I get to hear a lot of inquiries about choosing the right medical tourism facilitator for the treatment abroad. A medical tourism facilitator is one who facilitates the entire process of you availing your medical treatment at a location outside your home country. There are a variety of agencies who can act as such facilitators. There are travel and tour agencies that have an additional arm of med... read more »

When it comes to the situations where you need to visit foreign land for treatment, an obvious question comes to mind about how I should choose a service provider for my treatment. I have tried to list down certain key points that you need to keep in mind while browsing on the internet for the best available medical tourism hospital options according to your medical condition. Choosing the... read more »

Diseases like swine flu, AIDS, bird flu, Anthrax, typhus, plague, malaria, etc. have been responsible for killing and maiming thousands of victims through reproduction and multiplication of micro-organisms like bacteria and virus. While the latest epidemic, Swine flu, has terrified millions of people across the globe into wearing masks because they feared death, the earlier bird flu was respo... read more »

Pets are integral to many families and almost treated like one's own children. They have their own rooms, beds and favorite places in our home. An unknown author has rightly pointed out that, "A pet is such a special friend, A friend in many ways, Sharing love and companionship, Just looking for your praise." When you own a pet, your residence becomes filthy with hair, fle... read more »

In today's tough, economic times, many people are looking for ways to save money. If you haven't already considered switching to generic drugs, this is a good time to do it. Generic drugs - whether they are over-the-counter remedies, or prescription medications, cost less than brand names, and are certified by the Food and Drug Administration to be just as safe and effective. More ... read more »

We are living at a time in this country where the population is aging more rapidly than ever before, especially as baby boomers are hitting retirement age. More of us are living longer, which is a good thing. But with an extended life expectancy, comes physical and emotional challenges. Many of our senior citizens have been relegated to a lonely and desolate lifestyle, because of their limitat... read more »

In today's health care system, navigating through PPOs and health care plans just to get to a doctor can be a time consuming and worry some task. Once you get to the doctor, that should be the easy part. But often, it isn't. Doctors today deal with more patients in less time than ever before. Many are told from higher up the ladder to only prescribe expensive tests / meds / etc when abs... read more »

Pets are important to youngsters and adults due to emotional attachment. In order to protect them from severe diseases that are contagious, medical researchers have developed various powerful vaccines. Some vaccines are administered only once in a pet's lifetime but there are others that need periodic dosages. Vaccines are important to a pet's health because of their exposure to othe... read more »

There are a number of online resources that help you collate and store your health and medical records in what is considered an off-site server, supposedly secure and safe from hackers and others who might want to breach your confidential information. Although using electronic personal health records sounds like an ideal way to keep your health and medical records up-to-date, my personal opinion... read more »

Quack medical practitioners are those who are unqualified or diagnose and give wrong medications. There have been newspaper reports about doctors diagnosing incorrectly and recommending surgery or costly treatment when there was no need for them. There are also occasional descriptions of death and handicaps due to inappropriate treatment. Patients often are unaware about the procedures for med... read more »