JOSEPH R. ANTICAGLIA, MD Medical Advisory Board Matthew was diagnosed as having hearing loss while still in the hospital, one day after he was born. It later proved to be a profound, permanent (nerve) type of hearing loss. Shanika passed the hearing screening test done at the hospital two days after birth. The parents left
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Lee Jackson MD Medical Advisory Board INTERPRETING AN ELEVATED PSA Elevated PSA levels must be interpreted thoughtfully and with care. There is not a level of PSA that is specifically diagnostic of prostate cancer. To use PSA in order to estimate a man’s risk of prostate cancer, PSA should be interpreted over time and in
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Joseph R. Anticaglia, MD The ear can be divided into three parts: an outer part of skin, bone and cartilage, an air-filled middle ear and a fluid filled inner ear. It is concerned with hearing and balance and is very sensitive to pain. There are two broad categories of pain: Primary and Secondary pain. When
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Natalie W. Geary MD 1. Winter months tend to bring on more illness for your children, but in fact just being at school or daycare can significantly impact on your child’s overall health risk, especially when they are first starting out. This is because children do not know how to practice health hygiene (many adults
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Jesus A Bianco M.D. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is responsible for the highest percentage of morbidity and mortality in the Unites States. At the present time, institutions such as the American Heart Association devote major efforts to promote wellness and prevent arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease. In cardiology practices it is imperative to emphasize that smoking, hypertension and
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Natalie W. Geary MD The media has focused a lot of attention on gluten free diets and the role of gluten in inflammatory disease. The important thing to remember is that one should be “gluten aware,” not terrified of gluten. Only those with Celiac diesaese have to be strictly wheat free. The difference between Celiac
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Natalie W. Geary MD According to new research out of Johns Hopkins, folic acid or vitamin B9 may not only prevent birth defects, but may also decrease allergies and reduce asthma symptoms. In their study, people with higher blood levels of folate had fewer IgE antibodies, fewer reported allergies, less wheezing and lower likelihood of
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