Boomers: Living Longer but with Poorer Health
In the past, living longer was associated with having better health in one’s older years. A new study by researchers at the University of Southern California indicates that this relationship is no longer true. The study analyzed the increase in life expectancy among Americans between 1970 and 2010. In...
Read moreRetirement: the Fading Dream
Most Americans today will never be able to afford to retire. Period. Retirement was a concept basically created in the 1950s, and a number of factors have come together to end the dream for the great majority of Americans. The end of the dream in turn necessitates changes in...
Read moreSkateboards and Emergency Rooms
YouTube is populated with skateboard bloopers, and with good reason. According to researchers from the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, skateboards put 176 users into emergency rooms in the US every day. (OK, before we get into the “guns don’t kill people argument,” it’s...
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I’m Victor Crain. I am an independent agent representing Aflac, VSP Vision, Delta Dental and Mutual of Omaha insurance. The purpose of these policies is to help consumers minimize costs associated with using medical services and to meet living expenses while ill or injured without draining savings or investments. ...
Read moreFitness Trackers Become Life Savers
This week saw the first report of a fitness tracker used to diagnose and treat a patient in an emergency room. The healthcare mantra everyone should know: correct treatment applied quickly produces better results. The episode occurred at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center in Camden, NJ. A patient...
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