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By Jenny Witte Toddlers and young kids are self-centered by nature, and thankfulness needs to obviously extend beyond just basic good good manners. The default mode will always be “satisfy me,” and putting others first and being grateful is not natural. It has to be taught. Gratefulness also needs to be practiced to take hold, and it is a lifelong …

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 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 …

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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 …

Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.  And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature.  So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that …

By James J. O’Mailia, M.D., Gastroenterologist Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis are two of the most common colon problems that gastroenterologists treat.  That being said, there is much confusion distinguishing the difference between these two very similar words and conditions. We are faced with how to evaluate the “typical” symptoms that can occur, and then to decide a specific treatment and the …

By Dr. Ricardo S. Bocanegra, DDS – The more severe form of gum disease is called periodontitis. When you reach this stage, your gums begin to pull away from your teeth. Pockets form between your teeth and gums. These fill with germs and pus, and deepen. When this happens, you may need gum surgery to save your teeth. If nothing …

You may live with it, and not even know it! Nurse On Call, joins the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s COPD Learn More Breathe Better® campaign in observance of National COPD Awareness Month, this November, by hosting a series of educational workshops and screening. COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is a serious lung disease that over time makes it …