Charlotte Edition

By James W. Mallonee When preparing a Will or Trust conveying your homestead to your children or other surviving descendants, be careful not to demand the property be sold to pay debts.  Why you ask; consider the following facts, Mom has a Will prepared that states that all her property is to be sold to pay her debts upon her …

Smoking is associated with thicker heart walls and reduction in the heart’s pumping ability, two factors associated with increased risk of heart failure, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging. The study, conducted in participants of average age 75.7 and no obvious signs of cardiovascular disease, also found that higher rates of cumulative cigarette …

By Cameron Kennerly – Staff Writer     Once a year around the end of October, the U.S. will enter flu season, sparking millions of parents and grandparents to pull their children kicking and screaming all the way to the doctor’s office. Although any needle is an unwelcomed one, we tolerate these injections because at our hearts, we just want to …

By Physicians Rehabilitation Your Knees Walking, standing and exercising put a lot of strain on our knees. For example, a person that weighs 150 lbs. walking up a flight of stairs will put approximately 500lbs of pressure on their knees with each step. Not only is the knee the most intricate of all the joints in the body, it is …

By Kara Sabatino Feeling sick during the week and can’t get in to see your primary care doctor?  There’s a new alternative to the busy Emergency Department! Millennium Physician Group’s Venice Walk-in Medical Center is a wonderful alternative to a busy Emergency Department for life’s minor health problems. The Venice Walk-in recently opened in February 2016 and is open weekdays, …

By Joseph Magnant, MD, FACS, RPVI When we hear the diagnosis “Varicose veins”, most folks dismiss it incorrectly as something that is better off left alone, uninvestigated. Many patients have been advised to leave their varicose veins alone unless they have pain or complications such as blood clots, inflammation or bleeding.  Others may present with leg swelling and pain, without …

Swan Age Reversal Centers specializes in aesthetic procedures that help their clients look younger, thinner, and more vibrant. Due to huge year round demand for their services, a new Naples office is opening August 2014 and a Sanibel location is opening October 2014. Swan Centers services hundreds of clients and does thousands of procedures annually and have a 98% approval …

Dr. Jennifer D’Abarno There are so many areas in your life where a little proactive action on your part over here will save a ton of energy, trouble and stress over there. Typical examples include things like: . Observing regular oil changes in your car. . Getting into a regular 3-5 day per week workout routine. . Paying off more …

Dr. Alexander Gaukhman Appears as a growth or sore in the mouth that does not go away and includes cancers of the lips, tongue, cheeks, floor of the mouth, hard and soft palate, sinuses, and pharynx (throat), can be life threatening if not diagnosed and treated early. According to the American Cancer Society, men face twice the risk of developing …

According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 225,000 new cases of prostate cancer occurs annually in the U.S.  It is  the most frequently diagnosed cancer in men, aside from skin cancer. With an estimated 30,000 deaths per year, prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in men. Prostate cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells …