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James J. Buonavolonta M.D. What does the James J. Buonavolonta M.D. Cardiac Imaging/Cardiac PET Center have in common with the top 10 hospitals in America including Johns Hopkins Hospital, Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Duke University Medical Center, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, and the New York Presbyterian University …

By Phoebe Brown | Staff Writer   Typically, the holiday season brings family and friends together for many celebrations of love, joy and gratitude. However, for someone who has lung disease, the holidays can seem daunting. Between traveling, cooking and eating, someone could easily become fatigued. For people with lung disease, that fatigue could make breathing a difficult task. One …

By Cyndi Yag-Howard, MD, FAAD Actinic Keratoses (AKs) are considered precancerous lesions and, if left untreated, may turn into squamous cell carcinoma. Typically, AKs are dry, scaly, roughtextured spots on the skin and commonly found on the face, ears, bald scalp, neck, backs of hands and forearms, and lips.  AKs are a direct result from sun exposure and one in …

By Yollo Wellness Anti-inflammatory Oxygen Therapy (Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy-HBOT) is a simple way of flooding massive amounts of oxygen into the cells. This can happen safely to the point where it will annihilate everything that does not belong. Unlike human cells, the disease causing virus, bacteria, fungi and parasites- including the HIV and cancer virus, cancer cells, arthritis microbes, colds …

By Joseph Kandel, M.D. As this is national Diabetes month, I want to address a very common problem that patients with Diabetes face; Diabetic Neuropathy. Diabetic Neuropathy is damage that occurs to nerves, usually as a result of high levels of glucose (sugar) over a prolonged period of time. It can affect multiple body parts, and is the most common …

What you eat is affects your health.  That is why the theme for American Diabetes Month is Eat Well, America, and Stop Diabetes!®  How does what you eat affect you?  We know that what you eat affects your blood glucose and elevated blood sugar levels lead to prediabetes and diabetes.  We know that elevated blood glucose levels can cause damage …

Are you at risk for diabetes?  According to the Center for Disease Control, 40% of adult Americans will develop diabetes mellitus in their lifetime. This number is reflective of an almost 100% increase over the last 20 years.1 Furthermore, in 2015, diabetic patients are living longer than they did many years ago. This combination of increased incidence and improved longevity …

1.    Private, comfortable and beautifully designed rooms 2.    The Preferred Reserve Program- the first-of-its-kind program developed by Life Care Center of Estero’s parent company, Life Care Center of America 3.    Located between two major cities for orthopedic surgery in Naples and Fort Myers 4.    State of the art equipment including AlterG® Anti- Gravity Treadmill® (which takes up to 80% of …

By Ray Lenius, RCIS and Leslie Yaniga, RCIS, Faculty, Cardiovascular Technology, FSW Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is the number one killer of men and women in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 370,000 people die annually from coronary heart disease. One cause of CHD that is most often in the news …

It can be difficult to talk about problems such as incontinence or vaginal bulges, even with a doctor. But doctors are used to talking about these problems, and it’s worth asking about your symptoms because they can be treated. Your doctor may refer you to a urogynecologist – an expert in treating these problems – if your doctor thinks a …