Monthly Health Focus

• July 2009: The Impact of Robotic Surgery on Healthcare

  Today the use of new robotic surgical systems and advanced surgical instruments is growing rapidly among many health care specialties. At many institutions, including Weiss, robotic surgery is routinely employed and all the operative room personnel are very familiar with the system.
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• June 2009: Prostate Cancer Screening – 2009 Best Practice Guidelines

  While the AUA guidelines call for screenings to begin at a younger age, they express an individualized assessment and approach for proceeding with prostate biopsies.
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• May 2009: Cold Hands, Warm Heart: Understanding Cold Hand Diseases

  As our unseasonably long winter finally comes to an end, the time for having cold hands is over. However, if your hands stay cold when others around you are warm, you may have a medical condition that can be treated by the hand specialists at Weiss Memorial Hospital.
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• April 2009: Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Summary

  Macular degeneration is characterized by a loss of function in the portion of the eye responsible for central vision. Because central vision makes possible the detailed sight required for activities such as reading, driving and recognizing faces, macular degeneration may significantly diminish the ability to function.
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• March 2009: Current Concepts in Treating Heel Pain

  The most common cause for heel pain is plantar fasciitis, a condition known for causing pain in the heel, especially with first steps. Generally this pain subsides after several minutes to a half hour or so.
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• February 2009: Managing Heart Disease

  Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States and most other developed nations despite significant advances in prevention, detection and treatment.
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• January 2009: Management of the Stiff Shoulder

  In 1934, orthopedic surgeon and medical reformer Ernest Codman, M.D., coined the term “frozen shoulder” to describe shoulder stiffness and pain, saying it was “difficult to define, difficult to treat and difficult to explain from the point of view of pathology.”
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• December 2008: Diagnosing and Caring for Rheumatoid Arthritis

  Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the most disabling types of arthritis. Significant improvements in treatment during the past decade have dramatically improved the prognoses of newly diagnosed patients.
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• November 2008: Identifying and Managing Diabetes Mellitus

  Diabetes mellitus is a worldwide health problem. The incidence of diabetes continues to rise in most countries. In 2007, approximately 7.8 percent of Americans were diagnosed with diabetes mellitus.
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• October 2008: Breast Cancer Facts

  Among women, breast cancer is the most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer deaths, behind lung cancer.
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