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By Dr. Harvey Kaufman, Senior Medical Director, Quest Diagnostics, the world’s leading provider of diagnostic information services. Three quarters of healthcare costs in the U.S. are attributed to management of chronic diseases. To a large extent, this is because chronic diseases, like cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer, are prevalent. For …

Every year, about 6,000 people facing difficult end-of-life decisions call Cornerstone Hospice. The caring, compassionate professionals on staff are uniquely qualified and committed to providing help. Programs available range from grief support for patients and their families to community bereavement services. There’s Cornerstone SALUTES, which honors veterans. There’s “Pet Peace …

Listen up, boomers: Do you want to stay active? Vibrant? Socially engaged? Professionally successful? Most of us do. So maybe it’s time to do something about your hearing. Chances are, if you’re like many baby boomers, you’ve rocked your way through your fair share of concerts, night clubs, and ear-blasting …

In my day to day life as a cardiologist, I spend a great deal of my time meeting with patients, discussing with them their symptoms, examining the physical body, running tests, and digesting a great deal of information, all for the purpose of coming to an accurate diagnosis, and moving …

At North Campus Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, we know that each person who comes to us for rehab and nursing care is a unique individual whose needs extend beyond treatment for medical conditions. We know that regaining strength and health depends on an environment that addresses the whole person – …

Superfruits blend offers numerous health benefits packed into one fluid ounce serving. Fresh on the heels of its successful debut product launch, Bergamonte, Nutri Lifescience launched Nutri Maqui, a delicious superfruits blend, featuring the benefits of maqui berry blended with several other key high-antioxidant fruits. The supplement, available in an …

By Tom Tran PA-C, MPAs, NCCPA Surgery Board Certified – In the US, over 13% of the population is affected by leg swelling. It costs over 200 million dollars a year to treat and manage this debilitating condition. It can affect your lifestyle, cause pain, infections, skin color changes, blisters, …

For those of us with 20/20 vision, it’s easy to take noticing a friendly smile from across the room or reading a handwritten note for granted. But for those who have lost the ability to see clearly, it’s often the little moments in life that are missed most. “Losing vision …

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 …

They are the “after hours” of health care – the weekends and evenings when your regular doctor’s office is closed and a trip to the emergency room isn’t necessary. Perhaps you suffered a minor cut or injury from a fall and you don’t want to wait all night or all …