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By Joseph Magnant, MD, FACS, RPVI and Jill Tanner, APRN As we begin celebrating July 4th, Independence Day, an important word comes to mind. That word is FREEDOM. In Ameri ca, we have t he freedoms and independence to do many things. We have all seen someone walking down the street and noticed large bulging varicose veins, but t his …

These are times of high anxiety! We all know what anxiety is, we all have experienced it, we deal with it as best we can but for many of us it can be a debilitating condition. Anxiety is essentially a negative and weakening reaction to life situations typified by worry, self-doubt, and apprehension that often affects our health, such as …

As a personal trainer, Pamela Kirscher taught others how to keep their bodies working optimally. But she became increasingly frustrated with her own body as it showed signs of escalating dysfunction. “I had arthritis in my left ankle, which I broke in 1980,” Pamela shares. “It caused a stabbing pain that made me actually buckle over. I also broke my …

Are you getting a good night’s sleep? Do you have insomnia? If you experience sleep disturbances, not only are you less effective at work and with daily activities because you’re exhausted, but it may have significant repercussions on your overall health. If you have trouble falling asleep, or you find yourself waking up during the night, unable to fall back …

By Joseph Magnant, MD, FACS, RPVI and Jill Tanner, APRN Vein disease, also known as Venous Insufficiency (VI), affects over 40% of adults in the United States. Despite it being an extremely common and treatable disease, VI is often misdiagnosed, leading to a delay in treatment. Often times, patients are evaluated by multiple specialists before ending up at the office of …

By Rolando Rivera, MD, FACS Do you ever find yourself struggling to hold it in? Or do you plan your social outings based on which local venues have the cleanest restrooms? If you are living with bladder symptoms of urgency, frequency, and leakage, it could be a common condition called overactive bladder (OAB). The incidence of OAB is staggering and …

As the jokes roll on, we’ve all heard that men are known to put off going to the doctor and asking for directions, but when it comes to health, the top conditions that effect men are heart disease, lung and prostate cancer. However, there are other health disorders that play a significant role in preventing some of those mentioned conditions like …

Discover the triggers that lead to emotional eating and ways to address it It was a long day of meetings and phone calls at work. You get home and head straight to the snack pantry. Salty chips. I deserve these. You head to the couch, turn on the TV and before you know it the whole bag is gone. You …

During the next few months, our families will be a little more active than normal with school being out and vacations planned for the near future. We will soon be enjoying, excursions, playing on the beach, visiting the parks, and barbecuing a lot more often. With all of this extra activity, comes the unfortunately increased chance of injury, especially for our …

By Dr. John P. Landi, MD, FACS, RPVI, RPhS, Diplomate of The American Board of Venous and Lymphatic Medicine OVERALL, VEIN THERAPY IN GENERAL AND VARICOSE AND SPIDER VEIN TREATMENTS SPECIFICALLY, HAVE UNDERGONE DRAMATIC CHANGES IN THE LAST DECADE.  THIS RAPIDLY EVOLVING FIELD OF PHLEBOLOGY (THE TREATMENT OF VEINS) NOW HAS ITS OWN BOARD CERTIFICATION BY THE AMERICAN BOARD OF …