Charlotte Edition

Oftentimes, living alone can prove to be dangerous for seniors. Senior citizens, like all of us, wish to stay in their home as long as possible and maintain their independence. According to an AARP survey conducted in 2011, 90% of seniors agreed. When someone is having difficulty with day to day tasks, it may seem like an easy choice to …

You don’t need a three tooth solution for a single tooth problem. By Dr. Joseph Farag – There is no doubt that when a tooth is lost due to infection, decay or trauma, many factors of oral health are affected. In addition to those factors, cosmetics may also be affected if a front tooth is lost. Common causes of tooth …

Respiratory Diseases The chemicals in cigarette smoke cause immediate damage to cells and tissue in the human body, including those on the path from the mouth to the lung’s air sacs-the final target of the smoke. Delicate lung tissue damaged by chemicals in cigarette smoke doesn’t have a chance to heal if it is exposed to these chemicals in large …

By Dr. Stan Headley 20-40% of cancer patients actually die from malnutrition (cachexia) and not cancer itself! As a physician I am shocked and alarmed by that factual statistic.  How can that be in this day and age of advanced medicine you might ask?  The answer is simple – pharmaceutical companies have invested billions into advancing cancer medicines but medical …

Feeling sick on a weekend or during the evening and need treatment? There’s a new alternative to the busy Emergency Department! Millennium’s Walk-in Medical Center is a wonderful alternative to a busy Emergency Department for life’s minor health problems. This particular Walk-in Medical Center is unique to the area because it will be open seven days a week from 7 …

By Joseph Kaminski, D.O. Personalized health care is the keystone to any concierge medicine practice. Concierge medicine was created as an alternative to the traditional model, which leaves many doctors overwhelmed and many patients unsatisfied. Concierge doctors provide you with the time you deserve, the time to create your personal plan for a long, healthy life. Concierge medicine may also …

Advanced Hearing Solutions Inc. is proud to announce that we are now an authorized Phonak Lyric provider By Dr. Noël Crosby, Au.D. Lyric is the only hearing aid that is 100% invisible and can be worn 24 hours a day 7 days a week, for months at a time, without requiring a battery change.  The Lyric device is hidden deep …

Colorectal cancer—cancer of the colon and rectum—is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States for both men and women combined. The general population faces a lifetime risk for developing the disease of about 5 percent, while someone whose family has a history of colorectal cancer has a 10 to 15 percent chance of developing the disease. …

More than 16 million Americans have heart disease, almost 8 million already have had a heart attack and 7 million have had a stroke. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the single largest cause of all deaths in the United States, killing more than 800,000 people a year. CVD includes narrow or blocked arteries in and around the heart (coronary heart disease), …

By James W. Mallonee Suppose a parent (who is the major bread winner of a family) should die leaving a surviving spouse and two children.  The result of this type of outcome could be disastrous by suddenly placing a surviving family squarely on welfare. This article discusses a seldom recognized probate statute, Section 732.402, of the Florida Statutes by keeping …