Ocala

When your child, you, or a loved one has a fever, sprains an ankle, gets an ear infection or overheated, it can be quite scary, and the emergency room is not a place that most of us want to sit around waiting, or paying the hefty price tag that goes hand …

Oral health has a lot more to do with their overall health than you may be aware of. The plaque build-up on teeth, says a lot about the plaque build-up in the bloodstream, arteries, and organs. The same is true of periodontal disease and inflammation of the gum tissue. If …

If you have been on the hearing aid journey, either personally or with someone you care about, you know how difficult it can be. First the denial. Then the bargaining. And finally, the recognition that being able to hear clearly is just as important as being able to see, maybe more …

No discussion of knee joint replacement surgery is complete without a discussion of Unicompartmental or Partial Knee replacement surgery. Dr Kerina has been a leader in outpatient joint replacement surgery and Partial or Unicondylar knee replacement surgery for the past 14 years. This has culminated in the development of a …

By Karen Pashley We don’t need a calendar to tell us the holiday season is officially here. In the blink of an eye, merchants swapped the pumpkins and scarecrows for snowmen and glittering baubles. Announcements of sales we simply cannot miss are flooding our inboxes, and the race is on to …

Men who have had surgery or radiation to treat prostate cancer have had to depend on monitoring prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels for excessive elevations somewhere in the 10 – 50 range before a bone or CAT scan would be effective in detecting the recurrence of cancer. For many prostate …

By Michael J. Freeman, M.D., PA Skin is composed of several layers, all of which become thinner as we age. However, some people are genetically predisposed to thinner skin. The middle layer, or dermal layer of the skin contributes to the majority of your skin’s thickness, as it has the most …

It’s important to stay up to date on all of your medical needs. These include regular checkups with your primary care physician and specialists, but it also includes annual screenings that are critical when it comes to early diagnosis. The earlier a condition is detected, the better your chances are …

Chronically low blood pressure leads to decreased brain function and can increase the risk of developing dementia. By Kenneth McLeod, Ph.D. As we get into our 60s, our blood pressure, in particular our diastolic pressure (the lower number in your blood pressure reading), starts to decline. This decline can lead …

Submitted by Hospice of Marion County Death can happen to anyone at any age and can be a sudden accident or expected over a long period of time due to a critical illness. No matter how it happens, or how someone views death and the dying process, we all will …