The truth about the low cost Low Dose Nalltrexone (LDN) treatment option.

Do you have a child with special health care needs? Are you getting the best care you can?

Are you part of a medical home? It can be the best health care you and your family have ever received.

Alternative medicine often gets the short end of the stick when it comes to recognition. But a new initiative may change that.

Open enrollment for the Marketplace ends March 31, 2014, so it's important to learn about your options as soon as possible.

If you're caring for a loved one you may unknowingly be putting your own health at risk.

Starting Oct 1, there will be changes and options regarding your health insurance.

The Affordable Care Act is implementing some big changes as of October 1. Learn what this means for you and your family.

Minority kids have been shown to be at a disadvantage for medical care. Could they also be at risk for a missed autism diagnosis?

Join award-winning director, Benjamin Gilmour, on a heart-stopping, white-knuckle ride through the experiences of an ambulance medic.

Learn how apps, iPads and social media are redefining medicine and improving your health.

A well visit or sports physical can be very important for your child's overall health.

The AAP believes ALL children should receive full and adequate health care.

A recent study discovered a racial disparity in care for children diagnosed on the autism spectrum. Is your child receiving inferior care?

What if there was a simple blood test that would tell if you are at risk for a heart attack? Would you take it?

You haggle at the car dealership, at the farmer’s market and at flea markets – so why not with hospitals and doctors?

If your child has a developmental delay but is now entering his or her teens, transitioning to an "adult" doctor can be a challenge.

Parental wartime deployment can be very distressing for kids. Learn how military families can get the best health care available.

According to a report published in The American Journal of Medicine, medical bills are a major factor in more than 60 percent of the personal bankruptcies in the United States.  Of those bankruptcies that were caused by medical bills, approximately 75 percent of them involved individuals that actually did have health insurance.

Immigrant children represent the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population, but their health care is suffering severe neglect.

Did you know you have the right to ask your plan to reconsider a denial of payment for services?

Exercise is Medicine is a sustainable global initiative. Be a part of an active lifestyle and change your life.

What if there was one prescription that could prevent and treat dozens of diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity?

From a recent behind-the-scenes discussion about red meat on YOU The Owner’s Manual Radio Show:

I said "It’s changing your microbiome." "Your What?" she said. "Your Microbiome, or the bacteria inside you." "Ugh" she said "That’s disgusting." "Maybe" I said, "but there may be something you could take or just avoiding it that could give you more energy for many years, as well as keep you healthy, and that’s invigorating."

You see, on a recent radio show, a guest with great expertise in this area, Adam Bernstein, MD,SciD, reviewed the hazards of eating red meat - and, yes, pork and bacon are red meats - a 20% increase in risk of stroke and type 2 diabetes for every 4 ounce portion you have a week. That is a doubling of risk for 5 servings (or one big portion, if you eat big at a place like Morton’s or The Heart Attack Grill. Yes, there is such a place).  

Yes, you are literally committing suicide by eating red meat.

It is pivotal to understand your options and the specifics you need to be aware of when choosing a private health insurance plan.

Are you confused by health care reform? Get a break down on the basic information to help you understand the new laws.

But even Ohio, like you, gets a do-over.

Let’s see if Governor Kasich really cares about jobs for Ohio, and tax reduction for its citizens and businesses.

The largest cost increase that is causing the largest need for increased taxes in Ohio, is the removal by prior Governor Strickland of the 40 million for tobacco prevention in Ohio. I live in Ohio and work at the Cleveland Clinic, so I really care about Ohio. 

Since this move, Ohio spends less for tobacco prevention than any other state.

The Result? We have gone from 20.2 % smoking rate for adults in our state in 2009 (similar to the national average) to 25.4% now, while the rest of the USA has fallen to 19.2%  (CDC data from every two year surveys). 

Each smoker costs about $2000 more per year in direct medical costs.

Would you risk your child's welfare by skipping the pediatrician and going to a store for your healthcare? Consistency is the key to proper health care and your pediatrician knows your child.

I exercise every Saturday morning listening to the Fox News business block to catch up on all the stuff I miss in news that will effect the health of our nation’s economy.  

I know so little, that I think they are “gods of finance”. But when they talked about medical costs recently, they knew so little and had their facts so confused, that I thought they must be shills for that true, but unrelated to the real problem, 16 page piece on medical costs in Time Magazine.

How could the Forbes and Fox gangs have it as wrong as Time did, when their own newspaper (Murdock run, like Fox) pointed out the folly of the Time piece?  The Forbes gang just didn’t give it to you straight on this topic…and it makes me wonder …should I stop watching them on Saturday mornings? Maybe just watch the recorded Oz shows, instead?

Let's get it straight.

When your doctor prescribes medications or tests, do you just blindly say ok? Here is a list the AAP recommends you discuss with your doctor the next time they are prescribed.

Are the false medical beliefs, that even many doctors believe, causing poor healthcare?

From not knowing your options to poor doctor's instructions, countless factors can alter the course of your care.