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Provided by RBC Wealth Management and John Barnes The nation’s economic woes have affected all of us, but municipalities have been hit particularly hard resulting in cash-strapped state and local governments across the country. Consequently, you might be wondering how this situation could affect an investment class you might be considering: municipal bonds. If you’re thinking about municipal bonds (munis) …

By Ulla-Undine Merritt (Dee) National Producer Number (NPN) 8853366 Social Security you can apply online at www.ssa.gov for retirement benefits or benefits as a spouse if you: • are at least 61 years and 9 months old; • are not currently receiving benefits on your own Social Security record; • have not already applied for retirement benefits; and • want …

By Amy Hilliard Though there is no one set definition of the word “happy”, experts agree that being in this emotional state can have a wealth of health benefits. For some, happiness is prosperity while others may equate it with wellness. Regardless of how one defines contentment, we know it when we feel. August is Happiness Happens Month, designed to …

Part Two Tell yourself the truth.   Your brain is like a tape recorder.  It has recorded every single experience your five senses have experienced – everything you’ve smelled, everything you’ve seen, heard, touched, tasted – it’s all in there.  Everything people have said.  Your brain is an amazing recorder.  It’s recorded it all down – good and bad, right …

By Joseph Gauta, MD, FACOG When you have Overactive Bladder, you learn to settle. To settle not only for the constant bathroom trips, but also for treatments that haven’t worked as well as you’d like or left you with unpleasant side effects. There’s another approach. BOTOX® is approved to treat Overactive Bladder symptoms, such as a strong need to urinate …

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 John P. Landi, MD, FACS, RPVI, RPhS, Diplomate of The American Board of Phlebology – When most people think of having veins treated, they are usually concerned with spider veins and varicose veins on their legs. However, with increasing frequency over the last ten years, there is a growing interest in eradicating ugly hand veins as well as facial …

By Myles Rubin Samotin, MD – Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon, Fellowship Trained in Foot and Ankle Look down at your feet right now! Do they seem different from ten years ago? Does your foot arch look the same as it did, or are you imagining that it has changed? Does your arch seem flatter to you? Well, maybe it has …

Lung cancer is the #1 cancer killer in the United States. 222,520 people are expected to die from lung cancer this year alone and there is no reliable way to detect it in its earliest stage when it is most treatable. New research suggests that screening a high risk population for lung cancer can drastically reduce the number of mortalities …

By Dr. John P. Landi, MD, FACS, RPVI, RPhS, Diplomate of The American Board of Venous and Lymphatic Medicine Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) is a disorder that affects 10% of the American population and about 10 million people per year.  It is characterized by an irresistible urge to move the legs usually at night or at rest. Associated symptoms occurring …