April 8, 2020 by Adrienne Sylver
Cancer Clinical Trials: The Impact of...
Clinical research trials can be lifesaving for many cancer patients. They provide...
‘Too Much Sitting’ Linked to Disabilities after...
New research suggests that this "sitting disease" increases the likelihood of developing physical disabilities after the age of 60 that include conditions affecting mobility and...
April 15, 2014 / 3 min read
Dangerous Double Shot: Drinking & Driving
The recent arrest of recording star Justin Bieber on Miami Beach was not a scripted reality television show. Bieber’s real-life drama and arrest for alleged...
April 7, 2014 / 3 min read
Caring for a Bad Back
About 80 percent of people over 30 experience back pain at some point in their life, according to Christine Villoch, M.D., a spine and pain...
April 3, 2014 / 3 min read
Spinal Cord ‘Pacemaker’ Reduces Chronic Back Pain
Fortunately, there is a device that helps the back override pain. Doctors sometimes refer to this device as a “pacemaker for the spine.” Although it...
April 2, 2014 / 3 min read
Heroin Epidemic: Treatments and Options
From rich-and-famous stars to the poor and homeless, heroin overdoses are on the uptick. Earlier this year, for example, actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died on...
March 26, 2014 / 3 min read
Kidneys, Our Bodies’ Filter
If you’ve ever experienced a kidney infection or passed a kidney stone, you know not to take these valuable organs for granted, as you likely...
March 20, 2014 / 3 min read
Health Challenge for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Here’s my personal 90-day health challenge. During the next three months, I plan to tackle the preventive and cancer screenings that I’ve been putting off....
March 18, 2014 / 3 min read
Stress—What a Pain!
C’mon! You know that treadmill of pain: When you’re hurting, you think about your pain and thinking about pain makes you ache and obsess even...
March 10, 2014 / 2 min read
Advancements in Shoulder Replacement Surgery
Whenever you hear someone say they are going to have shoulder replacement surgery, your immediate reaction is to think there will be pain and months...
February 25, 2014 / 3 min read
Start Now to Prevent Future Fractures
If you have been listening to the news over the past several years, you know there is a real push within the medical community and...
February 18, 2014 / 4 min read
