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  • POP QUIZ: Chest Pain: What Is Your Body Telling  You?

    POP QUIZ: Chest Pain: What Is Your Body Telling You?

    Did you know that of the millions of Americans who visit the emergency room with chest every year, only 20 percent are actually diagnosed with a heart attack or other serious heart condition—like unstable angina—and the other 80 percent are suffering with something different? While some instances of chest pain that are unrelated to a…

  • Keep It Moving

    Keep It Moving

    Exercise Is a Must for Good Heart Health by GRACE BOGGESS HIRDES Do you have a health goal for 2020? Maybe you want to lose a few pounds or to eat fewer fatty foods. Have you considered making a health goal to improve your heart’s health? Only one in five Americans gets enough exercise on…

  • True Transformation

    True Transformation

    Doctor and Patient Explain Why Bariatric Surgery Is So Much More Than Weight Loss by Matthew Norman The new year often brings thoughts of weight loss. It seems that there are endless numbers of weight loss methods. Everything from the tried and true methods to schemes that seem too good to be true, and probably…

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  • Varicose Veins and When to Seek help

    Varicose Veins and When to Seek help

    Spider Veins vs. Varicose Veins

  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea and the Eye

    Obstructive Sleep Apnea and the Eye

    Sleep apnea is a common but often undiagnosed disorder that has potentially serious general and eye health consequences. Approximately 25% of men and 10% of women are affected, but unfortunately, 80% of these are undiagnosed. High rates of undiagnosed patients may be due to the fact that the best test, a polysomnography sleep study, is…

  • February Is Age-Related Macular Degeneration Awareness Month

    February Is Age-Related Macular Degeneration Awareness Month

    Age-Related Macular Degeneration, AMD, is a leading cause of vision loss in adults over the age of 50.  It destroys the macula, which is the small central area of the retina that provides detailed, central vision.  With AMD, you lose the ability to see fine details, both close-up and at a distance.  Due to the…

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