Heavy, long-term smokers are at increased risk of developing lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer death in the US. Lung cancer typically produces no symptoms at first. By the time indications such as chronic cough, hoarseness, shortness of breath, unexplained weight loss, bloody sputum or phlegm show up, cancer has …

By Jennifer Marie Toro Galarza, MD Board certified in Internal Medicine It’s easy to get discouraged by physical fitness as you get older. Your aerobic capacity decreases with time, especially after age 45 or so, which means you have to work harder to see the same results. But an active …

If you’ve been sick and stayed in bed a few days you probably felt much weaker when initially returning to your daily routine. That is because inactivity causes a loss of muscle mass and function in men/women of ALL ages. Any joint or muscle that is not used regularly will …

By Digestive Health Associates Colon Cancer is often a silent disease that has no symptoms. On average, lifetime risk is one in twenty people will develop colon cancer. This is a cancer that is preventable. Beginning at age 50 (age 45 for African Americans according to American College of Gastroenterology), all …

By Douglas C. Hall, M.D., GYN, and Functional Medicine Specialist If the television commercials and Viagra marketing campaigns are true, you must have a deficiency in their drug, right? In today’s world, most patients are savvy. They read up on new technology, treatments, and alternative therapies. Most people would never believe …

Submitted by Hospice of Marion County When a group of healthcare providers, doctors, nurses and clergymen, got together around the table at the old Brahma Restaurant on the corner of Pine and 17th Street back in 1980, little did they know that their efforts would create the county’s only not-for-profit hospice …

High blood sugar and cardiovascular disease have more in common than most people are aware. In our country nearly 30 million people have diabetes, and a vast majority of our population unknowingly has what’s known as prediabetes, which quickly escalates into the disease within a short amount of time. If you …

For adults with mild-to-moderate primary open-angle glaucoma who are planning to have cataract surgery, technology has finally excelled to meet demand with the remarkable new iStent inject® implant. The smallest implant known to medicine, the iStent inject® contains two tiny stents crafted to continually manage intraocular pressure and naturally relieve the …

Alcohol acutely blocks the production of glucose in the liver, so drinking alcohol can cause a dangerous drop in blood glucose.  If your blood glucose drops too much, the liver may not be able to use its stored glucose to raise your blood glucose level. The danger for people with …

My decision to develop a multi-modality imaging center in the tri-county area is influenced largely by my passion to provide top quality medical imaging and interventional care to a community which I have called home for nearly 20years. As a resident of Lake County, and the son of a long-term Villages …