Month: July 2016

Titanium is the leading material for artificial knee and hip joints because it's strong, wear-resistant, and nontoxic, but adding gold might make implants even better. Because titanium and gold by themselves are among the most biocompatible metals and are often used...

A new study takes a fresh measure of generic drugs’ price advantages, revealing how much more Medicare Part D patients shelled out in co-payments for two popular brand-name drugs in 2013. The result: 10.5 times more. Copayments averaged $42 for both Crestor, a...

As common as mental illness is, though, certain myths are surprisingly persistent and prejudice continues to be widespread. Here are common beliefs debunked.  MYTH #1 You can “snap out of” mental health problems. The facts: You can’t just magically think your way out...

Retirement plan beneficiary designations are not governed by a will. For retirement plan participants changed circumstances can  affect those beneficiary designations. Those changed circumstances could be a divorce, remarriage, birth or death of a loved...