Sarasota Edition

By Eric M. Folkens, M.D., Family Medicine, Bradenton/Lakewood Ranch/Sarasota Urgent Care Walk-In Clinics With cold and flu season quickly approaching, it is important to be reminded of simple tips that are well known but oftentimes overlooked. There are no known cures for colds and flu, so cold and flu prevention should be your goal. A proactive approach to warding off …

By Craig S. Aderholdt, BSc, DC Low-back pain [LBP] in active patients is common and often recurrent. The causes of LBP are diverse, and precise identification of the pain generators is often elusive. Primary care practitioners frequently diagnose mechanical LBP in patients without a clear path of optimal care. Medical evidence, including the US government sponsored AHCPR meta-analysis, has concluded …

By Eric M. Folkens, M.D., –  Family Medicine Have you wondered or possibly been told that you are at risk for developing diabetes or that you have prediabetes? The latest diabetes statistics show that one in three American adults are at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes.  79 million American adults have prediabetes, which means that their blood glucose …

Treatments to Save or Restore Vision Baby Boomers are quick to tell you that 60 is the new 40, but while they may feel way younger than their chronological age, their eyes are usually changing right on schedule. Cataracts and glaucoma can both occur as part of the natural aging process, and although many people over 60 have both, the …

By Virginia ‘Ginya’ Carnahan, APR, CPRC – Dattoli Cancer Center & Brachytherapy Research Institute People often ask me if it is difficult to work day in and day out with cancer patients.  Indeed some days it is very hard to say goodbye to someone who has fought so hard to live.  For me most days are a celebration of victory …

Provided by The American Diabetes Association Diabetes is a serious disease, and you probably know someone who is affected by it. Nearly 30 million* children and adults in the U.S. are living with diabetes. About eight million of those people don’t know they have it, which means they’re not getting the care they need to stay healthy. About 5% of …

By Alex Anderson I have this incredibly wealthy friend. Well, he’s wealthy by my standards anyhow. If I had to guess, his net worth  is somewhere north of say, a hundred million dollars. He’s also very  giving. One of the kindest people you’ll every meet. And he has, at times, been very generous to me. Which, by the way, gave …

By Ramon Gil, M.D. Whether or not your treating physician prescribed medication (s) for you at the  time  that  you  were  diagnosed  as having Parkinson’s Disease (PD), eventually, as the disease progresses, the problems associated with this condition will require “symptomatic treatment”.  There are many different variables that one needs to consider to make the decision of which drug (s) …

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 …