In 1965, Congress added Title XIX to the Social Security Act with the passage of the Social Security Amendments of 1965. Along with Medicaid was the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Medicaid is a joint federal and state program to offer medical assistance to low income Americans and those with special needs. It is funded
CBS This Morning recently aired a segment on the increasing number of children that are getting into parents’ medications, swallowing them and ending up in the emergency room. Probably the most eye-opening part of the report was when they sat 11 toddlers, ranging in age from 3 to 5, around a table and gave them
Other than the normal aging process and bad genetics, there are other things that appear to be associated with developing one of the many forms of dementia. The problem for doctors and researchers is trying to identify these risk factors, especially since there a couple hundred different types of dementia. I recall about 20-30 years
Put down the scalpel and bring out the tape. That’s the prescription from La Jolla’s DermTech, which offers skin tests for melanoma using a special adhesive tape. The genomic tests can quickly identify those who need further attention and reassure those who test negative for the cancer. One test, called DermTech PLA (Pigment Lesion Assay),
Over the past few years, it seems that a number of locations in the US, mainly the western part and Florida have been plagued by a number of wildfires. Some of these wildfires burn out of control for days and weeks before firefighters begin to gain any level of control or containment. Thousands of acres
When most of us were young and in love or at least infatuated with someone of the opposite sex, we often held hands when we walked, when we sat and talked, when we watched a movie and even sometimes when we ate. There seemed to be something magical when we held hands. We felt connected
For many years, there was a profession of people that seemed to defy the aging process or at least they aged much slower than most other people. On the outside, they may have looked old, weathered and worn, but on the inside, they tended to have a better immune system, greater muscle mass, lower levels
For many centuries, different cultures have used various means to turn their skin into artwork, with the most common artwork being in the form of tattoos. Some cultures used bamboo slivers dipped in different plant pigments to puncture the skin and created a permanent design. Other cultures used finely pointed pieces of bone, dipped in
Almost all women will eventually go through menopause, when certain hormones are no longer produced, ending the menstrual cycles and chances of getting pregnant. However, the lack of those vital female hormones has other effects on a woman’s body, both physically and mentally. Her moods change and she often loses most or all desire for
This has been a severe flu season. It started weeks earlier than normal and is lasting longer than usual. It’s hitting more people, including healthy people, than normal and it’s killing more people than normal, some of which were healthy and active people. We were told to wash our hands frequently, especially after being out
