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You Work Hard for Your Money. We Work Hard to Save It.
Why waste it? co-pays deductibles facilities fees transportation and parking time off work Avoid unnecessary doctor/ER visits. Call your personalized expert consultants to work wit
The Price of a Pill, The Price of Peace of Mind
Do you know how much over-the-counter pain medicine costs as line items on your ER bill? Have you ever heard of the $12 Tylenol? Snoop around on the Internet and see how much you w
Pain in the Tooth?
Did I mention that you can consult with dental experts through your Sterling Advice Plus subscription? Reach out to your expert consultants about that toothache, dental abscess, wh
You May Be One of the Fortunate Ones
If you’re wondering if you’ll be the sickest patient in the ER waiting room who will go to the front of the line, register at SterlingMedicalAdvice.com or call 844-SMA-
Straight, No Chaser: Fat Burn vs. Cardio – How Do I Best Exercise?
You’re working out. Congratulations! But do you know what you’re doing? If you’ve ever been to a gym, perhaps on an elliptical, a treadmill or stationary bike, perhaps you’
How Long Are You In For?
I know this bunch personally, and they were in their early 20s when they checked in at the ER. At a few of the hospitals at which I’ve worked, people knew to bring both a bag
Psychiatric Patients Wait
This graph is worth a billion words. What I’d like to point to is that care of psychiatric patients is just one of the factors that adds to U.S. emergency rooms’ realit
The Straight, No Chaser Guide to Completing Your New Year's Resolutions
We’ve spent the last week addressing your health-related New Year’s resolutions involving healthy eating, exercise routines, smoking cessation and stress reduction. None of the
By The Way
By the way, how much did that unnecessary ER trip cost you? On average, that would be about 40 times more than a phone call to 844-SMA-TALK or a monthly subscription to www.sterlin
Why Wait LongER?
Have you ever waited and waited in an emergency room only to find out that you could have stayed home in the first place? There are two things we’d like to say about that: I
Straight, No Chaser: Here's How You Stop Smoking – Quick Tips to START Smoking Cessation
Don’t pick your birthday to stop when New Year’s has just passed. Do it now. Can’t do it now? Do it Monday. In fact, do it every Monday. It’s a fight. If you fall down
Straight, No Chaser: Diet and Nutrition Tips
If you’re serious about keeping your New Year’s resolutions, so are we. Today, we move from explaining how to eat (as we did here), to giving you practical steps and choices
Peace on the Job – Guaranteed!
Have you sensed grumpiness related to healthcare around your workplace? The bosses grumbling about healthcare costs? Understand why they feel that way? Well, here’s a great chanc
Private Chat
Need privacy? Chat online 24/7 with your personal healthcare consultant at www.SterlingMedicalAdvice.com. We’ll protect your privacy as well as your health. We’re prep
Straight, No Chaser: Smoking Cessation RESOLVED
Ok. On our New Year’s resolutions list, we’ve covered diet and exercise. Now what? Of course. Several of you have promised me that you would stop smoking for the new ye
For the New Year, Lose the Co-Pay! Resolve to Talk.
Have you ever made a resolution to be more proactive about your health? Do you ignore your health until some level of emergency demands your attention? Let the SterlingMedic
The Straight, No Chaser Comprehensive Safe Sex Guide
This edition of Straight, No Chaser is a keepsake, whether for your own reference or as a conversation piece/teaching guide for others. I suspect that due to the volume and wealt
Straight, No Chaser: How to Prevent Getting the Flu Without Receiving the Flu Vaccine
Many people choose not to get the influenza vaccine (the “flu shot”) for various reasons. One of those reasons is due to an allergy to eggs. If you have an egg allergy,
Straight, No Chaser: Fifteen Tips to Care for Diabetic Skin
In this previous post, we discussed the frailty of the diabetic skin and discussed how that sets one up for skin infections, abscesses, ulcers, amputations and even death. Your bes
Straight, No Chaser: The Skin Problems of Diabetics, Part 1
If you are diabetic or caring for a diabetic, one of the things you’ve likely noticed is that the skin doesn’t always seem to look, feel or perform normally. Perhaps th
