The American Cancer Society estimates that about 150,000 new cases of colorectal cancer will be diagnosed in the United States in 2008. When it is found early, colorectal cancer can be successfully treated.
When establishing a treatment plan for your asthma, health professionals refer to the asthma management guidelines developed by The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Planning in advance for our own future health care needs has definite benefits. Doing so allows us to protect our rights as patients to accept or refuse medical care should we be unable to verbalize our wishes due to illness or injury. Advance health care directives are legal documents that state your wishes about what medical care you want to receive, and enable you to appoint someone to act on your behalf.
Several pharmacies, most notably Wal-Mart and Target, now offer many generic drugs at $4 for a one-month supply. In many cases you may be taking a brandname drug that is available as a lower cost generic equivalent.
