Maintaining a healthy diet and exercising regularly is especially important for seniors. An active lifestyle accompanied by a balanced diet can lower the risk of major health events, such as heart attack and stroke, by protecting against high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and obesity. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that seniors get at
Thank you to the NYS Senate and Assembly for passing A.7208/ S. 4893! This legislation clarifies the prescriber prevails process in Medicaid Managed Care and eliminates some of the hurdles that patients and prescribers must go through to prevail in medication decisions. We now need your help encouraging Governor Cuomo to sign the legislation for
Strokes are the fifth leading cause of death in the United States and effects approximately 800,000 people each year. A stroke occurs when the oxygen to supply to the brain is interrupted and the cells that are reliant on that oxygen begin to die. Warning Signs The sooner a stroke is detected, the sooner it
Thank you to the NYS Senate and Assembly for passing A.7208/ S. 4893! This legislation clarifies the prescriber prevails process in Medicaid Managed Care and eliminates some of the hurdles that patients and prescribers must go through to prevail in medication decisions. We now need your help encouraging Governor Cuomo to sign the legislation for
Approximately 300,000 children suffer from juvenile arthritis. Unlike arthritis in adults, swollen or painful joints do not only categorize juvenile arthritis. Instead, juvenile arthritis can take many different forms and can produce many different symptoms, including gastrointestinal problems and skin and eye irritation. Types Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: This is the most common form of juvenile
Thank you to the NYS Senate and Assembly for passing A.7208/ S. 4893! This legislation clarifies the prescriber prevails process in Medicaid Managed Care and eliminates some of the hurdles that patients and prescribers must go through to prevail in medication decisions. We now need your help encouraging Governor Cuomo to sign the legislation for
Scleroderma is a chronic connective tissue disease generally classified as an autoimmune rheumatic disease that causes a hardening of the skin, according to the Scleroderma Foundation. It is not contagious or cancerous and involves an overproduction of collagen in the skin. There are two classifications of scleroderma, localized scleroderma and systemic sclerosis (SSc), both with
Thank you to the NYS Senate and Assembly for passing A.7208/ S. 4893! This legislation clarifies the Prescriber Prevails process in Medicaid Managed Care and eliminates some of the hurdles that patients and prescribers must go through to prevail in medication decisions. We would also like to thank the patients, advocates, and health care providers
Stroke Stroke is one of the leading killers among both men and women, but it is 1.25 times greater in men than in women. The most important step you can take to minimize your risk of stroke is controlling hypertension. It is also important to control diabetes, cholesterol, and heart disease, as well as avoid
Time is running out and the NYS Senate needs to hear your voice! Contact Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and urge him to support S.4893, which clarifies the prescriber prevails language and ensures prescribers have final say over medication decisions! Click here for more information. The Department of Health released the names of all the companies vying for