| 04/2013 Prom Night Safety Tips - The Huntsville Police Department would like teens to have a safe and memorable Prom night experience by following these safety tips. 03/2013 ABC's of Diabetes - In this visual lecture, Dr. Mike explains the ABC’s of Diabetes. Living with undiagnosed diabetes will shorten your life. 02/2013 What's the best diet to promote weight loss? The best diet for a person depends on many factors that are best discussed with your family doctor. For ideas to consider click here. For an overview of diets that promote weight loss click here. 01/2013 Were you satisfied with our service? Patients with their email address on file will receive an email questionnaire after each appointment. We appreciate your thoughtful replies and review them to improve our service. If you haven’t chosen to receive email from our office you can also send a reply about our service from the DocNeighbors.com home page. Just click on the link provided at the bottom of the web page. 01/2013 What is the single best thing we can do for our health? A Doctor-Professor answers the old question "What is the single best thing we can do for our health in a completely new way. 12/2012 The Story of Medicare - A Timeline (7 minute video) - After viewing video, take the 10 question quiz. The quiz is a small link near upper right hand corner of screen. 11/2012 Find where you stand with Life's Simple 7 Success Plan Just take the My Life Check assessment. You will get your personal heart score and life plan. Your results will show where you stand on the seven recommended areas and will create an action plan that is customized to your lifestyle and health outlook. 10/2012 Enrollment for Medicare Part D is open through December 7th 2012. Seniors who are having difficulty getting their medications under their current prescription drug plan have an opportunity to switch plans during Medicare Part D open enrollment, which runs through Dec. 7. During open enrollment, Medicare patients should review their current prescription drug coverage and determine whether another plan would meet their needs better. The National Council on Aging offers an easy-to-use website that walks seniors step-by-step through the process of evaluating their current plan and selecting a new one. Seniors can compare Medicare plans in their area through the official Medicare website. You can also download a pocket reference guide to help answer questions about drug coverage and enrollment. Patients who do not wish to change their plan for 2013 need not take any action. 09/2012 How will the Affordable Care Act affect you? Learn more about what this legislation envisions by clicking on YouToons and Main Street businesses to view their illustrative profiles. Some parts of the law already are in effect. The push to cover the uninsured doesn't come until 2014. Although the overhaul survived a Supreme Court challenge in June, the November 2012 election will also affect the law's fate. 08/2012 Learn flu fact from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and What You Should Know About the 2012-2013 Flu Season. 07/2012 What You Should Know about disposal of unused medicines - Medicines play an important role in treating many conditions and diseases, but when they are no longer needed it’s important to dispose of them properly to avoid harm to others. 06/2012 Smartest Doc ™ rated Dr. Nancy Neighbors as one of the Top 50 Diabetes Experts in the United States 05/2012 Learn about America's Obesity Crisis - The Weight of the Nation sheds new light on the facts and myths of this urgent public health issue and explore how obesity is impacting our nation and the health care system. 04/2012 Smartest Doc ™ rated Dr. Nancy Neighbors as one of the Top 50 Smartest Family Physicians in the United States 03/2012 ChooseMyPlate.gov offers great ideas about nutrition. The Ten Tips Nutrition Education Series provides high quality, easy-to-follow tips in a convenient, printable format. These are perfect for posting on a refrigerator. 02/2012 Smartest Doc ™ rated Dr. Nancy Neighbors as one of the Top 100 Smartest Family Physicians in the United States 11/2011 Many Internet sites provide medical information but how can you determine if the information is reliable? FamilyDoctor.org features health and wellness information you can trust that's organized in user-friendly headings and categories, including disease overviews, symptoms, causes, risk factors, and more. Check out FamilyDoctor.org's enhanced and redesigned site for: Text-to-audio (tool called ReadSpeaker) Rehab exercise animations Questions to ask your doctor Printer-friendly patient education handouts and much more 10/2011 The National Cancer Institute Answers Frequently Ask Questions - The National Cancer Institute provides many answers about cancer including causes, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer, rehabilitation from cancer, and the continuing care of cancer patients and the families of cancer patients. Also see cancer risk calculators for breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer and colorectal cancer. 09/2011 Prescriptions: Why They’re So Complicated - Getting a prescription filled is usually easy. But because of the high cost of prescription medicines, most insurance companies and employers are trying to control drug costs. Some of the things they are doing make getting a prescription more complicated for you and your doctor. 07/2011 Pre-Existing Condition Insurance - You may be eligible for the Government's new pre- existing condition insurance plan. To be eligible for the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan: 1. You must be a citizen or national of the United States or reside in the U.S. legally. 2. You must have been without health coverage for at least the last six months. Please note that if you currently have insurance coverage that doesn’t cover your medical condition or are enrolled in a state high risk pool, you are not eligible for the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan. 3. You must have a pre-existing condition or have been denied coverage because of your health condition. 06/2011 Seafood Watch - Looking for dinner ideas? Try adding heart health seafood to your menu. The Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch offers fresh tasting recipe ideas, easy to understand sea food nutrition advice and smart shopping ideas to keep seafood a sustainable food source. 05/2011 Fooducate is a nutritional awareness application (app) for your smart phone that can help you become a smarter shopper. Just scan the UPC code on a product at the grocery store and the Fooducate app gives you a full nutritional rundown of the item you planned to purchase along with healthier alternatives. Fooducate provides a wide range of nutritional information along with an easy to understand overall score. 04/2011 Dr. Neighbors is Certified by the American Board of Family Medicine - This means Dr. Neighbors keeps up with advances in healthcare to meet the constantly changing medical needs of you and your family. 03/2011 What You Need To Know About Medicare - The official U.S. Government Medicare handbook has important information about: what's new, Medicare costs, what Medicare covers, health and prescription drug plans, your Medicare rights, signing up to get future handbooks, electronically and more. 03/2011 Calculate your 10-year probability of fracture. The output is a probability of hip fracture and the probability of a major osteoporotic fracture (clinical spine, forearm, hip or shoulder fracture. 03/2011 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Learn how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will affect you. Find out what's happening and what the law means for you. 02/2011 Learn what the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends for you? The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is a panel of experts that conducts rigorous, impartial assessments of the scientific evidence for the effectiveness of a broad range of clinical preventive services, including screening, counseling, and preventive medications. 12/2010 A Report of the Surgeon General: How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease 11/2010 Web based personal diet and exercise trainers provide a wide range of free tools that may help you reach your goals. Tell us a about the web based personal trained that helped you reach your diet and exercise goals. 10/2010 Advance directives can guide your physician and other health care professionals, and relieve your family from the burden of guessing what types of care and treatment you would want to receive if you become incapacitated or cannot express your wishes. 09/2010 Free Information To Help You Stop Smoking - In an effort to help those individuals who are trying to stop smoking and encourage people not to start, the Alabama Department of Public Health has developed a free web-based support program. 07/2010 A new government website (HealthCare.gov) can help you find and buy health insurance. The website includes information about Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Plan, and high-risk pool coverage provided through the new Pre-Existing Conditions Insurance Plan. In addition, it includes information from more than 1,000 private insurance plans. Consumers can see a list of all private health plans that are accepting new customers by state and zip code. 03/2010 Is a PSA Test Right For You? Consider these decision aids for prostate cancer screening. 01/2010 Understanding Your Laboratory Test - If you recently had a laboratory tests performed and have more questions, this web site may have just the information you have been looking for. 01/2010 - She's One Smart Mom, She's Got text4baby. Get FREE messages each week on your cell phone to help you through your pregnancy and your baby's first year. Text4baby is an educational program of the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition. 01/2010 - Extra Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs - A new "twist" in the law makes it easier to save on your prescription drug costs. Under a new law, more Medicare beneficiaries could qualify for Extra Help with their Medicare prescription drug plan costs because some things no longer count as income and resources. 07/2009 - Doughnut Hole Calculator From AARP Has Advantages and Limitations 07/2009 - Help in finding sources for affordable medications, imaging services, labs, etc. 06/2009 - Patients may now complete their medical history from home before arriving for their appointment. |
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