J.James Rohack, MD
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
[Please stay tuned for more info.  This special show with J. James Rohack, MD will not air live on October 29th, however it will be rescheduled in the near future.  Thank you.]

Join me and for the first time my very special guest co-host, Kevin Soden, MD on Thursday, [...]

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
In April I co-authored, “Swine Flu Vs. Soap:  Our bet’s on the soap!” with pediatrician, Dr. Gwenn O’Keefe, founder of Pediatricsnow.  We gave a brief overview about the swine flu H1N1 and discussed preventative measures.
While the information remains the same in our post, I’d like to now add a little [...]

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
This post isn’t being written to frighten you or to cause you to mistrust hospitals.
It’s to make you aware that medical errors do occur, but there are steps that you can take to help prevent medical errors from happening.
First, some vital information
According to a recent investigation by the Hearst Corporation, [...]

3 Simple Things to Boost Your Health
By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA

1.  Meditate
You may feel that you need to be in a lotus pose or in a spa like environment to gain the benefits of mediation, but truth is you can be anywhere.
You can meditate while waiting in line at the post office, in a [...]

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA
Do we need to be a detective to find out which foods are healthy?

Maybe…
In yesterday’s Washington Post,  Jennifer LaRue Huget, blogger for “The Check Up” writes about the new unhealthy line of Kraft Lunchables.
Kraft calls the new line “wholesome,” but are they?
Turkey and Cheddar Sub Sandwich seems like it could [...]