Charlotte Edition

Don’t let your hearing loss prevent you from getting  the most out of your time off! By Dr. Noël Crosby, Au.D. Got a vacation coming up?  If you do, chances are you have a checklist of things that need to be done before you head out of town…i.e. cancel your mail and paper delivery, fill prescriptions and pack medications, give …

Advanced Imaging of Port Charlotte Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a powerful imaging technique that holds great promise in the diagnosis Alzheimer’s is the most common type of dementia that can cause problems with thinking, memory, and behavior.  Fifty to eighty percent of dementia cases are patients with Alzheimer’s.  The disease progressively gets worse, interfering with daily tasks.  The disease …

You have spent years perfecting your craft; college, medical school, residency, and continuing education. Countless hours spent in the operating room saving lives for some and improving the quality of life for others. We respect and appreciate your dedication. You are always there for your patients. Who is there for you? Who is in your corner? Especially, when it comes …

By Vicki Polce, Studio FSW Florida SouthWestern State College As a child, I thought there was nobody like my dad.  The strong, silent type – but when he had something to say, you had better listen! A wounded World War II veteran, he came back home to start a business and take care of his family. As he approached his …

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 …