Move over, 1999. July 2010 was a scorcher for the record books. And while drinking a frosty beverage and complaining to your neighbors is fun, sun safety is pretty serious business. How should you stay safe?

It turns out that heart disease is a bigger problem than just about anyone expected. Yesterday the CDC reported that almost half of all adults in the United States have one or more of the following: high cholesterol, high blood pressure, or diabetes. Very often, heart disease is preventable -  it's just a matter of choice. From 1999 -2006 (the years covered by the CDC report), it looks like we were making some questionable choices. Today, we're making some new ones. Here are our plans for preventing heart disease:

To follow up on our last post about savings in health care, a video that lays out just how much we're all spending on health care, and what we can do to spend less. A big thank you to our fantastic interns for doing the research and putting this together. Check it out after the jump!

If you live in New York, getting anywhere at the moment probably involves a lot of slipping and sliding on sheets of ice. As one of our interns can attest, falls are painful and can lead to more serious injuries. So starting today, ZocDoc has you (and him) covered.

Everyone. Is. Sick.

Here are 5 things you can do to fight HIV/AIDS:

Want to know a scary fact about breast cancer? In its early stages, it typically causes no pain.

Paul Mango is a Director in the Pittsburgh office of McKinsey & Company, where he leads the Global Health Care Practice. Working with some of the country’s largest health insurers and  providers organizations with an emphasis on health reform, we sat down with Paul to discuss how real health care reform really starts at home.

No one knows how Swine Flu will develop. The CDC recommends washing your hands, avoiding the greeting kiss, and avoiding to cough out openly (the disease is believed to spread by tiny droplets in the air). For more information, please see the CDC’s Q&A on Swine Flu. Swine Flu symptoms are similar to that of the regular flu including fever, lethargy, lack of appetite and coughing. If you are concerned that you have these symptoms and you want to see a doctor, our primary care doctors have agreed to offer Swine Flu checkup appointments.

February is National Cancer Prevention Month, and here at ZocDoc, we take that seriously. There are plenty of ways for you to prevent cancer - avoid tobacco, be safe in the sun, maintain a healthy diet, exercise - but the best way to detect cancer early is to get a cancer screening. Second to heart disease, cancer is the biggest killer in New York City. Currently, we can help you make appointments with ENT Specialists, Dermatologists, and Gynecologists for cancer screenings. Do yourself a favor and book one today.