Archive for January 4, 2012

Don’t Get Scammed: How to Protect Yourself

There are thousands of unsuspecting people who end up falling victim to health insurance scams each year. Unauthorized insurers are ready to sell you health insurance with a low-cost premium and most people would never think that there are fake insurance companies out there waiting to steal your money. With so many companies offering health insurance, how does one decipher which ones are scams? The current trend of scams is on the rise due to the large number of uninsured individuals compared to the rising cost of prescription drugs. Simply put, people are looking for the best deal. There are ways to keep yourself safe from these con artists and still pay a reasonable premium.

Does a health insurance company seem to be offering a policy that is too good to be true? It could be. Victims of health insurance scams are usually those who go shopping around and find a great deal (and then find that in an emergency they are without insurance). There are no clear indicators of fraud unless you know what particular red flags to listen for during their sales pitch of their particular policy. Read more

Oral Contraception: A revolutionary contraception

Contraception is a form of birth control method. Oral contraception is a drug which can be taken orally to prevent conception. Contraceptive pills are the most popular forms of oral contraception. These birth control pills due to their ease of use have become the most prescribed form of birth control to women across the world. Oral contraception has recently gained popularity over other forms of barrier contraception because users believe that barrier contraceptives lessen the natural pleasure of sex.

Oral contraceptive pills can be administered as daily pills and have become the most preferred choice due to their reliability. Oral contraceptive pills enjoy the highest success rate of contraception among all the forms of contraception. There are two types of contraceptive pills – combined oral contraceptive pill (COCP) and progestogen-only pill (POP). COCP contains two artificial female hormones, an estrogen and a progestogen while POP contains only one, a progestogen. Both the types are very effective in birth control. POP contains only progestogen and produces fewer side effects; hence it is known as a milder form of contraception. The COCP has almost 99.5% effectiveness while the POP has 97-99% effectiveness. Yasmin pill is a popular combined oral contraceptive pill.