According to this article, a bit of dark chocolate is healthy, so I guess this could mean those fresh strawberries that I like can be dipped in dark chocolate now and I can be contributing towards keeping my blood pressure low. You want to make sure though it is dark chocolate, even though there...
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The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 11-14-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Other Items of Interest, healthcare, Blood Pressure, Chocolate, Fruits, Dark Chocolate, Vegetables
Hospitals and doctors do not get paid until they provide a service, so monitoring a patient remotely has not been set up with the “codes” for payment as of yet, but who knows how this could change down the road if insurers begin to compensate physicians and hospitals to monitor patient activity electronically...
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The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 11-04-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, Microsoft/Windows News, healthcare, microsoft, health insurance, Medical Devices, PHR, Heart Disease, Blood Pressure, Diabetes, HealthVault, Risk Management, Big Brother, American Heart Association, personal heatlh records, Remote monitoring
More and more attention is being given to electronic monitoring devices, and blood pressure is right at the top of the line. When you stop and think about it, how often do you see your physician and have your blood pressure checked? Perhaps once a year or so, and there are devices in drug stores...
What happened to taking 10 deep breaths, it appears there's a better solution...the Resperate Machine.... there's even clinical trials on this one from the Mayo Clinic and it has FDA approval... guess it is worth a try if the pills are doing the work for you...doctors claim results have been...