Medications on Shine

Medication Overcharging

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In my work as a nurses aid, I was appalled at the overcharging I saw on my patient's medicare reimbursements. One client I had was prescribed umpteen high dollar medications which I feel she didn't really need. She was even charged an exhorbitant amount for tylonal. Because…

The Flu Can Impact a Small Business: Some Tips to Limit the Pain

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The recession and slower sales may prompt many small business owners and self-employed professionals to go to work if they have flu symptoms. In a downturn, going to the office and ‘working through the pain’ may not be the smart business move according to one health expert. Dr. Mary…

What if you can't afford your diabetes meds?

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Given current economic conditions, it is no great surprise to hear from USA Today that people with serious medical conditions, such…

One Quarter at a time

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I have been trying and trying to make a better life for my family. We are a disabled household and we live on a small fixed income. We have a son who has ADHD/ODD/ Mild BIPOLAR disorder. I was the sole income earner as my wife was disabled. Three years ago I was involved in a car crash that has changed my life forever. It has been changed for both the good and bad. I can no longer work but when I first was injured I tried to keep working anyway.

My bosses who I had a hard time with anyway used my injury against me and laid me off from my job. My injuries are so severe that I am not employable and I finally had to concede and go on SSDI. Our expenses exceed our income especially when you factor in medications for three people and limited and no insurance. I write articles online when I can for small change, I do ever paying survey I can find, I have tried e-bay but have lost more than I have earned. I have held yard sales but they do not go over well here. I have sold scrap metal, I have and do whatever I can to help my family.

We have no credit card debt and we live carefully and as close to within our means as possible. We have tried to get help from everywhere but we are continually refused by an idea that we earn too much money; this is a fact I will never understand as we have to trade our mortgage payment for medications and then go without and catch up on our mortgage. We have to get an extension on utilities in a trade to buy some food and then try to find a way to meet the extension obligation. Our credit is ruined because of all of these factors.

I have finally given in to the idea of seeking help from strangers. I loathe this idea but desperate times call for desperate measures. I had an idea the other day and finally I am going to act on it. I am seeking help by way of .25 donations. I am going to ask everyone to donate a quarter to me. If my calculations are correct if 30 thousand people would help in this way I could pay our mortgages off and we would no longer struggle so hard. Then, I want to get more people to donate to someone else and if we all do this we can help so many people that are desperate and struggling like my family and worse.

I am NOT trying to scam anyone. I am just asking for help to uplift my family and get out of a very bad situation. In the end what I want most is to help more and more people and I want to do this by my "Quarter Coalition" If anyone would like to donate just one quarter to my family; your blessings will travel far. I pose the question what can one quarter do or buy? The truth is in today's economy the short anwser is nothing but many quarters will save and change lives. If you agree with me; then please join me in the fight to help my family and then I/We will continue to help the rest of America. Please....I don't know what else to do and in my heart, I want to help not just my family but everyone I can.

Thank You!

If you want to help or donate please write to,

thequartercoalition@yahoo.com

Understanding Children's Nightmares

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Children’s Nightmares

Psoriasis: News and notes you need to know

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A new medication that may help people who suffer with moderate to severe psoriasis emerged from the lab. This is not only good news for those have to deal with the chronic and uncomfortable skin problem, but it also marks an advance in research on the condition.The lead researcher in the...

SNL Spoofs Seasonale in the Best Real-Fake Drug Ad Ever

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If I see one more sad pill wandering the streets or another woman twirling in a sea of grassy green or pushing away her plate with food still left on, I may need medication myself.The culture of drug ads has not only made us aware of prescriptions we never would have known or cared about, it has...