On Aug 13, 2011
Published on Dr. Cynthia Haines page of Huffington Post 6/15/11
Doctors have changed from the 1950s — apparently in some very good ways...
You’ll still find a few doctors who smoke, as do some nurses and other health care providers. But thankfully, most set a good example for their patients by
...Full PostOn Aug 12, 2011
Published on Dr. Cynthia Haines page of Huffington Post 6/8/11
If the staff at a restaurant found out that cleaning fluid had gotten mixed into the food you ate, would you want to know?
If your car caught on fire, would you want to know that it was because your mechanic had left some wires crossed
...Full PostOn Aug 11, 2011
Dr. Cynthia Haines VIDEO: Healthy Strategies
If you want better health care, a great first step is to learn how to use this phrase at your next doctor’s visit.
Health experts are increasingly recognizing the power of an idea called “shared decision-making.” This means that patients play an important
...Full PostOn Aug 10, 2011
A usual example of this is eating. We all have to eat to live (although many of us, myself included, really live to eat). But here’s the trick: using this to our advantage.
You may know about the Mediterranean
...Full PostOn Aug 09, 2011
Twenty percent of Americans do not have a usual source for health care, such as their own family doctor, internist, or clinic, according to a statistical brief released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): "Main Reason for Not Having a Usual Source of Care: Differences by Rac
...Full PostOn Aug 08, 2011
Ever since getting your very first paycheck, I know you felt it. I sure did – and sometimes still do. The shock and frustration of just exactly how much goes to Uncle Sam.
Death and taxes; they are certain.
But what isn’t so certain is the payback on the promise given to us by the government. You
...Full PostOn Aug 05, 2011
If you have ever been on a diet and lost weight, you know that the real challenge is what comes next: keeping it off. In our upcoming book, we talk a lot about health tools you can use. I like to think of diet as just that. Why not take something you need to do anyway (eat) and find a way to make it work
...Full PostOn Aug 04, 2011
Only a small number of us make the simple lifestyle changes that could prevent heart disease.
In fact, recent research determined that only 0.01 percent of a large group surveyed followed all seven health factors outlined by the American Heart Association (AHA) as the must-do’s for a healthy heart,
...Full PostOn Jul 26, 2011
Comparative effectiveness research: Why should you care?
Because in the quest for better health at a much better cost, what works the best matters. And, simply put, that’s what comparative effectiveness research is all about: the process of determining what treatments are most effective and efficient.
...Full PostOn Jul 22, 2011
Good things come in small packages, they say.
I can relate this to our mission of better health at a much better cost. How so?
When it comes to change, people can simply shut down. The thought of doing something -anything- differently can be a paralyzing concept. And this is perhaps never more
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