Monday, February 16, 2009

PARALYSIS & AYURVEDA


Paralysis or stroke is a medical emergency which results when the blood supply to a part of the brain is cut off or greatly reduced
A paralyzed person loses the capacity of voluntary movement in some part of the body, like the hands, legs or torso. The loss of voluntary muscle movement is accompanied by numbness, or loss of sensation, in the affected part. Due to this, the person does not feel any pain or climatic changes like heat, cold, etc. in the paralyzed part of the body.
Ayurveda, the science of life, is the oldest and most holistic medical system available on the planet today. It was placed in written form over 5,000 years ago in India
Ayurveda regards Pakshavadha (Paralysis) as a Vataja, i.e. a disorder caused due to imbalance of the Vata, the air element of the human body. Vata dosha is responsible for the proper coordination of all voluntary movements in the human body. A block in the proper movement of the Vatadosha can bring about Pakshavadha in the person.
Ayurveda offers excellent therapies for treating Paralysis. The strength of Ayurveda in the area of treating Paralysis is globally appreciated. Since it addresses the root cause of the issue the results are fantastic.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Employers favour overseas medical care

Most Americans have health insurance through their employers. As the American economy is moving from a manufacturing based economy to service based economy, health insurance coverage has become less stable. The service sector offers less access to health insurance than its manufacturing counterparts. In addition to this, there is an increasing reliance on part-time and contract workers who are not eligible for coverage. Thus workers having access to employer-sponsored health insurance is decreasing.

Rapidly rising health insurance premiums are the main reason cited by all small firms for not offering coverage. The average annual increase in inflation has been 2.5 percent while health insurance premiums for small firms have escalated an average of 12 percent annually. Companies that do offer health insurance, often require employees to contribute a larger share toward their coverage. Employee spending for health insurance coverage (employee’s share of family coverage) has increased 120% (from $135/month to $248) between 2000 and 2006.

A study found that 29 percent of people who had health insurance were “under insured” with coverage so meager that they often postponed medical care because of costs. U.S. health care costs have gone so outrageous that some small employers save money by flying workers to foreign countries for inexpensive medical procedures.

While global medical tourism has yet to make major inroads with U.S. employers, some small employers and benefit providers are starting to take the idea seriously. Until recently, medical tourists were mostly individuals seeking low-priced cosmetic and elective surgery not covered by insurance. But more than one million Americans will travel overseas for procedures this year, and a rising proportion are getting insurers or employers to pay part of the cost. Surgery overseas costs 30 to 80 percent less than it does in the U.S., thanks to lower fees for even top-quality doctors and hospitals.

Courtesy:
www.consumeraffairs.com
www.nchc.org