In the 1979 film comedy ‘Being There,’ the lead character—played by Peter Sellers of Inspector Clouseau fame—is a Washington D.C. gardener who is mistakenly believed to be a wise domestic policy expert. When he says “There will be growth in the spring,” people around him interpret it to refer to the economy instead of to what he...
If you have commercial health insurance and you have selected your health insurance plan for this year, it is also important to review and understand your individual health care benefits. Even those whose plans stayed the same should review the pointers below. 1. Review your benefits and see if anything has changed. Many times, plans...
Medicare Healthcare coverage changes from year to year and 2019 is no exception. With the New Year come some changes, enhancements and increases to the Medicare program. Here are some things to keep in mind when navigating your healthcare coverage: One: be aware that the standard monthly premium for Medicare Part B has increased from...
Your indoor environment maybe making you sick. The US Environmental Protection Agency has found that indoor air pollution exposure can cause eye, nose and throat irritation, fatigue, dizziness, headache, asthma and cancer. It can contain dust, mold, pollen, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and other air pollutants. VOCs are organic...
We associate November with Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday (and, unfortunately, elections). But who knew that November 12-18 this year was ‘Antibiotic Awareness Week’? Just about no one. The United States Center for Disease Control (CDC) developed this educational effort, as the winter cold and flu season starts, to...
Among the restaurant choices in Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport, the restaurant chain Pret A Manger (French for ‘ready to eat’) seems to offer upscale fresh fast food to eat while waiting for one’s connecting flight. Being a corporation based in the United Kingdom with most of its ~530 stores located there, some of us would have the...