissue injection?... What will I feel during the injection?... What should I do after the procedure?... What should I expect after the procedure?... |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2001
John W. Simon |
Commonly Missed Diagnoses in the Childhood Eye Examination Early and accurate detection of eye disorders in children can present a challenge for family physicians. The involvement of pediatric ophthalmologists with specialized training, expertise and examination equipment is often required... |
Science News
July 18, 2009 |
Science Past From The Issue Of July 18, 1959 Suggestions were offered for using computerized information to help doctors diagnose illnesses. |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2001 |
Dyspareunia: What it Might Mean for You Dyspareunia is painful sexual intercourse. It can have many causes. It is important to talk to your doctor if you have this problem because there are effective treatments for many of the causes... |
Financial Planning
February 1, 2012
Martin Shenkman |
Trust, But Verify The estate planning answer for a lot of parents is to leave inheritances in trust for the benefit of their child. But trusts vary widely, and because this is a message many clients miss, planners must reinforce the idea. |
| The Family Room |
Vision Screenings: Keeping Eye Health in Sight |
AskMen.com
Robert Morris |
How To Maximize Your Doctor Visit Here's how to get the most bang for your buck before, during and after your visit to the doctor. |
The Motley Fool
September 10, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Save Smarter for College As the school year starts, it's time to think about your child's future. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2007
Gresham & Gresham |
The Price Isn't Right Know Your Worth: Here are four ways financial advisors can improve their pricing models -- and boost their reputations. |
Nursing Management
February 2008
Susan Gallagher Camden |
A Captive Condition: Childhood Obesity Both patient safety and caregiver injury are fast becoming serious considerations in managing care of children who are obese. |
AskMen.com
May 19, 2008
Ross Bonander |
Fatherhood Guide: Affection Showing affection is a challenging area of parenting, but this is not uncommon; for many loving and caring fathers, showing their affection represents the most challenging aspect of parenting. |
Financial Advisor
April 2005
Gregory Bresiger |
Selling A Home To A Child Convince a client nearing retirement to stay in a primary residence in a booming real estate market, delaying the move to the Sunbelt for a few years. Have the client sell the home to a child. It could help the client and a child under certain circumstances. |
U.S. CPSC
December 17, 2009 |
Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Roman Shades; Sold Exclusively by Restoration Hardware Baby & Child Strangulation can occur when a child places his/her neck between the exposed inner cord and the fabric on the backside of the blind or when a child pulls the cord out and wraps it around his/her neck. |
The Motley Fool
December 7, 2010 |
Ask June: Military Divorce Entitlements and VA Loan Benefits June Walbert answers reader questions about benefits for divorced spouses. |
The Motley Fool
March 15, 2011
Matt Koppenheffer |
A Totally Twisted Health-Care System A visit to the doctor ends up as an unfortunately enlightening view of just how messed up U.S. health care is. |
ifeminists
September 17, 2009
Wendy McElroy |
Kids are like the Gorgon. Do not gaze too long. For many months I have been crying out against the political hysteria that currently surrounds issues of child abuse, child sexuality, etc. The witch hunt has made men into presumed criminals. |
Registered Rep.
April 22, 2015
Kevin McKinley |
Small Deposits Now, Big Money Later Using the right vehicle and starting as soon as possible, parents, grandparents and other concerned family members can provide a lifetime of financial security for the children they love. |
The Motley Fool
May 19, 2007
Elizabeth Brokamp |
Save Big on Prescriptions Tips for cutting medication costs. |
