Health and Money http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/healthandmoney RSS Feed for Health and Money en-us Sat, 22 Dec 2012 12:11:36 GMT Sleep apnea hurts all areas of life if it is left untreated http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/healthandmoney/20121222_Sleep_apnea_hurts_all_areas_of_life_if_it_is_left_untreated.html In conjunction with rapidly growing epidemics in obesity and insulin-resistant diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, is also very much on the rise. Personal genomics gives rise to predictive medicine http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/healthandmoney/20121103__Personal_genomics_gives_rise_to_predictive_medicine.html During a recent trip to New Zealand, I had the opportunity to interact with the indigenous Maori culture. The people call their country Aotearoa. Health screenings for keiki can catch problems early http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/healthandmoney/20111112_Health_screenings_for_keiki_can_catch_problems_early.html By the time a person begins to feel ill from high blood pressure, blood sugar or cholesterol, often, the damage has already been done. Even if we feel great, to ensure good health, it is essential that we receive preventive screening. Financial stress spurs doctors toward new ways to practice http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/healthandmoney/20110730_Financial_stress_spurs_doctors_toward_new_ways_to_practice.html Not many years ago, patients could expect their primary care doctor to care for them at the doctor's office and, when necessary, admit them to the hospital. Health Savings Accounts center on the individual http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/healthandmoney/20110723_Health_Savings_Accounts_center_on_the_individual.html The collective conscience of our nation determined that together we must find a way to provide health care for the tens of millions of Americans who suffer without it. Nonprofit helps seniors in managing their assets http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/healthandmoney/20110716_Nonprofit_helps_seniors_in_managing__their_assets_.html In the pursuit of good economic health, the majority of us first do our best in school, and then look for a good job and, if our health and luck hold up, work hard until retirement age. Along the way we purchase a home if we can. Drug take-back program will save in the long run http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/healthandmoney/20110709_Drug_take-back_program_will_save_in_the_long_run.html When thinking about pharmaceuticals, modern society tends to focus on the front end. We seek out the best medications to manage our health conditions. We concern ourselves with how much the co-pay will cost us and wonder whether the side effects are worth the therapeutic benefit. Questionnaires can help patient-doctor dealings http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/healthandmoney/20110702_Questionnaires_can_help_patientdoctor_dealings.html A professor of mine once announced that some of the lowest vaccination rates were for children whose parents are busy executives in New York City. These families had good insurance and great access to care, but the parents had no time to take their kids to the doctor. Insurance coverage spotty for integrative medicine http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/healthandmoney/20110618_Insurance_coverage_spotty_for_integrative_medicine.html Integrative medicine is about bringing together the best of modern medicine, traditional healing arts and manual therapies. Long-term care insurance can save ohana's finances http://www.staradvertiser.com/business/healthandmoney/20110611_Long-term_care_insurance_can_save_ohana_s_finances.html During my medical training, a trauma patient came in by air ambulance from the island of Hawaii. A successful businessman, he had been riding his motorcycle to the office. An oncoming truck crossed the center line and hit him head-on.