Mental illness affects millions of Americans throughout their lives. Whether it is PTSD, depression or psychotic episodes, mental disorders can be exacerbated by environmental factors, stress, abuse, traumatic events, disease states, or genetics, to name a few. It’s not uncommon to experience mental illness at some point in childhood or …

It’s not uncommon to experience occasional diarrhea or constipation, but what if the symptoms come and go on a regular basis? Crohn’s Disease (CD) is part of the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) group. CD most commonly affects the top of the colon and the end of the small bowel, although …

Dr. Kelly Hansen, Au.D. and Dr. Nikki Goldowski Richa, Au.D. As children, a favorite retro game at birthday parties was Pin the Tail on the Donkey. Blindfolded, kids were spun round and round, and self-induced vertigo was onset quite rapidly, while the children staggered and lost their balance towards the donkey …

Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) is primarily associated with mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes. Mutations in other genes are associated with HBOC but are less common. BRCA gene mutations can be inherited from either the mother or father, and only one copy of the mutation is needed to be …

While most individuals want to be fit, more toned and leaner, the biggest hurdles are time and discouragement. Many gym membership sales representatives make false promises and misleading claims, playing off your desire to lose those extra pounds. But the truth is, we’ve been going about it all wrong. What …

By Paula Swift, CHTP Just one word evokes a diverse response. Whether you’ve experienced it yourself, or walked alongside others through their crisis, fear, anger and sadness tend to dominate. So, it might sound strange when some will remark this time in their life to be the best event that ever …

By Eric Milbrandt, MD, MPH If you are reading this article, chances are your life has been affected by suicide. Perhaps it was a loved one or close friend. Perhaps both. For me, it happened first with my best friend in high school. Then came a college roommate, a coworker, …

Maintaining proper circulation can prevent what we often see as normal signs of aging, including memory loss, dizziness, and chronic fatigue. By Dr. Ken McLeod, Professor at the State University of New York at Binghamton Most people are well aware of the health complications associated with high blood pressure. As …

During the month of September, we would like to highlight four cancer awareness groups that often go overlooked—blood, ovarian, prostate and childhood cancers. It is estimated that 1,762,450 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in the United States in 2019. We recently took time to speak with the professionals at …

Many of the causes of senior citizens falling and injuring themselves are preventable. Physicians routinely advise their older patients to exercise, have their vision checked, and monitor whether any medications may cause dizziness. In addition to these commonly known contributors to falls is untreated hearing loss, which has been linked in …