Central Florida Health and Wellness Magazine Health and Wellness Articles of the Villages
Gum disease is an infection that can cause tooth loss and is associated with several serious health conditions including heart attack, stroke, and diabetes. After having an examination of your gums and bone you should ask your dentist if you have gum disease. While genetics plays a role in gum …
Read More »STARx Pharmacy Reminds Diabetics of the Importance of Taking the Right Medicine at the Right Time, Every Time.
“Drugs don’t work in people who don’t take them.” ~ C. Everett Koop, 1985 Former U.S. Surgeon General Medication Errors harm at least 1.5 million people every year. 32 million Americans are taking 3 or more medications daily and nearly 3 out of 4 Americans do not take their medications …
Read More »Leg Pain
By Tom Tran PA-C, MPAs, NCCPA Surgery Board Certified – Diagnosing Leg Pain Leg pain can be debilitating and a bothersome aspect of one’s daily life. There are many causes of leg pain, most of which are diagnosed incorrectly or even overlooked during examination. When evaluating leg pain, it is …
Read More »Heel Pain
By Richard S. Benjamin, DPM – The heel bone is the largest of the 26 bones in the human foot, which also has 33 joints and a network of more than 100 tendons, muscles, and ligaments. Like all bones, it is subject to outside influences that can affect its integrity …
Read More »New Year’s Resolutions and Lasting Change
As we begin the new year it is good to reflect on the meaning and purpose of our life, considering our overall fulfillment and joy. Socrates said, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” An honest evaluation will most likely reveal that we could improve and grow in certain areas. …
Read More »InterCommunity Cancer Centers and Institute Offers Xofigo For Advanced Prostate Cancer
FDA-Approved Drug May Extend Lives of Patients with Advanced Prostate Cancer According to the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Facts and Figures, 2013, approximately 238,500 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and about 29,700 will die from the disease, often from cancer that has spread to the bones. Researchers say …
Read More »Understanding Pelvic Prolapse
By Uzoma Nwaubani, MD, FACOG The problem of female incontinence and female Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) is as old as humanity itself. Sadly, however, it remains hugely under reported. Just the fact that one is of the female gender is in itself a risk factor. Therefore, contrary to popular belief, …
Read More »A New Year, A New You!
Would you like something to smile about in the New Year? Many resolutions get made, though only those paired with action will come true. In the spirit of making the most of our 2014, let’s usher in the New Year with a resolution to invest in and rejuvenate ourselves! Is …
Read More »The Leader in Comprehensive Pain Management Announces Regenerative Injection Therapy with Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP)
Prospira PainCare offers the cutting-edge Regenerative Injection Therapy with Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) at our National Pain Institute, Winter Park location in Florida. What is Regenerative Injection Therapy? Regenerative Injection Therapy with Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) is an alternative approach to healing tendon and ligament injuries. Known for its restorative healing, Regenerative …
Read More »WHY ALL BABY BOOMERS SHOULD BE TESTED FOR HEPATITIS C
By Rick L. Pesano, M.D., Ph.D., Medical Director, Infectious Diseases, Quest Diagnostics – Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver, caused by the hepatitis virus. Of the five different types of hepatitis virus (A, B, C, D and E), hepatitis C is the most common in the United States, affecting …
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