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An initial scare, a revelation and, ultimately, a surgery that changes life for the better. Andrea Beicht remembers vividly the bizarre, out-of-the-blue event that signaled something…
By now, most women know that heart disease is not a problem limited to men. What most women don’t realize is that it is a disease…
Did you know that up to 40% of the children in the United States have problems learning to read, according to research? Since 1995, the Cooper…
Low back pain interferes with work, daily activities, and physical activity. Four out of five adults will experience some level of low back pain during their…
Chemotherapy is over; the radiation treatment is complete and cancer patients are finally getting back into a more normal routine. Back to work, but in an…
The sweating starts first. Nausea follows. Then comes a heaviness in the chest that won’t go away. Something is wrong and you need to get help.…
Stroke is a type of cardiovascular disease and occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to your brain gets blocked or bursts. When…
Many of us may have memories from childhood of mom or grandma turning those first warm beautiful days of spring into an annual work-a-thon ritual known…
Often first impressions matter, and sometimes your clothing choices can speak volumes about you. But does that hold true for a doctor when striving to make…
Fishing is Mr. Placente’s favorite pastime. A potentially devastating diagnosis of prostate cancer hasn’t stopped him. “I haven’t slowed down. I would say I was at…
