By Carrie Westlake, BSRT, RRT
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD, includes several progressive lung diseases including emphysema, chronic bronchitis, refractory (non-reversible) asthma and some forms of bronchiectasis. Many who have the disease do not realize it, and as a result they do not seek treatment when the disease at its earliest stages and most treatable.
By Lloyd Darlow, MD
The relationship with your primary care provider can be one of the most important connections you will establish for yourself and your family members. Your primary care provider is the medical expert who knows your individual and family medical history and this knowledge can be invaluable over the years.
Muscular problems in the pelvic floor can cause symptoms ranging from involuntary loss of urine (urinary incontinence) to chronic pelvic pain. Millions suffer from pelvic floor disorders, yet, for many, the symptoms go unidentified and untreated. Although discussing symptoms associated with pelvic floor dysfunction is difficult for some, it is important to realize that pelvic floor pain and dysfunction are not normal and can successfully be treated.
By Kathleen Gardner, MD
Heavy menstrual bleeding (menorrhagia) is an unpleasant, embarrassing fact of life for about one in five women. This condition affects how women feel, the clothing they wear, and where and when they take vacations. It leaves women anemic, tired, and anxious and can have a detrimental impact on both their familial and work relationships.
By Robert Hesson, MD, FACP
In recent years the guidelines governing organ donation and transplantation changed in two significant ways: a broader range of people are now considered to be viable donors; and more people in need of organs are deemed eligible candidates for transplant surgery.
By Andrew Morpurgo, MD
According to the New England Journal of Medicine, the “oldest old” is the fastest growing age group in this country. These are people over the age of eighty-five, and while they make up only 1.5 percent of the general population, they use more health care services than any other sector of the population.
By Andrew Morpurgo, MD
People over the age of eighty-five make up the fastest growing age group in the United States. While the “oldest old” account for only 1.5 percent of the general population, they use more health care services than any other sector of the population.
By Howard Silcoff, MD
There is an overwhelming abundance of evidence to prove that people who get preventative health care fare better in terms of health. It’s been substantiated in study after study that preventative care helps people live longer and happier lives.
By Rachel Hogancamp, LMT
There are many ways in which we can take care of ourselves. Eating a healthy diet, getting enough sleep, and engaging in regular exercise are aspects of self-care that we all understand and accept. However, many people raised in the culture of Western medicine still consider massage therapy to be an indulgence and, in overlooking its therapeutic benefits, deprive themselves of an extraordinarily effective avenue for healing.
Symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and ways to avoid rabies
By Jeffrey Snedeker, MD
An article in the Ithaca Journal once described two people seen playing with a raccoon in one of our state parks. They were petting and handling this wild animal, apparently unaware of the possible danger of rabies.