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By Dr. Aneley Yegezu Hundae, M.D., FACC Afib is an irregular heart rate that is often rapid with palpitations and causes insufficient blood flow. More than 6 million individuals in the United States have Afib. An electrical disruption to the top chamber of the heart, prompting the heart’s rhythm and rate to fluctuate, causes an arrhythmia. The two sides of …

To Celebrate We Are Offering a Free Mini Hydrafacial and Aesthetic Consultation By Lindsay Bullman, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC Summer is over. It’s back to the daily grind for most of us. That alarm clock is going to sound each morning and we’ll all have to stumble to the bathroom and get the day started. As we look in the mirror, …

Each year, in the United States alone, there are 480,000 deaths due to tobacco-related illness. This is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the impact of tobacco use in our country. For each death caused by tobacco, there are at least 5 people living with a serious tobacco related illness. Tobacco use is the number one …

By Amanda Tezyk, APRN, BSN, RN When metals like lead, mercury, iron, and arsenic build up in your body, they can be toxic. Chelation therapy is a treatment that uses medicine to remove these metals so they don’t make you sick. Chelation therapy uses special drugs that bind to metals in your blood. You get the chelating medicine through an …

By James W. Mallonee Are real estate sales personnel required to investigate defects in a residential property before listing it? The answer is yes and no. There is certainly a responsibility to investigate if you are aware of such defects and expose those defects in non-commercial properties. But just when is that disclosure to be made and by whom. In …

By Dr. Lori DeBlasi The following Foot Health Facts on PAD are provided by the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, a specialty medical society of more than 7,800 foot and ankle surgeons: What Is Peripheral Arterial Disease? Commonly referred to as poor circulation, Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is the restriction of blood flow in the arteries of the …

By Todd A. Pezzi, M.D., M.B.A. During National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, which is observed each year in September, Advocate Radiation Oncology is raising awareness about the importance of proactive screening for prostate cancer in men aged 50 and above. According to The American Cancer Society, roughly one in nine men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. Prostate …

Hanson Clinical Research Center Diabetes is a chronic health condition that affects millions of men, women, and children globally. Managing diabetes requires awareness of your own body and knowing what makes your blood sugar rise and fall. Controlling these day-to-day factors is the key to living a long and healthy life. There are many ways to educate oneself on diabetes …

By Elizabeth Schwartz, O.D. – Quigley Eye Specialists Falling is one of the greatest health risks older adults face. Each year, one in four Americans 65 and older experiences a fall, the leading cause of injury among older adults, and impaired vision more than doubles the risk, according to the National Academies of Sciences. Every second, an older adult falls …

While the number of cases and the number of deaths from lung cancer have declined dramatically over the past decade, lung cancer is still the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States in both men and women. According to the American Cancer Society, more people die of lung cancer in a year than from breast, prostate and colon …