Choosing and Using Health Care • Birth at Home or in the Hospital: What's Right for You • Book Review: The Rights of Patients • Choosing a Doctor for Your Child • Choosing a Family Doctor • Choosing a Fertility Doctor • Choosing an Eye Doctor • Coordination of Care • Finding a Dentist • Getting Quality Medical Care • Glossary of Common Medical Specialties • Hospital or Birth Center? • How to Find a Good Nursing Home • Long-Term Care Insurance • Medicare Changes: What the New Law Holds for Seniors • Navigating Health Plan Options • Patient Advocates • Personal Medical Records • Therapists: How to Find a Good One • Tracking Down Specialists • What to Look for in a Breast Cancer Doctor • Why Men Avoid the Doctor Drug and Medication Issues • Buying Medications Online • Checklist: Medications • Children's Medicine Safety • Drug Interactions • Drug Overdose • FDA Requests Changes to NSAID Labeling • Herb-Drug Interactions • Hospital Medication Errors • How to Adhere to Your Medication Schedule • Illiteracy: A Hidden Health Hazard • Is Your Medicine Working? • Medication Errors • Medication Labels: Are Patients Getting the Picture? • Personal Medication Inventory • Prescription Drugs: Not Taken As Directed • Prescription for Trouble? • Protecting Yourself Against Medication Errors • Quiz: Is Your Bathroom Cabinet Out of Date? • Saving Money on Drugs • Storing Your Medicine Illiteracy: A Hidden Health Hazard Making a Will Questions for You and Your Doctor • Checklist: Arthritis • Checklist: Asthma • Checklist: Depression • Checklist: Diabetes • Checklist: Enlarged Prostate • Checklist: GERD • Checklist: Gout • Checklist: Heart Disease • Checklist: Laboratory Tests • Checklist: Medications • Pregnancy: Questions for You and Your Doctor • Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Allergies • Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Alzheimer's • Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Pain Sticking to Your Treatment Plan (Adherence) • Adherence and the Gender Gap • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) • Coordination of Care • Culture Clash: Bridging the Medical Divide • Depression: Getting the Treatment You Need • How Well Do You Know Your Numbers? • Illiteracy: A Hidden Health Hazard • Learning ESL After 60 Can Improve Health • Medication Labels: Are Patients Getting the Picture? • Navigating Health Plan Options • Personal Medical Records • Saving Money on Drugs • Sticking to Your Treatment: Overcoming Obstacles • Storing Your Medicine • The Global Crisis in Adherence • When People Skip Medicines on Purpose Taking Charge of Your Healthcare

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		• Adherence Center • Caregiving (Eldercare) • Childcare • Drug Information Center • Patient Safety Center

		Useful sites • Medicare Rx Benefits • Carolinas HealthCare System: Medical Tests • National Council on Patient Information and Education • American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Public Information and Patient Resources Center • Medem: Medical Library • Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations • Be MedWise News archive