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California Addiction & Health News

• How to keep hotel bedbugs from biting September 6, 2010
  Make a thorough inspection of the hotel room, keep your luggage on the rack and don't put clothes in drawers.I have to travel in a couple of weeks and stay in a hotel for several days. I have been reading and hearing a lot about the bedbug epidemic in New York, Washington and Baltimore. Do you know of any way I can make sure I do not pick up any bedbugs […]
• Scribes are doctors' tech support September 6, 2010
  The workers, often young pre-med students, enter information into computers as physicians examine patients. Complex electronic medical record systems are mastered, and doctors are able to focus.Melissa Genove has dreamed of becoming a physician since childhood. To help her prepare, she spends as many as 35 hours each week shadowing emergency room doctors at […]
• Mental health parity act may affect your medical benefits September 6, 2010
  Employees of larger companies will see mental coverage given equal treatment with medical coverage. The effect on out-of-pocket costs is unclear.The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, by some estimates, could affect the health coverage of approximately 113 million Americans. Exactly how it will affect them, though, will vary widely. […]
• Exercise equipment that makes routines less so September 6, 2010
  Inventions such as the Altus Rip Slide, CoreGlide, KoreFit and Spheerz enhance workouts through challenging, dynamic movements.Adding dynamic movement to strength exercises, such as doing a squat on a moving surface, is a good thing, forcing your body to balance, coordinate and challenge a wide range of muscle groups at once. Here are some dynamic new fitnes […]
• Eggs and salmonella contamination September 6, 2010
  Factors to keep in mind, whether buying eggs from big commercial suppliers or farmers markets or gathering from a backyard coop.As the scope of the nationwide salmonella outbreak expanded late last month, farmers market vendors reported rushes on locally produced eggs and people with backyard flocks were sitting smug. […]
• Pilates roll down September 6, 2010
  Strengthen your core while stretching your spine.Use this Pilates roll-down exercise to stretch and strengthen your core muscles. Leaning against a flat wall to perform the move helps you hold and maintain a C-curve shape to your spine. […]
• Health insurance options for those with preexisting condition September 6, 2010
  It may take searching, and premiums may be higher, but for some patients, choices are available.Amy Reiley had resigned herself to joining the ranks of the uninsured. The part-time L.A. resident and owner of a boutique cookbook publishing company had a group insurance plan that for three years covered her and another full-time employee. […]
• The Unreal World: 'The Big C' September 6, 2010
  How realistic is the Showtime series' treatment of cancer?"The Big C," "Summer Time," Showtime, Monday, Aug. 23, 10:30 p.m. […]
• Rough transition into menopause September 6, 2010
  Perimenopausal symptoms can go beyond hot flashes and may include sleep problems, psychological distress and mental lapses. Treatment options are limited, but research is ongoing.I'm 46, and there are days when it feels like I'm completely losing my mind. I misplace my car keys, struggle to remember details of recent conversations, and can't r […]
• After Mom's pancreatic cancer diagnosis, every moment becomes precious, strange September 6, 2010
  After a lifetime of assuming Mom will always be there, her daughter waivers between despair and love.I have always had an obsession with knowing what will happen next. I check weather.com on a nightly basis and have a predilection for scanning the TV listings so that I can plan my Sunday afternoons accordingly. […]