ALS AND VETS
He was the picture of health…a poster boy for the strength of the U.S. military. But Michael Donnolly can’t talk to us today. Michael’s father Tom says sadly, “Michael is now totally immobile, he is nourished by a feeding tube and his...
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ALZHEIMER CAREGIVERS
“I doubt whether there is a single day where I don’t cry,” says Larry Eber.
He never thought he would become caretaker of his life partner. His wife Joanne has Alzheimer’s disease. The responsibility has taken its toll on Larry.
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ALZHEIMER'S DRUG FAILURE
A new study provides discouraging evidence a drug used for Alzheimer's to stem the progression of the disease may not be effective in the long run. The recently developed drugs called acetylcholinesterase inhibitors held a lot of hope.
And...
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ALZHEIMER’S AND DEPRESSION
Throughout his life, Ronald Reagan had plenty of victories on the campaign trail. But he lost what was his last battle in life, the battle against Alzheimer’s disease. It is condition against which noone wins, at least for now. And the latest...
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ALZHEIMER’S AND EXERCISE
There is a growing body of evidence that shows that people can delay and even prevent the onset of dementia by living a healthier lifestyle when young, and that includes exercising.
We don’t completely understand what triggers Alzheimer’s disease...
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ALZHEIMER’S IMMUNE TREATMENT
While there are medications that can slow—slightly--the progression of Alzheimer’s, the end inevitably comes in all those affected.
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Acid Reflux, The New Colic?
14 month old Cateyann entered the world when she was only 36 weeks old, a preemie, she weighed 6 pounds 10 ounces. It was crucial for Cateyann to gain weight…but, as weeks and then months passed, she not only didn’t put weight on, Cateyann began...
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Alcohol Can Slow the Onset of Dementia
One drink per day may reduce the onset of dementia in elderly people.
Having one drink per day may impede the progress of cognitive impairment for seniors. A study at the University of Bari, Italy, involving 1,445 people between the ages of 65...
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BUSH MEDICAID CUTS CHILDREN’S HOSPITALS
President Bush’s new proposed budget calls for massive Medicaid cuts. The trickle down to children’s hospitals will be dramatic, and have many of these specialty institutions wondering, where will the money come from? They say many services will...
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Blindness
The group of conditions known as retinitis pigmentosa or RP is the most common cause of inherited blindness. Initially the rods in the retina begin to die and the cones at the center of the retina, known as the macula, will also be lost.
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CAREGIVER CHALLENGES
42 year old Lauren Hirtes is facing the quintessential challenges of the sandwich generation. She is taking care of her father who has suffered several heart attacks and a stroke and is also caring for her daughter who is battling bipolar...
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COMPRESSION STOCKINGS
There is important new information tonight for those who have had a blood clot in the leg. New findings show that compression stockings can prevent serious complications of these blood clots, although they are not used by many patients. This...
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DRUG DISCOUNT CARDS
On this presidential inaugural day, one of the major concerns for Americans for the next four years is affordable medical coverage.
This is especially true regarding prescriptions.
Now, several drug makers have gotten together to offer price...
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Diabetes Retinitis
The space at the front of the eye between the cornea and the iris is filled with a clear fluid known as aqueous humor. The central part of the eye is also filled with a gel-like substance called vitreous humor.
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EARLY ON-SET ALZHEIMER’S
“It’s as if I’m a single parent, even though I still have my husband,” says Karen Henley.
Incredibly, at only 36 years old, Karen Henley’s husband Mike was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease.
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ELDERLY AND HYPERTENSION
A new study just released at a major medical conference shows that the population at highest risk from high blood pressure is the least likely to be appropriately treated.
Hypertension in the elderly is a silent but deadly killer. And as we get...
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EXERCISE AND ALZHEIMERS
It gets harder and harder to exercise as we get older. But, there are plenty of health benefits including one major one you might not have realized before.
There’s more and more information now that keeping our cardiovascular system clean and...
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Eat Differently as You Age
As people get older, their metabolism begins to change. And this means their intake of protein, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals must change, too, or their health might suffer.
"All the nutritional things that we need to be concerned about...
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Exercise Can Reverse Aspects of Aging
A recent study in the PLoS scientific journal showed that engaging in weight training regularly can offset skeletal muscle atrophy and functional impairment associated with aging. Seniors who participated in six months of gentle exercises had...
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FLU VACCINE SHORTAGE
The nation suddenly finds itself faced with an acute flu vaccine shortage, with the flu vaccine supply suddenly being cut in half.
Yesterday, British regulatory officials unexpectedly froze all shipments from a major flu vaccine maker,...
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FRACTURE-REDUCING DRUGS
There is new research out tonight that shows two common types of blood pressure medicines can have a significant impact at protecting aging bones from fracture risk. The study focuses on two types of blood pressure medicines, beta-blockers and a...
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Five More Predictors of Long Life
It's amazing the range of common attitudes and conditions in people's lives that seem to consistently contribute to their living for a long time. Here are five more of them:
A circle of close friends. Research has shown that chronic stress has a...
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Flu Studies
There are two new studies which raise significant concern regarding the flu.
One says that the flu shot is really not that effective in the older population which is the prime target population for vaccination.
The other says the drugs we have...
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Foot Care for the Diabetic
By: Paul E. Eckstein, D.P.M.
Board Certified in Foot Surgery,
American Board of Podiatric Surgery, Specialist, Diabetic Conditions of the Foot
Diabetes is a complex metabolic disorder affecting 17 million people in the United States. Many...
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Hip Fracture
1 in 4 people will ultimately die from complications caused by a hip fracture. Each year in the United States, there are 350,000 hip fractures.
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Hip Replacement
Hip replacement surgery is becoming more and more common as the population of the world begins to age. Hip replacement surgery is becoming more and more common as the population of the world begins to age.
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M.S. AND ALZHEIMER’S DRUG
Taking a drug used for Alzheimer’s disease may help deal with the memory loss experienced by people with multiple sclerosis, according to a study published in the medical journal Neurology.
The finding could help the large percentage, nearly...
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MAILBOXES AND PRESCRIPTION MEDICINES
Should you be sending for your prescription drugs in the mail, especially if you live in a viciously warm climate?
The latest research shows what happens to medicines and why they don’t work if exposed to temperature extremes.
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Massage Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis
No one said getting old is all fun. After 40 or 50 or 60 years of walking, running, and playing sport, the knees start to wear down.
Make no mistake, osteoarthritis is a serious condition.
It limits what people can do, affects quality of life,...
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Medicare Mayhem
Tomorrow, Tuesday, will be the first day Americans eligible for Medicare coverage can enroll in the new part D prescription drug plan. But the plan is so confusing, that the majority of seniors are staying away.
Medicare has traditionally...
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Nutritional Supplements
So here’s the question: is there any benefit to drinking your nutrition in the form of nutritional supplements?
They’re marketed to seniors to help boost their health.
But do they work?
It all comes down to why do we eat: we eat to...
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OSTEOPOROSIS MEDICATIONS
There’s been some confusion lately concerning several popular osteoporosis medications. Whom should they be prescribed to? Women with mild bone loss, or only those with serious cases of osteoporosis?
And can these medications actually cause...
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OSTEOPOROSIS TREATMENT DEBATE
Today, over 10 million individuals have or are at risk of osteoporosis—80% are women. Almost 34 million more have low bone mass, placing them at increased risk for osteoporosis. With estrogen treatment running into controversy, there is now...
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Osteoporosis
The bones of your body undergo a constant state of rebuilding and remodeling. Aside from providing rigid support, your bones also store calcium.
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Osteoporosis Arthritis
Osteoarthritis affects over 20 million Americans. Osteoarthritis also known as degenerative joint disease results from physical changes in the joints. These joints are such as the shoulder; knee, hip or in this case, the hand.
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PRE- HYPERTENSION TREATMENT
There is important new research out tonight that may be the start of a different approach in medicine: to treat high blood pressure before it even gets high.
The fact is about 69 percent of people who have a first heart attack, 77 percent of...
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Reducing Stress Lowers Risk of Cardiovascular Problems
A Review in The Lancet reveals the importance of healthy lifestyle choices to reduce stressors related to cardiovascular risk factors. Researchers from John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore examined records between 1990 to 2006. They observed how...
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Research Suggests Ways to Slow Alzheimer's
A new study released at the International Conference on Prevention of Dementia on June 11th suggests that treating other health factors - like diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol can help slow the onset and severity of dementia...
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Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis affects more than 2 million people in the United States. Rheumatoid arthritis differs in origin from degenerative arthritis in being an auto-immune disease.
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SENIOR DESIGN CRASH TEST
74 year old Grace Browne has been driving since she was a teenager. But, today, it’s with much caution, even some trepidation when she gets behind the wheel. “My bones are not as strong as they used to be.” Like Grace, for many senior citizens...
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Screenings for the Elderly
We’re not getting any younger. And there are plenty of baby boomers who are suddenly looking at their senior years.
But with all the push to get screened for cancer, when is it ok to stop getting tested, in particular, for colon cancer?
This...
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Seniors and Computers
For sixty-one year old Heidi Hertwig, e-mail has become her life-line to her family. “Everyone else in my family has email and they’re far away so I can e-mail now,” says Heidi.
Heidi is just one of many senior citizens who are becoming hooked...
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VISUALLY IMPAIRED FIND MEDICINE LABELS TOO SMALL TO READ
74 year old Teresa Olender struggles to keep track of all of her medications.
“One is for the heart, one is for blood pressure, one is a water pill and the other one is for cholesterol,” says Teresa. Teresa’s problem is that she has poor...
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Virtual Colonoscopy
Moserata Santana is not worried about colon cancer in spite of the fact that the disease killed her father and brother. She’s getting a screening colonoscopy, and has faith that the colonoscopy procedure will detect anything unusual, before it...
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What is Cancer and How it is Caused
Cancer is a term used to describe a group of illnesses all having certain common characteristics. There are over 200 different types of cancer and all have a specific name, treatment and a chance of being cured. The human body is made of organs,...
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What is Cancer?
By Dr. Chitti Moorthy -Director, Departments of Radiation Medicine and Radiology,
New York Medical College, Valhalla , NY
The cause of cancer lies deep within the building blocks of a person's cells (genes and DNA). If these blocks become...
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What is Carotid Stenosis?
Dr. Sateesh Babu of Vascular Associates of Westchester discusses "What is Carotid Stenosis?", the treatments, who should be screened and future developments, such as new stenting techniques.
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What is Gastroenterology?
Video: Dr. Jonathan Cohen of the Concorde Medical Group discusses Gastroenterology.
Gastroenterology is a specialized field of medicine that focuses on the digestive tract - from the mouth to the anus. Gastroenterolgy studies the functioning and...
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What is Peripheral Arterial Disease?
Dr. Sattesh Babu of Vascular Associates of Westchester discusses Peripheral Arterial Disease, who is at risk, why it is important to be screened and current treatments.
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What is the Polypill?
Dr. Valentin Fuster discusses the Polypill. The Polypill is being developed in response to an important reality surrounding cardiovascular disease. There are three important drugs that can help prevent heart disease (statins, ACE inhibitors, and...
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Why The Body Ages
How the body Ages.
The nucleus of every cell has 23 pairs of chromosomes. And they contain DNA or the genetic material of the cell. A prime cause of ageing is every cell’s chromosomes are capped with a protein button called a telomere.
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Women & Heart Centers
“My grandmother died at 67 of heart disease and she was a diabetic, my mother died at 59 from heart disease, my sister who was two years older than me died at 51 from heart disease, my oldest sister who is five years older than me had her first...
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Worried Sick? There Might Be Some Truth There
A recent report by health provider BUPA has found that people's worries are damaging their health by causing sleepless nights, loss of sex drive, and erratic eating habits. The 2007 Worry Report demonstrates that almost one in five people...
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YOGA AND MS
When Beth Adamusik was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 10 years ago, she felt like she had been given a death sentence. “I was devastated, I used to cry constantly, I was a mess, I thought my life would be over,” says Beth.
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Yoga Is a Possible Treatment For Depression
Yoga may offer solutions for depression, anxiety and epilepsy.
Reports from the World Health Organization and elsewhere estimate that mental illness comprises fifteen percent of the global disease burden. Depression and anxiety disorders...
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Your First Visit
By Tauseef Ahmed, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Oncology / Hematology at New York Medical College
Your tests have come back. The news is not good and your doctor refers you to a specialist. Oncologist,...
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Arthritis Treatment - Orthopedic Surgeon Westchester, New York
Dr Howard Luks
University Orthopaedics
19 Bradhurst Avenue, Ste 1300N
Hawthorne,
NY
10532
Call (888) 834-8517
To find quality arthritis treatment, you should look for an extremely qualified orthopedic surgeon. You can find one in Westchester, New York at University Orthopaedics, PC. Dr. Howard J. Luks, MD specializes in sports medicine and arthroscopy. So to stop the pain from continuing, consider Dr. Luks as soon as possible.
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