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Monthly Health Focus

  • September 2010: Articular Cartilage Injuries of the Knee

    When articular cartilage is healthy and intact, it allows for normal, pain-free motion of the knee. However, an injury to the cartilage can be painful and can lead to progressive limitation in function. Fortunately, there are many treatment options for these injuries.
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  • August 2010: Detecting and Treating Glaucoma

    Glaucoma is a serious, potentially disabling disorder of the optic nerve related to elevated intraocular pressure. It generally affects both eyes, although at the time of diagnosis, one eye may be more advanced than the other. It can effect all ages, races and ethnic groups, but one commonality is that most glaucoma sufferers are over age 40.
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  • July 2010: Healthy Summer Feet

    As warmer weather arrives, more of us start to wear sandals, flip flops and all types of “not so good for our feet” shoes. When we are not careful with our selection of shoes, foot problems can arise. Following are some common problems and simple solutions.
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  • June 2010: Cervical Cancer and HPV

    Cervical cancer is a cancer that starts in the cervix, the lower part of the uterus. It may present with vaginal bleeding but symptoms are often absent until the cancer is in its advanced stages. In 2009, there were estimated to be 11,000 new cases of invasive cervical cancer in the United States, and this year 4,000 cervical cancer-related deaths are expected.
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  • May 2010: Diagnosing and Treating Scoliosis

    Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine. Instead of a straight vertical line from the neck to the buttocks, the spine has a C- or S-shape. Scoliosis can affect both children and adults and can develop at any time—from infant through the senior years. Many people do not realize that scoliosis can develop at any time in your life.
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  • April 2010: The Facts About Cataract

    We are born with a crystalline lens in the eye that helps the eye focus light onto the back of the eye. A cataract is the clouding of the natural lens in the eye. When the natural lens is clouded, this can lead to decreased vision.
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  • March 2010: Sublingual (Under the Tongue) Immunotherapy

    Many people suffer with allergies because of the inconvenience of going to a physician’s office or a fear of needles. For these people there is another option. Instead of regular allergy shots and needles, this self-administered alternative comes in the form of droplets, which are put under the tongue three times daily.
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  • February 2010: The Impact of Heart Failure on the Individual and Health Care

    Heart failure is the number one hospital medical diagnosis today and the number one reason for hospital readmissions. According to the American Heart Association, an estimated 5.7 million Americans are living with heart failure, and 670,000 new cases are diagnosed each year.
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  • January 2010: Carpal Tunnel and Cubital Tunnel Syndromes

    The two most common causes of nerve compression in the upper extremity are carpal tunnel syndrome that affects the wrist and cubital tunnel syndrome that affects the elbow. Early diagnosis and treatment can avoid permanent nerve damage and/or weakness.
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  • December 2009: New Ideas about Chronic Pain and its Treatment

    Pain is a large and growing problem in the United States. More than one-third of Americans suffer from some form of chronic pain, and more than 50 million are partially or completely disabled due to chronic pain. As the population ages, this number is expected to get even higher.
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