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There are 24 million people in the U.S. who are morbidly obese; 72.5 million people meet the criteria for obesity. With bariatric surgery, a single intervention can change the lives of many of these people. Cape Coral resident Bill Reese was one of them. He had high blood pressure, took 16 pills a day and was about to need daily …

By Dr. Alexander Gaukhman The average American consumes 150-170 pounds of sugar per year. That’s over 300,000 calories that can negatively impact your overall health in several ways: • Expanding waistline • Coronary heart disease • Type II diabetes • Metabolic syndrome • High blood pressure • Cancer • Cavities The severity of sugar’s impact on your teeth can vary …

Lung cancer is the #1 cancer killer in the United States. 222,520 people are expected to die from lung cancer this year alone and there is no reliable way to detect it in its earliest stage when it is most treatable. New research suggests that screening a high risk population for lung cancer can drastically reduce the number of mortalities …

By Mary Kay Peterson, M.D., Director of Women’s Imaging – Radiology Regional Center As I recently attended the American College of Radiology’s Society of Breast Imaging conference in Austin, Texas, one of my main objectives was to gather information regarding the debate surrounding screening mammography. When to begin screening, what interval of screening, and how to sort out the various …

By Toni Eatros, MS, Dipl Ac, AP Earlier this year, police in Italy seized 7000 tons of fake olive oil, much of it bound for our American stores.  Some are saying that MOST of the olive oil in your pantry might be fake.  These fake oils contains less actual olive oil than what you would ever imagine.  Many have been …

By James J. O’Mailia, M.D., Gastroenterologist Recently, as most of you are aware, Flu Season was in full bloom here in Lee County. This included the dreaded Norovirus, which generally had its effect on many of the sea-faring cruise liners. Over the past several months, the common symptomatic presentation was that of diarrhea. Doctors’ offices, walk-in clinics and hospital emergency …

Your oral health is more important than you may realize. Get the facts about how the health of your mouth, teeth and gums may affect your general health. Did you know that your oral health can offer clues about your overall health? Or that problems in your mouth can affect the rest of your body? Understand the intimate connection between …

By Dr. John P. Landi, MD, FACS, RPVI, RPhS, Diplomate of The American Board of Venous and Lymphatic Medicine Varicose and Spider Veins affect millions of people throughout the world. Over the last ten years the treatment of both Varicose and Spider Veins has changed drastically. Initially, the only available treatment for Varicose Veins was a radical surgical procedure called …

Several types of heart disease are risk factors for stroke. Likewise, stroke is a risk factor for coronary heart disease. Coronary heart disease and stroke share many of the same risk factors such as high LDL “bad” cholesterol levels, low HDL “good” cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, physical inactivity, and being overweight or obese. Individuals with coronary heart …

By Myles Rubin Samotin, MD – Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon, Fellow Foot and Ankle You may have heard the term stress fracture, but just what is it and how does one get it? A stress fracture is exactly what it states it is, a fracture of the bone caused by “stress” to the bone. It is a “microfracture” of the …