There is no escaping the message. You can’t turn on the TV, listen to the radio, surf the web or read a newspaper without hearing about it.
Heart Disease — Who has it? How do you get it? How do …
Straight Talk About Heart Surgery: Why Minimally Invasive Makes a Difference
It’s not your father’s heart surgery anymore.
Only a few short years ago, anyone requiring heart surgery was facing several certainties: a 12 inch scar, having their heart temporarily stopped while being attached to a heart lung machine, spending weeks …
Safe Snow Shoveling Tips
No matter what your age or physical condition, shoveling snow can be a vigorous activity that can cause low back pain.…
Celebrating American Heart Month
Heart disease remains the #1 killer of both men and women, but your actions can make a difference. Save lives by standing up and speaking out against heart disease.
All across the country, people have been wearing red to show …
A Day in the Life of a Palliative Care Specialist
Written By: Mark Angelo, MD, FACP, Director, Palliative Care Program at Cooper
In a typical scenario, I run into an old friend in the supermarket. Inevitably, the question comes up, “So tell me, what is it that you do again?”…
Midlife Exercise Heralds Healthy Aging
A recent study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that women who are physically active during middle age are more likely to have a healthy mind and body at age 70.…
How to Avoid Urinary Tract Infections
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) send more than 8 million people to the doctor or hospital each year. While women are at highest risk of getting a UTI, men get them too. Most of the time, UTIs cause intense pelvic pain …
Athletics and Asthma in Kids
Does your child’s coach know what to do if your son or daughter has an asthma attack on the field or court?
The answer may surprise you: Probably not.
According to a recent study, only half of kids’ sports coaches …
Understanding Physical Trauma
Whether caused by a fall in the home, an accident at work or a car crash, the body’s response to traumatic injury can be highly complex.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), unintentional traumatic injury …
Take Control of Your Vascular Health
The sudden death of U.S. diplomat Richard C. Holbrooke on December 13 is raising public awareness of vascular disease and the condition of aortic dissection, which took Holbrooke’s life at the age of 69. Similar cases also claimed the lives …