Charlotte Edition

While some treatments are being introduced to combat the effects of Alzheimer’s, currently there is no cure. About 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s. This number is expected to rise dramatically over the next few decades. No one wants to hear they have this debilitating disease; it can be frightening and full of unknowns. For family members, the news …

Louis D. Rosenfield, MD Through my years as a practicing physician, two of the most common questions patients ask are: What is a stent? and Do I need a stent? I will now try to answer these frequently asked questions to give you a better understanding of stents and why they are used. Stents are mesh tubes designed to hold/scaffold, …

I am pleased to announce that Jeffrey B. Robin, MD, has joined my medical team at Frantz EyeCare as a LASIK surgeon, laser eye specialist and comprehensive ophthalmologist. Dr. Robin has performed over 65,000 laser vision correction procedures during more than 20 years in practice. He has traveled to more than 30 countries to perform and teach vision correction surgery …

The Road Runners Club of America wants to remind the running community about the importance of following our hot weather running tips. Running in the heat of summer can be dangerous if proper precautions and preparations are not followed. . Avoid dehydration! You can lose between 6 and 12 oz. of fluid for every 20 minutes of running. Therefore it …

By Dr. Joseph Farag – Most radiographic images used in implant surgery prior to the advent of CBCT were only twodimensional. These images, if properly taken, only provided a rough estimation of bone height. Often times, the bone width and actual 3 dimensional shape was only visible during surgery, sometimes necessitating some creative solutions for anatomical problems, and other times …

By Dr John Rand, D.V.M. Dogs pant for many reasons; fear, anxiety, pain, various drugs, heart, lung, or central nervous system disease, and for the purpose of this paper, to keep cool. Dogs’ main means to dissipate excess heat is via evaporative cooling from the respiratory tract through panting. Panting increases air flow over moist surfaces. The increased airflow speeds …

By Alex Anderson Senior Associate Pastor at Bayside Community Church Bizarre Stories There are enough bizarre things about the Bible to give lots of reason to visit its pages regularly. Some of my crazy favorites are as follows: Peter, one of Jesus most noteworthy disciples, gets out of a perfectly good boat and walks to Jesus on the waters of …

By Dr. Noël Crosby, Au.D. – You knew it was inevitable, right? That it was only a matter of time before Apple®, famous for introducing new products and operating systems at lightning speed, addressed the needs of the millions of Americans who live with hearing loss. And now that Apple® has introduced its new iOS7 operating systems and the iPhone® …

Now that the sun sets later in the day and children get to play outside longer, it’s time to get out the sunscreen and bug spray to protect your child. Sunscreen is essential to reduce your child’s risk of sunburn and skin cancer. Try to apply the sunscreen 15-30 minutes before they go out to play, and reapply every 2 …

By Alex Anderson Senior Associate Pastor at Bayside Community Church Last June I had the privilege of spending some time with Pastor Rick Warren and a few other awesome pastors in Orange County, California. Even thought it had been a brief six weeks since Pastor Rick had lost one of his sons, he was incredibly warm and very engaging. As …