Not long ago, the Department of Agriculture proposed to control
fire ants using an astonishing little creature called the
DECAPITATING PHORID FLY. It takes less than a tenth of a second
for a female fly to inject an egg into the ant’s
midsection. When the egg hatches, the maggot crawls inside the
ant, and – here comes the best (or should we say the most
delicious?) part – EATS THE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF THE
ANT’S HEAD. Meanwhile, unsuspecting ant strolls along with
its insides being devoured until its head falls off. Inside the
detached head, the maggot turns into a fly, crawls out and looks
around for more ants…
The preceding passage is not an excerpt from the
“Bug’s Life” re-write by Stephen King, nor is
it a script-pilot for the new Sci-Fi TV series called
”InsX-Files”. At
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/video/vnr/firefly.htm you can
actually see an amazing video of phorid flies in action titled
Good Flies Take on Fire Ants.
As gruesome as it is this genuine story rather accurately
depicts the vulnerability of the 45 million people (15.4% of the
population of the U.S.) who cannot afford timely medical help.
They often face a daunting choice of (a) postponing their
child’s next visit to the doctor or (b) jeopardizing their
rent or mortgage in order to pay ever-increasing medical bills.
Quite enough to loose one's head, isn't it? (So far only
metaphorically, but judging by the media headlines describing
current crisis within the healthcare industry "the worst is yet
to come!") Once faced with a serious health problem, the
unfortunate ant from the story had no choice but to loose its
head. Humans usually have more options.
Now you can choose from several non-insurance health care
solutions that anyone can use to access the same networks of
health care providers (for the same low negotiated rates!) that
large insurance companies use. No long-term commitment is
required on your part and the service is available for a modest
monthly fee that is only a fraction of an average health
insurance premium. Best of all, there are no pre-existing
condition limitations, no waiting periods and no third party
limiting the care you can receive or the specialists you are
allowed to see.
If you do not have health insurance, are underinsured, have
pre-existing conditions, or simply can't afford high premiums
– there is one question you should ask yourself right now.
Are you waiting for your PHORID FLY to arrive?
(C) by Irina 2003.
About the author: Irina helps people save money on healthcare
and create steady stream of residual income working from home
http://www.megaone.com/hbb/savemoney/
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