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This article explains the basics about the Medicare drug benefit, also called Medicare Part D. What is the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan? Medicare is adding coverage for prescription medicines. This means that people who have Medicare Part A (hospital insurance) or Medicare Part B (medical insurance) will be able to get insurance to pay for part of their prescription drugs. Medicare is working with insurance companies to offer this benefit. It is available no matter what your income, illnesses, or drug costs.

Medical errors are one of the nation's leading causes of death and injury. A report by the Institute of Medicine estimates that as many as 98,000 people die in U.S. hospitals each year as the result of medical errors. Government agencies, purchasers of group health care, physicians and other health care providers are working together to make the U.S. health care system safer

My father has always been a generous man, but when I was a child, he set an unforgettable example of generosity that has remained with me ever since. Dad spent a lot of time working outside, and one icy winter afternoon, he bought a brand-new pair of coveralls. Money was tight, but his old coveralls were so worn they didn’t keep out the freezing wind. As Dad drove home, he saw a man with no coat walking by the side of the road. Without hesitating, Dad pulled over and gave the homeless man his new coveralls. He quietly used his old ones for the rest of the winter. Christians sometime...

(born December 18, 1980) is an American pop/R&B singer-songwriter. She has been noted for her vocal abilities as well as her unorthodox sense of fashion. She began working in the entertainment industry at a relatively young age and rose to popularity through the critical and commercial success of her debut album Christina Aguilera (1999), which produced four hit singles. Her second English-language studio album Stripped (2002) was also greeted with high sales, but attracted less favorable reviews and generated controversy due to Aguilera's increasingly sexual public image. In 2005 she marr...

Vitamin B-12 is an important vitamin that you usually get from your food. It is mainly found in meat and dairy products. Vitamin B-12 helps make red blood cells and keeps your nervous system working properly.

This section of familydoctor.org offers a range of practical ideas for dealing with overweight and obesity. You'll find advice about healthy eating and physical activity for adults and children, as well as suggestions on how to set realistic, achievable personal goals. The information in this section is based on a recent publication of the American Association of Family Physicians (AAFP): "Practical Advice for Family Physicians to Help Overweight Patients." This publication was prepared by the AAFP Panel on Obesity, a group made up of experts in the fields of family medicine, nutrition, ep...

We asked you to nominate working-mom heroes—gutsy go-getters whose innovative thinking, intrepid spirit and influential lives make you feel as if anything is possible. We were awed by the stories that poured in about women who strive each day to make a difference. Our winners this year, including an actor, a fire battalion chief, a tech exec and a scientist, are exemplary of how powerful working moms can be. Each one has made the world better, not just for herself but for all women

From her groundbreaking new book, This Is How We Do It, the CEO of Working Mother Media shares her top guilt moments, her husband’s transformation from man-about-town to at-home dad and her private journal entries