Melanoma is the sixth most common fatal malignancy in the United States. We are seeing a record number of newly diagnosed skin cancers worldwide, with the incidence of melanoma increasing at a faster rate than almost all other cancers. Due to the focus on early detection, despite the rapid increase in melanoma incidence, we have seen a significant reduction in …
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Advanced Technology at SIR Revolutionary CT and 3T MRI
Sarasota Interventional Radiology (SIR-Florida), now at its new location in Lakewood Ranch, is the area’s full-service, comprehensive radiology center that features the most advanced medical technology available today. Our equipment was thoroughly researched and carefully selected to provide the ultimate in performance and patient experience, with patient comfort and safety as our top priorities. Featured below are two of our …
Read More »The Benefits of Compounding Medications – There are many reasons to use compounded medicine!
Gerry Letendre, RPh, MBA, CHt Compounding medications combines an ageless art with the latest medical knowledge and state-of-the-art technology, allowing specially trained professionals to prepare customized medications to meet each patient’s specific needs. Compounding is fundamental to the profession of pharmacy and was a standard means of providing prescription medications before drugs began to be produced in mass quantities by …
Read More »COVID RAISES EXTRA CHALLENGES FOR THE HARD OF HEARING
“Blindness separates us from things, but deafness separates us from people” – Helen Keller Communication is always vital and even more so in this pandemic time. It represents many challenges, particularly for those with hearing impairment. Lip reading is an unconscious help in communicating for everyone, but very important to those with hearing issues. Hence, another roadblock arises with the …
Read More »NEW “First of its Kind” Donate “At-home” Concierge Program
Submitted by SunCoast Blood Centers SunCoast Blood Centers has unveiled the “first of its kind” donate “At-home” Concierge Program. If you want to donate blood but want to stay social distanced, than this Concierge Donor Program is for you. This “At-home” donation program is 1 to 1 interaction, which keeps you as save as possible and lets you save lives …
Read More »Need to Reduce Your Stress Level? Personalized Meditation and Massage
Did you know that 40 Million people in the United States are suffering from stress, depression and anxiety? If you’re one of them, leaving your disorder untreated can cause significant physical health disorders and diseases to develop, as well as cognitive decline. Stress leads to other health disorders From migraines to becoming physically ill. Holding onto stressful thoughts manifests with …
Read More »Self-Care Gifts for the Holidays Naples Soap Company
If there has ever been a time to give gifts to help you or your loved ones to relax – 2020 is undoubtedly it. It’s been a crazy year that has felt like it will never end. We’ve been consumed by the headlines in the midst of a global pandemic, natural disasters, economic instability and overall unrest. To think of …
Read More »The Sequelea of Bed Rest Elderly Patients Lose Muscle Mass at Three Times the Normal Rate
Bed rest serves as a time-honored recommendation for both injury and illness, and it is prescribed more often around flu season (the peak of which ends in March). One of the drawbacks of bed rest is the way it can weaken a patient, especially a geriatric patient. A normal muscle, at complete rest, in the absence of illness, loses up …
Read More »Contour Light Therapy for Fat Loss and Body Contouring
So you have problem areas even though you eat right and exercise? Perhaps, you just want your skin to look tighter, or you’d like to lose a few inches from your arms, hips, back stomach or thighs. If you have stubborn love handles or a bulge of some sort here or there, that really bother you, body sculpting via LED …
Read More »Freedom Village of Bradenton: Mary Jane’s Story
Before moving into Freedom Village Bradenton, about four years ago, Mary Jane Handlin was having lunch with a few residents, Elmer and Donna Claussen. They were enjoying friendly conversation over a delicious lunch in one of Freedom Villages restaurants. They had some common interests, which consisted of swimming. Elmer brought up that he loves to play pool volleyball and how …
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