More growth translates into more pollution, congestion and scramble for amenities like fresh water. Infectious and waterborne diseases are transmitted more easily in congested environments.
Read more ..... You probably spend quite some time looking up nice holiday hotels. Could you do the same for your medical needs, and look for some exclusivity of care?
Read more ..... The health benefits of maintaining regular exercises are far and wide. When you remain physically active, you reduce your risks of chronic diseases like diabetes and cancer. Risks of heart disease come down as well, and life expectancy tends to be longer. But the question has always lingered about how much one needs to exercise to reap adequate health benefits.
Read more ..... Bitcoin has constantly been in the business news lately. What with its rising value, ongoing authentications as a worthwhile investment, and even the odd publicity by the likes of Elon Musk? The value of Bitcoin has even been compared to the value of the world’s most precious metal, gold. To the ordinary person, Bitcoin and healthcare are worlds apart. But look closer and you will find many connections that can link the two.
Read more ..... The ordinary patient, with hardly any medical knowledge, may never have come across the phenomenon of over-treatment. Some healthcare providers may also be equally ignorant of the same. Simply put, over-treatment occurs when medical interventions aren’t clearly focused on the specific condition being treated. Clinicians tend to go overboard, with the patient ending up with multitudes of tests and associated treatments that were never required in the first place.
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