Archive for August, 2011

Aug 30 2011

Do you know how many Calories in a Banana?

Published by under Health

Obesity is the number one growing epidemic in the United States.  Fast food restaurants have become a staple in the American diet and unhealthy lifestyles are taking over.  The question that American’s have to ask themselves is: why is this happening?  The answer, to some, is quite obvious, lack of knowledge and lack of understanding [...]

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Aug 29 2011

A Weak Labor Pool to Meet Significant Demand for In-Home Health Care

Published by under Medical

Locally, it isn’t just primary care doctors in Rockville that are in demand — the market for home health care is witnessing a marked boom. Many factors are contributing to the uptick in demand for home health care; the most talked about among these are relatively recent federal laws aimed at capping rates of patient [...]

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Aug 23 2011

Paying the Price for Obesity

Published by under Medical

Obesity comes at a price. Thousands of Americans each year pay that price with diseases like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, arthritis and high blood pressure. All these diseases can become deadly if not taken care of in a timely manner. Unfortunately the easiest solution to all of these problems is the [...]

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