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Monthly Health Focus

  • 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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  • November 2009: An Update on Hip and Knee Replacement

    Hip and knee replacements have truly revolutionized the treatment of arthritis and are one of the greatest innovations in all of medicine in terms of quality of life and pain relief. With improved technology and updated surgical techniques, the durability of these implants has vastly improved.
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  • October 2009: Breast Cancer

    Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States, with one in eight developing the disease in their lifetime. Primarily because of better screening, the mortality rate of breast cancer has declined by 20 percent over the last 10 years.
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  • September 2009: Alzheimer’s Disease

    Many different diseases can cause dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease and stroke. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia among older people and it usually occurs in people older than 60. AD is slightly more common in females.
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  • August 2009: Steps to Healthy Summer Feet

    Feet aren’t supposed to hurt. If they do, finding out why and curing it right away can make this season even more enjoyable.
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  • 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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