Charlotte Edition

Infinity Homecare – If you or a loved one need respite care after surgery or ongoing care for chronic or terminal illness, you may be considering enlisting the help of a home health care company. Home health care and hospice aides can help patients with a variety of tasks, including everything from nutritional guidance to pain management. Choosing home care or …

– By Dr. Allison Karolak – Ultroid – We all try to be honest with our doctors because we know that they cannot help unless they are aware of our symptoms.  Sometimes we hope that they are mind-readers and will ask us if we are suffering from a particular debility, so that we do not have to initiate the conversation.  …

By Kara Jacobs Serene Branson, a CBS correspondent experienced one of the worst nights of her life during her post Grammy on air report this last February.  On live TV she slurred her speech and garbled her language as many viewers watched in horror believing she was suffering from a stroke.  Later, the public found out that she was enduring …

Venous insufficiency, or leaky veins, is often the underlying cause of many seemingly unrelated symptoms. By Joseph Magnant, MD, FACS – Clinical Case Study: “Years ago, I noticed that I was developing varicose veins in my right leg,” admits the 61 year old. “My mother had varicose veins and throughout the years, she had numerous operations to try and resolve …

By Robert Gilliland, B.S., D.C. – Many people, especially women, continue to suffer with hypothyroid symptoms despite taking medication. Is this still happening to you despite taking thyroid hormone medication? Do you continue to struggle with your weight despite diet and exercise? Is your skin dry and itchy? Do you need to take a sweater with you when you go …

By Dr. Noël Crosby, Au.D. – Are you passive, aggressive or assertive when it comes to managing your hearing loss? If you try to avoid situations in which you have difficulty hearing, you are passive (i.e. staying home instead of going to church). If not being able to hear makes you so angry and frustrated that you take it out …

As I write this, the breeze is blowing through the windows in my office, the sun is shinning, the flowers are blooming and the fragrance of new beginnings is in the air. The feeling of love permeates my being as I take it all in, feeling grateful for being truly connected. Then my mind drifts and I find myself being …

– By Sharon C. Sullivan, New Beginnings hCG Clinics, SW Florida – Men and women constantly refer to their weight problem as an addiction to food.  Most of us have foods that are irresistible to us.  The chief culprits are primarily snack type foods, either sweet and creamy or salty and crunchy, but it really can be anything.   There are …

Seven Things you NEED TO KNOW By Ed Hill, Lexington Manor – In a perfect world there wouldn’t be a need for doctors, hospitals or nursing homes. Unfortunately, that is not the case and there may come a time when you, or a loved one, is in need of some help from others. When it becomes questionable if you can …

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 …