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Healthbase, the leading award-winning medical tourism provider has partnered with the South Korean Wooridul Spine Hospital in order to bring greater options to Americans, Canadians and others looking for affordable, timely and high quality spinal treatments.

Healthbase.com has been named the Best Website for Accessing International Medical Information for Patients/Consumers by the Consumer Health World Awards.

Today, cheap yet world-class surgeries are just a flight away. But the deluge of information available out there can overwhelm anybody. So, here is a quick guide to medical tourism to answer most of your questions about the phenomenon.

Dictionary.com defines outsourcing as "a practice used by different companies to reduce costs by transferring portions of work to outside suppliers rather than completing it internally".

Healthbase has partnered with a JCI accredited Costa Rican Hospital to bring more cost-effective and convenient choices to uninsured Americans for their health care requirements.

Michael Moore's latest movie, SiCKO, makes clear the present healthcare scene in America. In such a situation, international healthcare providers help Americans by providing them the healthcare they need at an affordable cost.

Medical tourism dates back to the times when wealthy Europeans and Asians would travel within their continent or to other continents to seek health related treatments.

Surgery isn't the first or even the last thing that comes to mind when you think tourism and vice versa. As misnomered as it may sound, but surgical tourism is what is happening in the health care industry today.

A pre-existing medical condition disqualified Steve Slaven from having health insurance leaving him with only one option when he needed medical assistance - going overseas to get affordable life-changing treatment.

Khan who suffered from jaw problems since childhood saved a huge 68% on his dental bill by having his dental surgery in Mexico.

Uninsured American gets a knee replacement surgery overseas after years of living with a bad knee

When Canadian neurosurgeons refused to do spine surgery on Jill Misangyi, her life was given back to her by Healthbase and Indian specialist doctors.

It's easy to hop on a plane and catch the next flight to your surgical destination . But before you do so, there are a number of things you should know and do to make your medical tourism trip safe and successful. Here is a list that will assist you in planning...

When buying a new car or even a small inexpensive object, you probably refer to a buying guide or try to find out what others who have bought the product in the past are saying about it to make smart shopping decisions.

Going overseas for surgical treatment can be overwhelming for anybody. After all, it's not like going to a hospital down the road where you have been to before and know all the doctors and nurses.

Americans - uninsured, underinsured and even insured - are taking advantage of the low cost, high quality healthcare overseas and saving tons

Ever heard of botched cosmetic jobs in Brazil or crappy dental work in Mexico? Such situations are very real. Here are the 007 top secrets of messing up your health care overseas.

Read this tips if any one amongst you is planning to visit India on a medical trip.

Bargain deals are not limited to groceries, household products or fashion goods any more. Today, even dental care is on sale. But the catch is that you have to cross the international border to buy it.

Outsourcing is not just about manufacturing and call centers and computer programming and financial services - today, people are actually outsourcing their own medical care.

Healthcare, travel and insurance are all heavily intertwined subjects, and most often, incomplete without each other. What's wrong here, and how to fix it.

Medical travel, also called medical tourism, can provide a wide variety of treatments and surgeries. The procedures offered do include the well-known choices of plastic and bariatric surgeries. However, they also go beyond those options that we hear about most often.

This article describes the growing phenomenon of "medical tourism", it's impact on those who use it and why it's use is growing at such an astounding rate.

An increasing number of people from post-industrialized nations are choosing to travel internationally to receive medical treatments. The reasons for this emerging phenomenon are varied.

Medical tourism, an unexplored segment, is still in its infancy in India. About one and half lakh tourists visited India in 2003 for special treatment and/or advanced surgery, and they have mixed response and experience.

Medical tourism is the practice of visiting a foreign country to save money on health care treatment. It's a common practice in many parts of the world. But how many Americans are taking advantage?

These days medical field has spread its wing by offering overseas treatments at much lesser costs for everyone to take advantage of.

More and more Americans are journeying to far away countries to get medical care. What does this mean for the American health care system?

Medical tourism is rapidly gaining popularity among Americans, but consider these points before you seek medical help overseas.

You need to purchase special auto and health insurance when you travel in Mexico.

The cost of US healthcare has become so expensive that many people are now coming to Thailand to get the same care for about 1/10th of the cost in the US.

A lot of people are attracted to cheap surgery abroad either because they lack insurance or because there is a long wait list for the needed surgery in their own country. But is surgery abroad for anyone and everyone?

Heart disease or cardiovascular disease (CVD), which is the leading cause of death in many countries including the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, is caused by our daily habits of what we do and what we do not do.

Some people have gastric bypass surgery and shed 100 pounds or more. What can this surgery do for you?

With more and more corporations adding select foreign hospitals as Preferred Providers to their employees' health insurance plans, with little information, it remains difficult for patients to make informed decisions on surgery halfway around the world.

This is my experience of living in Costa Rica in the middle 70s and what I saw and did will always remain a very pleasant and beautiful memory.

Costa Rica is the ultimate destination for ecotourism. Whether you want the rustic, most basic of accommodations, or luxurious and elegant surroundings, this country has it all. Pura Vida - enjoy your stay!

A first hand account of some of the wonderful places to visit in Costa Rica. A must read for anyone who wants more information about the island or is planning a trip and requires a few destinations to visit.

If you're dreaming bigger than just staying in-country for four months at a time, you'll want to obtain residency status. There are several alternatives to retiring in Costa Rica and obtaining legal residency

Affordable, beautiful, and close, Costa Rica should be on the travel plans for anyone interested in a relaxing vacation with friendly locals, a chance to get away from the city, and the opportunity to see animals and plants you can see nowhere else.

Break away from the stiltled tour guide and take a safe, one-day adventure on a public bus anywhere in Costa Rica for under $10.00. Many of the beach route busses are semi-direct stopping only to pick up a local farmer here and there.

Planning to retire ANYWHERE takes time. My best advice to you would be to visit the Costa Rica first. Granted you're going to see the country different through the eyes of a "tourist' rather than that of a "resident", but you have to start somewhere.

If you are thinking of getting married in Costa Rica, here is some useful information you may need.

This is about my adventures on a train ride in Costa Rica from San Jose to Puntarenas Beach. What stops we made and what views we saw.

Costa Rica is a unique subtropical paradise with a wealth of things to do and see.

A Medical Tourism Management Information System to seamlessly move the patient from information gathering to scheduling surgery

For your first jungle experience, one excellent option is Tortuga Lodge located in Tortuguero, on the Caribbean side of Costa Rica.

The rising cost of health care and the ailing economy have resulted in many people being unable to afford their medical care. Medical tourism is a growing trend that is helping shape what may be the new wave of the future.

Dominical, Costa Rica. Where the only cold water found is spouting from a showerhead.

Find out why Rocking J's has become one of the favorite hostel of backpackers traveling through Puerto Viejo.