Antibiotic Guidelines For Dental Patients
For many patients taking a precautionary dosage of antibiotics prior to dental work is considered routine. Those with joint replacement, certain heart diseases, or evencongenital heart defects have been instructed to do…
A Single Eye Screening Can Save Your Life
When we think of “life-saving screenings,” we don’t often think of eye exams. But a visit to the ophthalmologist truly saved Dean Barrick’s life. When we think of “life-saving screenings,”…
Promoting Innovations in Medical Education
Like most aspects of our society, the practice of medicine is changing at a rapid pace. Future physicians must be able to navigate new and increasingly complicated health information technologies,…
A New Call-to-Action: Strong Is the New Skinny!
Let’s forget abou Let’s forget about politics and focus on our biggest challenge in women’s health, according to Dr Janine Clayton, the new NIH Director of the Office of Women’s…
Healthy Gadgets For Boomers, Seniors & Caregivers
A few weeks ago I attended the giant Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas searching for mobile apps and gadgets that could help Boomers, Seniors and Caregivers enhance their…
Around the Clock Tips for Preventing Back Pain
Back pain is astonishingly common in the United States, with 90 percent of people experiencing at least one back injury in their lives. External factors, including everything from the angle…
More Retiring in Other Countries
More people are retiring overseas according to Wharton School of Business. Older people place a higher value on the present moment. Retiring abroad allows one to enjoy the present moment…
Obama 2.0 – What’s Next for Healthcare?
It’s always exhilarating watching a Presidential inauguration.The pomp and pageantry celebrates more than 200 years of orderly transition of government. It’s always exhilarating watching a Presidential inauguration.The pomp and pageantry…
Seniors and Shingles: Myth vs Fact
Shingles is a painful disease caused by the same virus as the chicken pox — the herpes zoster virus– and affects an estimated 1 million people annually. In fact, more…
Malpractice
he average physician spends almost 11 percent of his or her career with an open and unresolved medical malpractice claim. A major contributor is the length of the process of…
