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1. Text4baby — Text Messages for Pregnant Women and New Parents Text4baby is a free service from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that provides pregnant women and new parents with pregnancy and baby care tips. Sign up by texting BABY to 511411 (or BEBE in Spanish) and you’ll receive weekly SMS text messages throughout your pregnancy and up through the baby’s first year […]...
2. Text Messages from CDC – Medicare I know it’s officially spring, but I wanted to remind you that H1N1 flu (also known as swine flu) is still a risk and you should take steps to stay healthy. Even though the H1N1 outbreak in the U.S. was mild over the winter, the World Health Organization still considers H1N1 a pandemic. Luckily for us, […]...
3. National Consumer Protection Week National Consumer Protection Week is almost here. You may remember a few months ago when Nicole wrote a guest post introducing the National Consumer Protection...
4. Order Your FREE Consumer Action Handbook Whether you’re buying a car, financing your education, or filing a complaint, the Consumer Action Handbook can help. Order a FREE copy to get practical tips on solving consumer problems....
5. Becoming an Involved Health Care Consumer Becoming an Involved Health Care Consumer...
6. After Holiday Consumer Tips It’s the most wonderful time of the year!! This week, my favorite stores are having major after-Christmas sales so that they can get rid of their extra inventory. As the frugal (read: cheap) fashionista I couldn’t be more excited. I’ve also been thinking about a few other consumer issues that are particularly relevant this time […]...
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8. MyMedicare.gov provides direct Internet access to your Medicare benefits MyMedicare.gov provides direct Internet access to your Medicare benefits...
9. Consumer Protection Blog Check out the Federal Trade Commission’s blog with tips on protecting your privacy, managing your money, steering clear of frauds, and much more. MedicareCard.com has been serving consumers for several years with a primary emphasis on Medicare information and assistance. We started the medicare blog in order to provide the community with forum opportunities to […]...
10. MyMedicare.gov MyMedicare.gov provides direct Internet access to your Medicare benefits, eligibility, enrollment (including prescription drug plans) and preventive health information – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Visit the site, sign up, and Medicare will mail you a password to allow you access to your personal Medicare information. MyMedicare.gov also allows you to view […]...
11. Researchers uncover clues related to metal-on-metal hip implants A new study, bringing together an interdisciplinary team of physicians and engineers from the United States and Germany, made a surprising finding about implants used in hip replacement surgery: Graphite carbon is a key element in the lubricating layer that forms on metal-on-metal hip implants....
12. Medicare, National Diabetes Awareness Month Can you figure out the common link between: being older than 45, giving birth to a baby that weighs more than 9 pounds and high blood pressure? They are all risk factors for Type 2 Diabetes This month is National Diabetes Awareness Month, a time when health organizations try to raise awareness about risk factors, […]...
13. Free and Low-Cost Publications Did you ever wonder what to do when you have a problem or complaint after you buy something? Are you looking for ways to lower your auto insurance rates? Visit Publications.USA.gov where you’ll find hundreds of free and low-cost government publications to help you make important life decisions....
14. Medicare Card, Non-profits sign research and development agreement The National Institutes of Health today announced an agreement with two non-profit organizations to accelerate the development of potential clinical therapies for rare blood cancers....
15. Additional Genes Associated with Age-Related Macular Degeneration Identified Additional Genes Associated with Age-Related Macular Degeneration Identified...