Author: Sharika Soukup

Healthy Lifestyle May Attenuate Diabetes-Associated Risk for Hypertension

April 28, 2022 Sharika Soukup

A cross-sectional study found that diabetes was an independent predictor for hypertension but that a healthy lifestyle attenuated some of the risk. These findings were published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Workers (N=451,157) insured by a large occupational risk prevention company in Spain and who underwent a physical examination annually between 2012 and…

Healthy Lifestyle

Playpark encourages healthy lifestyles for parents | News

April 27, 2022 Sharika Soukup

The Owensboro Health Healthpark has been offering childcare to its members for more than two decades, making a healthier lifestyle more accessible to parents, according to Kathy Griffin, operations manager. The Playpark, a two-hour daycare service, has been available at the Healthpark since its opening 23 years ago, according to Griffin, offering a unique and…

Healthy Parenting

Nutrisystem Diet Review: Are the Benefits Worth the Price Tag?

April 27, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Nutrisystem has been in the weight loss game since the early 70s. The company founder, Harold J. Katz, was one of the first to create a company dedicated to pre-packaged diet meals. Today, Nutrisystem is still helping people lose weight with its frozen and non-perishable meals, snacks, shakes and desserts. I subscribed to Nutrisystem to…

Healthy Diet

Postal Reform Measure Could Affect All Federal Retirees’ Health Benefits

April 27, 2022 Sharika Soukup

The landmark Postal Service Reform Act (H.R. 3076) Congress passed this week ends the mandate that the Postal Service pre-fund its retiree health benefit costs and requires postal workers to enroll in Medicare Parts A and B when they turn 65. The latter provision could end up affecting all federal employees. All current federal retirees,…

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A Framework for Designing Excellent Virtual Health Care

April 27, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Covid-19 has sped the adoption of virtual care, or the provision of health services remotely in a synchronous or asynchronous fashion. No longer just a convenient enhancement to in-person clinical care, virtual care is needed by patients, clinicians, care teams, and health systems alike. But the gap between the promise and the reality of virtual…

Medical Supplies

10 Best CBD Gummies to Buy for Pain & Inflammation in 2022

April 27, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Observer Content Studio is a unit of Observer’s branded content department. Observer’s editorial staff is not involved in the creation of this content. Observer and/or sponsor may collect a portion of sales if you purchase products through these links. CBD is a popular remedy for pain and inflammation symptoms. Some consumers swear by it, saying…

Healthy lifestyle changes may reduce need for statin

April 27, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Q: Would you comment on some information I discovered about statin drugs, which I think reveals some nefarious numbers on behalf of the drug companies? So far I have found two reports that say the actual number of people who have heart attacks after being placed on Lipitor was reduced from 3.1 percent to 2…

Healthy Lifestyle

GE Employees Say Their Kids Got Booted From Health Insurance And They Only Found Out at the Doctor’s Office

April 26, 2022 Sharika Soukup

In early January, Dalton Bocknick’s wife was pregnant and in her second trimester when her baby’s health began to deteriorate. The couple made an appointment for an ultrasound, and as they were leaving the hospital, staff called and said their insurance wasn’t active. He soon learned his employer, General Electric, had cut his wife and…

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