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Allergies 101 Infographic from Blink Health

Frugal Nurse Posted on April 11, 2016 by Frugal NurseApril 10, 2018

It’s allergy season

I love infographics!

So when Blink Health invited me to share their infographic on allergies, Allergies 101, I was happy to agree. (Learn more about Blink Health, a prescription drug discount program, below the infographic.)

About Blink Health

Blink Health is one of several health care start-ups I’ve been watching that I think provide innovative ways to help people save money on health care. Blink Health … read on

Posted in Be informed, Stay healthy | Tagged allergies, education, infographics

ER tips to keep kids safe at home

Frugal Nurse Posted on April 6, 2016 by Frugal NurseMay 16, 2016

As any parent or child caregiver can tell you, keeping kids safe—especially into-everything toddlers—takes a lot of planning ahead. We look around the house or yard and try to think like they do: What will they be attracted to? What will they pick up and put in their mouths? How high can they reach? Etc….

And sometimes we fail.

I just watched two video clips of ER docs talking about … read on

Posted in Be informed, Stay healthy | Tagged education, first-aid, kids-health, patient safety

Be informed – Informulary

Frugal Nurse Posted on March 31, 2016 by Frugal NurseMarch 30, 2016

I love finding websites that provide people with evidence-based health care guidance that is also easy to understand.

Like the law, medicine is full of jargon and tortured language that can leave the most intelligent patient confused about risks and benefits.

Clear communication is especially necessary when talking about prescription medications.

I just ran across a new website called Informulary, which was started with the goal of providing easy-to-use … read on

Posted in Be informed | Tagged drugs-and-supplements, education, evidence-based, internet, patient safety

Spring break and the Zika virus

Frugal Nurse Posted on March 21, 2016 by Frugal NurseMarch 20, 2016

Just in time for spring breaks across the country, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has posted the following fact sheets on its Zika Virus homepage:

  • College Spring Break Fact Sheet (PDF)
  • Family Spring Break Fact Sheet (PDF)

Most of the tips concentrate on avoiding mosquitoes and mosquito bites by using recommended insect repellents and bed nets, and wearing long-sleeve shirts and long pants, or clothing treated with permethrin.… read on

Posted in Be informed, Stay healthy | Tagged education, kids-health, prevention

Protect yourself from food poisoning

Frugal Nurse Posted on February 22, 2016 by Frugal NurseFebruary 20, 2016

Cases of food poisoning, or food-borne illnesses, have been on the rise.

A lot of media attention was on the restaurant chain Chipotle recently because of an outbreak of the potentially deadly bacteria E. coli.

But it seems there is always a story in the news about contaminated foods, food recalls and outbreaks of the most common culprits of food poisoning: E. coli, salmonella, listeria and hepatitis A.

As the … read on

Posted in Be informed, Stay healthy | Tagged education, home-remedies, kids-health, lifestyle, nutrition, prevention

PBS – “In Defense of Food”

Frugal Nurse Posted on December 28, 2015 by Frugal NurseDecember 28, 2015

If you’re interested in starting out the New Year with a better eating plan, check out the PBS production of Michael Pollan’s best-selling book In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto.

What is Pollan’s manifesto? Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.

Advice for healthy eating doesn’t get much simpler than that.

In Defense of Food premiers Wednesday, December 30th. Check your local listings for the time. Here’s the trailer:… read on

Posted in Be informed | Tagged books, education, lifestyle, nutrition, prevention, videos

“That Sugar Film”

Frugal Nurse Posted on December 21, 2015 by Frugal NurseDecember 22, 2015

that sugar filmIt probably wasn’t the best idea to watch this documentary just a few days before one of the most sugar-laden holidays of the year.

On the other hand, I will definitely be more conscious about how much sugar I eat and will hopefully avoid a huge sugar hangover—that slightly sick, tired, yucky feeling I get after eating too many sweet foods.

That Sugar Film is one of several sugar documentaries … read on

Posted in Be informed, Stay healthy | Tagged dvds, education, kids-health, lifestyle, marketing, nutrition, research, videos

Nursing shortage infographic

Frugal Nurse Posted on November 6, 2015 by Frugal NurseApril 7, 2016

I was invited to share this very interesting infographic on the looming shortage of nurses in this country.

The last of the baby boomers will reach retirement age in 2029. Although baby boomers can expect to live well into their 80s and 90s thanks to healthier lifestyles and modern medicine, they won’t be without chronic health conditions like heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, arthritis, and early dementia.

That will … read on

Posted in Be informed | Tagged education, health-care-costs, hospitals, patient safety

Sonicare toothbrushes and gum recession

Frugal Nurse Posted on October 28, 2015 by Frugal NurseOctober 3, 2017

So I finally got around to finding a new dentist.

As I mentioned in a previous post, my dentist of 20 years retired and, because I don’t have dental insurance, I was faced with the daunting task of researching local dentists to find one that 1) offered basic dental care and didn’t push teeth whitening, gum scaling or Botox; and 2) was willing to offer me a cash discount … read on

Posted in Be informed | Tagged education, marketing, oral-health, prevention

National Health Education Week 2015

Frugal Nurse Posted on October 12, 2015 by Frugal NurseOctober 12, 2015

Since 1995 the third week in October has been designated National Health Education Week.

In honor of that, and being an advocate of empowering patients to make more informed health care decisions—and save money along the way—I’m posting a list of some of my favorite health care books.

… read on
Posted in Be informed | Tagged books, education

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