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Don’t be a Patient in a Hospital Without These 10 Tips

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Heading to the hospital? Don’t go alone. Knowing exactly what’s going on with your care is critical.Medical mistakes unfortunately do happen in hospitals and shockingly, it is reported that 238,337 patients died from potentially preventable medical errors during 2004 through 2006, according to HealthGrades’ fifth annual Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study. […]


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Trusting the Experts for Accurate Health Information

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Have we educated the public to recognize heart attack symptoms?
Hollywood is hot for drama, and when it comes to portraying a person having a heart attack it can be misleading.  Gasping, struggling for a breath, holding the chest as if it is about to explode or clenching an arm tightly all make for great dramatic […]