Over the past 20 years, there have been tremendous changes in veterinary medicine. Advances in science and technology have enabled us to treat our animal patients with the same quality of medical care as humans. Many diagnostic tools we now take for granted simply weren’t available in the past: … [Read more...] about Trends in Veterinary Medicine for 2012
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Preventing Stroke With a Carotid Artery Stent
The carotid arteries in your neck supply the brain with blood. The carotid arteries travel up each side of the neck and branch into smaller vessels that supply blood to the brain. Blood flowing through the carotid arteries (carotid pulses) can be felt on each side of the neck next to the … [Read more...] about Preventing Stroke With a Carotid Artery Stent
Medical Conditions Increasing Fall Risks
Each week, more than 30,000 Americans over the age of 65 are seriously injured by falling, and nearly 250 die from their injuries, according to the National Safety Council. About a third of seniors report some difficulty with balance and ambulation, according to the American Geriatrics Society … [Read more...] about Medical Conditions Increasing Fall Risks
Heart Doctor Appreciating Local Lifestyle
Each day Dr. Robert Wolyn has been checking the weather in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on his iPhone. It’s already raining and the temperatures are dropping rapidly. Then he looks around at the weather in Flagstaff where it is sunny with mild temperatures and he smiles. Wolyn is glad to be in … [Read more...] about Heart Doctor Appreciating Local Lifestyle
Preventing Stroke With a Carotid Artery Stent
The carotid arteries in your neck supply the brain with blood. The carotid arteries travel up each side of the neck and branch into smaller vessels that supply blood to the brain. Blood flowing through the carotid arteries (carotid pulses) can be felt on each side of the neck next to the … [Read more...] about Preventing Stroke With a Carotid Artery Stent
New Thinking on Heart Disease Prevention
Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States. There is a growing body of research demonstrating that cholesterol levels are no longer the best indicator of a person's risk for a heart attack or stroke. In fact, half of the people who suffer a heart attack have completely … [Read more...] about New Thinking on Heart Disease Prevention
The Effects of Heat on Seniors
Sunny days uplift spirits, yet seniors need to take special precautions to make sure their enjoyment of summer is not eclipsed by dehydration and heat illness. Physical changes that come with aging make older adults more vulnerable to summer’s heat and humidity. The American Geriatrics Society’s … [Read more...] about The Effects of Heat on Seniors
NAU Football Players Visit Young Hospital Patients
Are you guys real football players? Matt Myers and Scott McKeever got that greeting upon arriving at Phoenix Children’s Hospital Thursday from a kid who was about to receive a heart transplant this week. “I have never seen one in real life,” said the kid. It was a touching moment for the … [Read more...] about NAU Football Players Visit Young Hospital Patients
WL Gore Product Helping Heart Patients
W.L Gore and Associates (Gore) is reporting that it has received zero accounts of erosion of the aortic root or the free wall of the atrium associated with the worldwide use of the GORE HELEX Septal Occluder. The positive data comes from more than a decade of clinical experience using the Gore … [Read more...] about WL Gore Product Helping Heart Patients
Nutritional Therapy for High Blood Cholesterol
According to the American Heart Association, Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is the number one killer in the United States. Although the death rate over the last 20 years has decreased, the prevalence has increased. A major risk factor for developing CAD is unhealthy lipid levels, more commonly known … [Read more...] about Nutritional Therapy for High Blood Cholesterol