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June is the month all about the men in our lives!  Not only do we celebrate Father’s Day in June, but June is also National Men’s Health Month. It is a time when each man should take time to invest in their health. Each October there is always a push for breast cancer awareness and it seems as though everyone …

By LaDonna Roye, Hairstylist – In 1967 a Hungarian scientist studying the use of lasers discovered that visible red light may stimulate hair growth. The hair on the backs of the mice was shaved in the area that was to receive treatment. One group of mice received laser treatments while the others did not. The hair within the shaven area …

With Nadia A. Kazim, M.D., F.A.C.S. – Your eyes are usually one of the first things that people notice about you, as they are an extremely important aspect of your overall appearance.  Young eyelid skin is smooth, but over time, many people develop excess eyelid skin.  This usually occurs as the eyelid skin stretches and the surrounding fat bulges forward.  …

By J. Russell Williamson – In March of 2013, Joseph Engelberg and Christopher A. Parsons published a paper that linked worrying about the Stock Market and increased risk of hospital admissions. This study was done over a 30 year period. They found that if the stock market fell by at least 1.5% on a given day, there was an average …

By Christina Parker, ARNP Restorative Medical Center – Getting a good night’s sleep is essential to your health and wellbeing. At night is when our bodies rejuvenate. We have all had those sleepless nights and the next day we are either on overdrive for a couple of hours then we crash, or we are not able to get up and …

There are some things in life that are completely out of our control. The most obvious is the passage of time. As much as we try to fight it, the aging process catches up to all of us. At some point, it begins to affect our health. Conditions such as high blood pressure, heart disease, and loss of bone density …

By Physicians Rehabilitation – FDA Approved Treatment for Knee Arthritis Offered Locally Currently, an estimated 27 million people suffer from know osteoarthritis making it one of the most common causes of disability in the U.S. It is estimated by the year 2030, 72 million Americans will be at high risk for osteoarthritis. Patients with chronic joint pain often think nothing …

May is Arthritis Awareness Month and with that comes the reminder to take care of our joints!  Joint health is important at any age.  While we may not think about it when we are younger, taking care of our joints and eating a healthy diet is important in preventing and managing arthritis. Exercise, as well as a healthy diet, is …

With Nadia A. Kazim, M.D., F.A.C.S. – Eyelid cancer is not something most people often think about but they should. With their thin, delicate structures, the eyes and surrounding areas are particularly prone to cancers, and it’s an area people often forget to protect from the sun. The eyelids can develop the same range of skin cancers as other parts …

By Ted F. Kadivar, M.D., F.A.C.S. – Skin cancer is the most commonly occurring cancer in the United States and eighty percent of those are basal cell carcinoma. In fact each year there are more new cases of skin cancer than the combined incidence of cancers of the breast, prostate, lung and colon. One in five Americans will develop skin …