Everyone knows that smoking is hazardous to “your” health. And most people know that the second-hand smoke that is emitted in the air by a smoker’s lit cigarette and their exhalations of smoke has been shown to cause asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, lung cancer and...
The Zika Virus is still spreading across Central and South America and into Mexico. Most recently, it has made its way to the U.S., first by hitting the territory of Puerto Rico, and then to the contiguous states through Florida. Without a vaccine or course of...
The Mosquito Repellent Guide: The World Health Organization has declared the Zika virus an international public health emergency due to its relation to birth defects. Dengue is also a concern in the Gulf Coast states of Florida and Texas as well as Hawaii for its role...
The New Concerns About the Zika Virus for Men A recent research study, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), was published that reported the effects of the Zika virus on male mice’s reproductive abilities. The results of the study found that the virus may...
What Dangers Can the Zika Virus Present For Seniors We all know that Zika has an affect on pregnant women and men and women looking to get pregnant soon, but how does it affect other demographics like the senior citizen population. Should older adults be worried about...
Introduction The Zika virus initially was thought to be a relatively harmless illness until a connection between Zika virus in pregnant women and child born with severe defects, microcephaly, and a notable rise in a somewhat rare neurological illness Gillian Barre...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) completely changed the way individuals and small businesses get their health insurance. The success of the ACA depended on getting plenty of young and healthy people to sign up to help offset the expected glut of older and sicker people....
The window for switching or signing up for an insurance plan is quickly coming to a close for 2017. Unless you experience a qualifying life event that lets you sign up for health insurance outside of open enrollment, your last opportunity to make any changes is the...
For many people, the new year brings a new health plan into play. With January wrapping up at the end of the week, it’s time to start thinking about how you’ll use your new health insurance coverage throughout the year. Even those who aren’t new to the insurance game...
Health Benefit Insurance & Short Term Health Insurance Plans - An Affordable Coverage Option For Some, Not All One of the biggest gripes of both insurance carriers and insured people is that major medical health insurance coverage just costs too much. We have...
