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Over time, the financial costs and physical strain of owning a home or condo can become overwhelming. Making the decision to move into a rental senior housing community can go a long way in helping alleviating some of that stress.  Most often, many utilities that are often additional monthly expenses, like water, gas and electric, are included in your rent. …

By James J. O’Mailia, M.D., Gastroenterologist As a gastroenterologist for nearly 30 years, I have seen the face of colon cancer in all of its ugly forms.  My own family has suffered this scourge and therefore, I have both a professional and personal history with this disease. Colon cancer (or colorectal cancer) seemingly exploded onto the nation’s psyche in the …

By Lynn Schneider, Director of Community Relations, Park Royal Hospital The ups and downs associated with bipolar disorder can be difficult, and the road to recovery can be a long one, met with many challenges along the way. As a family member or caregiver of someone with bipolar disorder, you can greatly help your loved one through the difficult times …

Sleep, especially REM sleep, plays a vital role in good health and well-being throughout your life. Getting enough quality sleep at the right times can help protect your mental health, physical health, quality of life, and safety.  REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep is a very important part of our sleeping pattern. This stage of sleep is the most important phase …

By Joseph Gauta, MD, FACOG Thanks to modern technology and treatment options, you don’t have to let loss of bladder control interfere with your life any longer. With proper treatment you will no longer spend time planning the fastest route to the nearest restroom in hopes of avoiding an accident. Not only can incontinence sabotage your daily activities, it can …

The subject of “Healthy Aging” encompasses a multitude of topics. By W.L. “Hunter” Huntley, III, HAS, BC-HIS Healthy brain function is not usually the first subject that comes to mind. However, keeping your brain “properly” stimulated is one way to ward off maladies such as dementia and Alzheimers disease. Our brain is the most complicated and delicate organ of the …

By Zorayda “Jiji” Torres, MD Colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in this country. The most definitive way to diagnose it is through a colonoscopy, by Age 50 years, or sooner if you have family history, or other diagnosis like inflammatory bowel disease, or symptoms like a change in bowel habits, etc. It is good …

Geriatric massage consists of specific training and techniques designed to maximize the benefits of massage for the elderly population. This highly-effective type of massage therapy provides not just the well-known benefits massage offers to every client, such as relief of muscle pain and stress, but it also has specific benefits for the elderly population. Geriatric massage therapy uses the gentle …

By LaDonna Roye, Hairstylist Each week our Recover with Confidence Salon sees several women seeking options to camouflage medically related hair loss. The reasons for their loss include chemotherapy, radiation, alopecia, thyroid issues, medications, hormonal imbalances, vitamin deficiencies, stress and trichotillomania a hair pulling disorder. Many of these women are young, others… young at heart. Although there are several options …

Breast cancer is the number one cancer diagnosis among women in the United States and is second only to lung cancer in regards to cancer deaths.  One in eight women, or 12.7%, will develop invasive breast cancer in her lifetime. Last year, an estimated 232,000 people were diagnosed with invasive breast cancer and approximately 39,000 died of breast cancer last …