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By Joseph Gauta, MD, FACOG Do you get sudden, strong urges to urinate and are unable to control it? Do you go to the restroom 8 or more times a day? Do you have accidental leakage before you make it to the restroom? If you answered “Yes” to any of these questions, you may suffer from overactive bladder or urinary …

By Greg Pascucci Senior living communities continue to appeal to older adults desiring a maintenance-free lifestyle, peace of mind, and an enhanced social life. Retirees can ensure a smooth and stress-free transition into retirement living by following a few simple steps. Get to Know the Community Before Moving In To help residents get better acquainted, the staff at communities such …

By F. Scott Pauzar, III, Florida Premises Liability Attorney Have you ever wondered who is responsible when a person slips and falls, resulting in an injury in a business environment? How about injuries while visiting another person’s home, a playground, a public pool, or at a hotel on vacation? In Florida, personal injury law includes premises liability, meaning owners are …

By Todd A. Pezzi, M.D., M.B.A. Breast cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in women in the United States, affecting 1 in 8 women. Men can also be diagnosed with breast cancer, with about 1 in every 833 men affected. Breast cancer usually begins in one of three parts of the breast: the glands, ducts, and connective tissue. Screenings …

By Valerie Sorge, NMD, PhD Vidaful Medicine is the only office in Southwest Florida that provides EON Body Contouring. Naples’ Vidaful office is excited to introduce this non-invasive revolutionary new way to lose fat. FDA cleared this device as safe and effective to reduce abdominal fat. Backed by years of research by industry leading scientists and doctors, EON leverages innovative …

By Dr. Cindy Vaccarino, DPT, PT Have you suffered an injury? Do you have a disability or an ongoing health condition? Are you between the ages of two and over 65? Then Physical Therapy may be for you. Some of the most common reasons that a person needs physical therapy range from recovering from a sports injury, improving mobility, managing …

During my experience as a Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon, I’ve seen many changes in breast reconstruction technology. Even before my training at Duke University in 2002, more aggressive approaches to cancer removal were used, in which the breast was amputated. At Duke we made advances utilizing the body’s own tissues, to recreate new breasts, such as the “tram-flap,” where we …

Jose M. Baez, M.D., F.A.C.P., Board Certified by American Board of Internal Medicine Breast cancer is a disease in which malignant cells form in the breast tissue. It can affect both men and women, though it is much more common in women. It is estimated that 1 in every 8 women in the United States will have breast cancer in …

It’s a beautiful Sunday afternoon on the golf course; the greens are freshly cut and the sun shining.  You drive up to the tee box for the first shot of the day.  You bend over to put the tee in the ground and out of nowhere the stabbing, knife-like low back pain hits you hard. If the above scenario sounds …

We’ve all heard it before…the story of a married couple who couldn’t see eye to eye when it came to finances and got divorced; the story of the successful CEO who lost touch with his family and became very unhealthy due to the stresses of his financial mistakes; the story of the widow who was all alone when they lost …