by Denise

Where the heck do you go these days for a little R&R? What about the astronomical costs of retreats and spas in the U.S.? Who can afford that these days? Well, there’s an option. For the ultimate in true relaxation and rejuvenation therapies, check out the possibility of traveling. Yes, traveling. If you know how to shop and where to look, you can travel for some R&R (flights and stay) for cheaper than if you spent a week at a comparative resort in fancy spas in the U.S.

If you want a starting place to look, try India. An ancient form of Indian medicine, known as Ayurveda, is practiced today not only in India, but around the world. Ayurvedic medicine is one of the oldest systems of medical care that incorporates body, mind and spirit in a number of herbal, food and physical treatments. Ayurveda is alternative or natural health care.

Travelers to India, Thailand, and Singapore can find this ancient form health and wellness for the treatment and relief of stress, joint and muscle health, mental health, and many forms of illness. As a matter of fact,  Ayurvedic  yoga exercises encourage your body’s glands and organs to produce healing chemicals.  Medical practitioners today acknowledge the benefits of combining Ayurveda, yoga and meditation as a natural and alternative treatment for depression.

Folk medicine, regardless of its origins, has withstood the test of time. For information regarding alternative medical treatments, and facilities abroad that offer affordable treatments, visit PlacidWay.com.

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by Denise

As another year comes to a close, people are once again looking to start over. Millions of people are addicted – to something. Eating, smoking, drugs, alcohol… addiction is addiction. Finding help can be costly in the U.S., where waiting lists into addiction treatment facilities are often years long. If you really want to start over, consider traveling abroad for addiction treatment.

Those dealing with self-destructive behaviors and addictions such as bulimia, anorexia, gambling and overeating eventually cause not only mental distress, but physical illnesses such as diabetes, coronary artery disease, and depression. It’s a vicious cycle that soon spins you out of control.

Find natural and traditional detoxification at the Indus Valley Ayurveda Center in India. Locations that offer treatment for drug and substance abuse issues include the Vorobiev clinics in Russia and Serbia, Terme Selce in Croatia, and Yanhee Hospital in Thailand.

Affordable drug rehabilitation facilities abroad provide detox and rehab options for many different types of addictions and behaviors that require supervision, retraining and support. Addiction therapies focus on psychological and psychiatric support. A holistic approach to treatment takes the body, mind, and spirit into consideration, such as found with Ayurvedic treatments. Detoxification, or avoidance therapies are often utilized to help individuals overcome their compulsions and desires to whatever they’re addicted to.

Addiction treatment therapy in the U.S. can cost thousands of dollars a month. However, medical travelers visiting foreign addiction treatment clinics, spas and facilities abroad can save between 30 and 60% on addiction and rehabilitation programs offered in the
United States.

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by Denise

Dana’s doctor told her the news. She had breast cancer. It didn’t really matter to her what type it was; she heard the “c” word and felt a sinking feeling in her stomach. Her doctor gave her advice about traditional cancer therapy that included chemo and radiation therapy, and then surprised her by suggesting she combine those therapies with biological hormone therapy. She went home and did her research.

The most commonly used biological hormone therapy treatments included:

• Aromatase inhibitors, to help stifle conversion of substances into estrogen. This helps to slow production of such cells in the body.
• SERM (Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators), which block estrogens from attaching to receptors on cancer cells.
• ERDs (Estrogen-Receptor Down regulators) that block and break down estrogen receptors, reducing the number of cancer cells that receive messages to grow.

Drugs in those treatments included Herceptin, Avastin and Tykerb. She looked up those drugs, shocked.  Costs for biological hormone therapy were way beyond her means, even with medical insurance.  In the U.S., Avastin could cost as much as $4,400 a month. Herceptin was not much better, costing an average of $3,000 a month. Newer drugs may cost patients more than $10,000 a month.

She kept researching and found that in India, a year’s supply of Herceptin averages out to about $2,000 a month instead of the $3,000. In Thailand and Singapore, cancer medical travelers were also able to enjoy substantial savings.

Dana wanted every chance at life she could get. If she had to travel abroad to beat her cancer diagnosis, she was going to do it. For more information about cancer treatment abroad, visit PlacidWay, an international medical resource and provider that believes in affordable and accessible medical care.

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by Denise

Let’s just do some quick comparisons here in regard to costs for medical care, just to set the stage. First, we’ll start with a list of what certain procedures in the U.S. cost, and then compare costs in other countries. Don’t mistake cheaper costs with sub-standard care or technology. We’re comparing U.S. costs with costs in accredited hospitals or through internationally certified doctors or surgeons.

U.S.

Angioplasty (balloon and with stents) – may cost up to $57,000

Single heart bypass – $15,000 to $20,000+

Valve replacement – $25,000 per valve

Hip replacement – $43,000+

India

Hip replacement – $9,500

Valve replacement – $9,500 per valve

Angioplasty – $11,000

Single heart bypass – $10,000

This is just a sampling of costs in India, at internationally acclaimed facilities like the BLK Memorial Hospital in New Delhi or the Apollo Victor Hospital in Goa. We haven’t even mentioned lower costs for all types of care in facilities around the globe, from Mexico and South American destinations to those found in Turkey, Croatia, Greece and Switzerland, not to mention Thailand and Singapore.

Visit Bangpakok 9 International Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand or Florence Nightingale Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey for a sampling of their services and costs. You’ll likely be surprised, as facilities such as these are accredited, with internationally known and respected doctors and surgeons.

The Madras Joint Replacement Center in Chennai and the Wooridul Spine Hospital in South Korea are just a few of the best hospitals for medical care in specialized fields in the world, and all offering cheaper prices for care than you’d find in the U.S. and other leading
countries abroad.

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by Denise

Vision problems involve a number of conditions, including astigmatism, myopia, and diplopia. Diabetics need to be aware of the potential for developing glaucoma if they don’t take good care of themselves. Older people need to be aware of cataracts.

Cataracts are caused by cloudy lenses of the eye. Cataracts are often diagnosed between 65 and 74 years of age. Did you know that one of every two people over 75 years old are diagnosed with cataracts? That’s a lot of people who don’t see well who could through a basic, quick surgical procedure.

Here are the most common symptoms of cataracts:

• Blurred vision
• Excess glare
• Halos around objects
• Double vision
• Yellowish tint
• Less vibrant colors
• Increasing inability to distinguish between light and dark

Cataract surgery and cataract surgical procedures are performed on an outpatient basis, with patients going home the same day. Cataract procedures can:

• Improve vision
• Decrease glare
• Improve peripheral vision and depth perception
• Improve blurred vision
• Increase independence

Cataract surgery in the U.S. costs $3,000 to $8,000. Costs depend on your location, severity of the cataract, removal procedure used and choice of lens replacements. Cataract surgery in Mexico may save travelers up to 25% on costs incurred in the U.S. The TRSC International LASIK Center in Bangkok, Thailand, offers a cataract surgery package that offers travelers the ultimate in vacation opportunities with the money saving option of choosing the unilateral cataract surgery procedure abroad.

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by Denise

Let’s face it – literally. The baby boomer generation is here, and it’s sticking around for a while. With the joys of living longer  however, millions of baby boomers are looking to look younger too. Anti-aging therapies abroad, cosmetic surgery and new antiaging technologies give men and women options that were not available just a generation ago.

For example, check out the most common antiaging procedures or treatments offered around the world today:

• Cosmetic  and plastic surgeries
• Botox  injections
• Human growth hormone products
• Fat transfers
• Antiaging skin care products
• Diets rich in antioxidants
• Antiaging medications
• Stem cell rejuvenation and regeneration therapies

Have you looked at the cost of antiaging creams and products on store shelves these days? Do you want to spend $75 or more per bottle, or spend $3,000 to $5,000 on thread lift surgical procedures in the U.S.? Not many baby boomers do. Instead, they’re traveling to destinations around the world, for not only vacation time, but also antiaging therapies and treatments abroad.

Baby boomers that travel to the Yanhee Hospital in Thailand or ArtFace Rejuvenation in Tijuana, Mexico, Cedyt in Argentina or Ageless Wonders Panama in Panama – in addition to the facilities found throughout Costa Rica, Poland, Turkey and the Ukraine – may save hundreds to thousands of dollars on antiaging treatments, procedures and programs. You may be living longer, but you certainly don’t have to look like it!

For more information about antiaging treatments abroad, the qualifications, training and experience of doctors abroad, visit PlacidWay.

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by Denise

If you’re trying to have a baby and not having much luck, you may consider a fertility expert to help you determine the cause and possible treatments that will help you achieve your dreams of parenthood.

Treatment for infertility includes artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer and reproductive assistance and sperm extraction techniques. Today, you have options and choices that include newer technologies such of assisted reproduction, known as ART, including IVF (in vitro fertilization) and PGD (pre-implantation genetic diagnosis), assisted zona hatching (AZH) and autologous endometrial coculture (AEC) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).

Fertility experts and infertility treatment abroad offers the best infertility doctors in Argentina at facilities such as Fertility Argentina, also known as CEGYR in Buenos Aires. Argentina, South America is known for cutting edge technologies in fertility treatments, as is India. Medical tourism in the fertility field is booming now, in locations and in Turkey and Jordan, South America and Southeast Asia. Assisted reproduction fertility treatment facilities in Mexico have also grown clientele lists.

Visit PlacidWay.com and find more information about fertility treatments, specialists and fertility facilities and treatment centers around the world. Some of the best include but are not limited to:

• Adiva – India
• Superior A.R.T. – Thailand
• Jinemed – Turkey
• Fertility Argentina  (CEGYR)- Argentina
• Healthcare Agency – Georgia
• New Life – Ukraine
• Surgical Bliss – South Africa

If you’re looking to conceive, give yourself the best chance possible. Whether you’re looking for ICSI, IVM, ovarian cortex freezing or you’re dealing with male or female infertility issues, seek out the best, no matter where you live.

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by Denise

The outrageous cost of new (and old) cancer treatment drugs has made the news again. New drugs like Vemurafenib have displayed a remarkable ability to save the lives of hundreds of melanoma cancer patients in a recently completed study, with an 84% success rate. The drug has been approved by the FDA and is expected to hit the medical market within a few months.

Another new cancer-fighting drug, Yervoy, has undergone clinical trials in the treatment of metastatic melanoma and showed to
increase rates of survival for patients by nearly a third. Such drugs offer hope and survival to patients around the world. The problem is their cost. In the U.S., the cost of a complete treatment course of a drug like Yervoy ranges about $120,000. That’s for four infusion-injections over a course of three months.

Traditional cancer fighting drugs like Avastin, Herceptin or Tykerb in the United States can run anywhere from $2,000 to $4,000 a month depending on the drug and intake method.

The good news is that international cancer patients can travel to countries around the world for cancer treatments abroad, like those found in Thailand, where monthly cancer treatment drug costs average$1,000 a month, while in India, costs average about $1,200 per month. A cancer patient traveling to accredited and certified locations in southeast Asia, the Middle East, South Africa or Latin America may save between 50% and 70% on medical care costs. Research your options and know what’s out there.

Visit PlacidWay, a medical tourism portal and provider offering reliable, up-to-date information on accredited and global quality care and the latest updates on treatments and costs for cancer therapy in accredited facilities by qualified and certified oncologists from India to Jordan.

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by Denise

Your heart is the most important organ in your body, so why leave its health to chance? We all know how expensive cardiac
care and heart surgery is in the U.S. and other countries abroad, but we also know that no one should be denied such care due to their current finances or the limitations of a health insurance policy.

A variety of heart care and cardiac surgical procedures are available abroad, including:

• Coronary artery bypass surgery
• Heart valve replacement surgery
• Angioplasty
• Pacemaker procedures
• Heart transplantation

Each of these procedures could save your life or the life of a loved one. Unfortunately, and depending on the type of procedure or surgery performed, cardiac surgeries have widely differing price ranges. Cardiac surgeries are the most expensive performed
in the United States. The cost of angioplasty can range from $3,000 to $7,000, and coronary bypass surgery can cost up to $20,000 for one bypass, more if additional bypasses are required. A heart transplant may cost over $150,000.

However, a single valve replacement procedure in other parts of the world doesn’t cost as much; roughly $10,000 in
India, and $18,500 at the National Heart Centre in Singapore.

Where to look for accredited, certified and affordable heart care and surgical procedures? Try the Jordan Hospital in Amman.
Globally based heart care and cardiac treatment may also be found at the Bangkok Hospital Pattaya in Bangkok, Thailand. Or, contact Memorial Hizmet Hospital in Turkey for valve replacement surgery to coronary angiogram and coronary artery
bypass.

You do have options. Access international medical resources such as PlacidWay to find the doctor, surgeon or cardiac care facility that will best meet your needs. After all, you deserve the best in care, no matter where you’re from or where you’re
going.

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by Denise

Can you see me now? If you’re having eye or vision problems, and don’t have medical insurance, consider traveling across borders for your vision care. Whether you want to squeak in a visit to the eye doctor or surgeon during a business trip or during a family vacation, you can see more clearly by taking advantage of numerous world-class eye and vision care facilities around the world.

LASIK surgery involves the cornea reshaping, which is the protruding part of the surface of the eyeball.  Used to correct a wide variety of vision problems, LASIK eye surgery has become a preferred eye surgery procedure for people who have, or are experiencing vision problems such as eye myopia or nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism.

Other benefits to laser surgery are the quick recovery time. In fewer than 30 minutes, you can get one or both eyes done and have little to no discomfort. LASIK eye surgery also replaces the use of scalpels in such a sensitive area of the body.

The TRSC International LASIK Center is located in beautiful Bangkok, Thailand. Meeting the needs of international travelers when it comes to their vision needs, the LASIK center offers full refractive surgery. TRSC is one of the largest stand-alone Lasik facilities found in all of Asia.

Take full advantage of corrective eye surgery available for international medical travelers from Serbia to the Philippines and from South Africa to Jordan and Guatemala. PlacidWay, an increasingly popular resource for medical tourism, offers detailed profiles on such facilities, their treatments, costs and qualifications.

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