by ivan | Dec 2, 2019 | Medical Conditions, Patient News, Wellness
The Female Factor: Alcohol is Not Gender-Neutral Given the growing popularity of the cocktail culture and wine time, it’s important to know that alcohol affects women differently than men – physiologically, psychologically and socially. It’s worth asking: For...
by ivan | Sep 4, 2019 | Healthy Aging, Medical Conditions, Patient News
This Too Shall Pass: Treating and Preventing Kidney Stones More common, frequently less painful and far more preventable than reputed, kidney stones have, entered a new era of highly effective, noninvasive procedures. We bring you up to date on kidney stone treatment...
by ivan | Apr 2, 2019 | Medical Conditions, Patient News
Attention Please: ADD/ADHD is Not Just a Childhood Condition In the 21stcentury, it’s standard procedure to test unfocused, impulsive and restless children who struggle to achieve in school for Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity...
by ivan | Jan 11, 2019 | Medical Conditions, Patient News
Higher Anxiety? Our ‘age of anxiety’ began four centuries ago It can come on suddenly and intensely, causing shaking, confusion and difficulty breathing for no apparent reason…trigger an irrational avoidance of elevators or public transportation…or become a...
by Specialdocs Consultants, LLC | Jan 16, 2018 | Medical Conditions, Patient News
The Enemy Within Autoimmune Disease, a condition that is thought to have tripled in prevalence over the last 50 years, impacting over 23 million people, could justifiably be seen as an epidemic, or at least, a growing health concern. Autoimmune diseases are not often...
by Specialdocs Consultants, LLC | Nov 20, 2017 | Medical Conditions, Patient News
If you’ve ever wondered why a blood pressure check is part of almost every visit to a doctor’s office, consider what is communicated through the familiar black cuff in just a few seconds. The force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps...
