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Prevent the Spreading of Infectious Conjunctivitis
Infectious conjunctivitis is common among children. With school back in session, it may be helpful knowing the symptoms of conjunctivitis, how to treat them and how long your child will be contagious. …
5 Important Questions to Ask About Breast Cancer in Men
While breast cancer can start in both women and men, breast cancer is very rare in men. Because everyone is born with a small amount of breast tissue, breast cancer can develop in anyone. …
Taking Care of Cuts and Scrapes
Cuts and scrapes are everyday occurrences, and most can be safely treated at home. Knowing how to clean and care for a cut yourself and when to seek a health care can help reduce infection and speed healing. …
Lung Cancer Procedure Removes Wait
It'll take just 60 seconds of your time to watch our Health Watch video on a procedure to diagnose and remove lung cancer in one procedure. …
Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Should you consider getting a screening for an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)? Yes you should. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), aortic aneurysms or aortic dissections (tears) were the cause of 9,904 deaths in 2019. If an aneurysm ruptures, it’s very …
Coping with Emotions After a Difficult Diagnosis
There’s nothing easy about a difficult diagnosis. If a diagnosis sends you reeling, these steps can help you begin to regain your balance. …
Treatment for Aortic Stenosis
Aortic stenosis (AS) is the most common and most serious heart valve disease. AS is a narrowing of the aortic valve opening. The valve flaps may become stiff and can’t move easily or open fully. This makes it more difficult for the heart to push …
28 Days to Heart Health
Use Heart Month as the reason to learn how to take care of your heart health. Heart disease is a killer, but you can do plenty to reduce your risk and prolong your life. Research shows that making lifestyle changes can lower your risk for …
Drive Out Golf Injuries
While golf is a relatively low-impact sport, injuries can still occur. In particular, knee and other joint pain, shoulder pain, and back stiffness, can rear their ugly heads. Although this season is well underway, it’s always important to learn how to protect that PGA-worthy swing. …
Traveling After Joint Replacement is Easier Than You Think
Summer has finally approached, and it’s time to travel! If you recently had joint replacement surgery, no need to worry – traveling is still in your future. If the proper actions are taken, it should be safe to travel soon after your surgery. Discuss your …
Swing Away Those Tennis Injuries
Have you ever been injured from playing tennis and wondered how you can avoid being injured in the future? Tennis can be both a low- and high- impact sport, which means that injuries may still occur. Check out the five most common injuries that affect …
Does Inflammatory Arthritis Worsen in the Winter?
Could your aches predict the weather? You may have heard that when it rains or is cold out, arthritis pain worsens. Is this true? The truth is that little factual evidence exists to support this. In fact, when patients with rheumatoid arthritis were placed into …
Coping with Emotions After a Difficult Diagnosis
There’s nothing easy about a difficult diagnosis. If a diagnosis sends you reeling, these steps can help you begin to regain your balance. …
How to Support Someone With Diabetes
If someone in your life has diabetes, you know how hard it can be to manage, especially after first getting the diagnosis. You want to support your loved one as they work toward learning about diabetes and controlling their disease. But it’s important to make sure …
Do You Know the Facts About Diabetes Eye Health?
Did you know that if you have diabetes you're 20 percent more likely to develop glaucoma and 60 percent more likely to develop cataracts? While people with diabetes have a higher risk of blindness, there are things you can do each day to lower your …
The Connection Between Diabetes and Depression
Managing your diabetes on a daily basis can be challenging. Complications and other burdens can make you feel frustrated or sad, and may lead to depression. Don't let your diabetes management get in the way of living your best life. Our team can help gain …
Colorectal Cancer Prevention: Screening is Key
Common. Preventable. Curable. Colorectal cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in men and women, affecting over 150,000 people in the United States every year, with numbers rising in younger individuals. …
Diverticulitis: Treatment and Prevention
This time of year, corn on the cob is especially delicious. Do you have a friend who avoids eating corn and other foods like seeds, nuts, and popcorn due to diverticulitis? Or maybe the person I’m describing is you? Diverticular disease is on the rise …
What You Need to Know About Your #2
Have you ever wondered why toddlers and kids find all things bathroom-related so fascinating? Well, it just so happens that they’re on to something. Our experts in colon and rectal surgery want you to pay attention to your bowel movements, aka poop. It’s actually a …
Colorectal Cancer: Education = Prevention
Did you know that colon and rectal (colorectal) cancer is the third leading cause of cancer deaths in young adults? March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and this cancer doesn’t discriminate. In fact, there has been a 51 percent increase in young-onset colorectal cancer incidence. …
Coping with Emotions After a Difficult Diagnosis
There’s nothing easy about a difficult diagnosis. If a diagnosis sends you reeling, these steps can help you begin to regain your balance. …
Which Method of Colorectal Cancer Screening is Right For You?
You have choices when it comes to your colorectal cancer screening. Doctors now recommend colon screening for those of us over the age of 45. If you're younger than 45 and experiencing any of these common symptoms of colon cancer (e.g., change in bowel habits, …
Know Your Lung Cancer Risks This Know-vember
What better time than November to learn about lung cancer risks and the life-saving impact early screening has. Every year 200,000 Americans are diagnosed, and 160,000 die of lung cancer; this makes lung cancer the most common cause of cancer death worldwide. These numbers are …
Colorectal Cancer Prevention: Screening is Key
Common. Preventable. Curable. Colorectal cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in men and women, affecting over 150,000 people in the United States every year, with numbers rising in younger individuals. …
Healthy Nails Are at Your Fingertips
As our primary tools for getting things done, our hands — and our fingernails, by extension — take a lot of abuse. If we don't take care of them, it shows; but there is more to healthy nails than meets the eye. …
It’s Time to Get Rid of Those Painful Varicose Veins
You may notice veins that bulge or look twisted (varicose veins) in your legs. Your legs may ache or swell, and sometimes they may feel heavy and tired, or like they're burning. You're not too happy with the way they look either. What can you …
What Women — and Men — Need to Know About UTIs
Urinary tract infection, or UTI, is a term used for an infection in any part of the urinary system. Learn about symptoms and risk factors. …
Understanding Hair Loss In Women
Women are accustomed to having "good hair" days and "bad hair" days, but when those bad days threaten to become permanent because of hair loss, it may be time to take a closer look. …
