Erickson Tribune - Health Secrets

What Happened to Quality Health Care?-For Middle-Class America, It’s Disappearing
Thursday, December 01, 2005

For more than a decade now, Americans have witnessed a distressing trend: the loss of quality health care for the average citizen.

Estimates say the average primary care doctor now sees anywhere from 2,000 to 4,000 patients each year. It’s a number that makes it nearly impossible for doctors to provide personalized care.

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Watch Out for Winter’s Health Hazards-The ‘Wonderland’ Isn’t Always Wonderful
Thursday, December 01, 2005

As enjoyable as winter can be, it brings with it a variety of potential health hazards for those who aren’t careful. You know the most common ones: back pain or heart attack from snow shoveling. Here are some others that require you stay alert.

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Information to Sink Your Teeth Into-Why Dental Care Should Be a Priority
Thursday, December 01, 2005

“We don’t accept the loss of a limb benignly. Why do we accept the loss of teeth as natural?”

That’s the question asked by Richard H. Price, DMD, a dentist and consumer advisor to the American Dental Association. Price is a passionate advocate for making people 62 and older realize tooth loss should not be accepted as inevitable anymore.

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