Take it easy during the holiday season
November 9, 2018I know people who are already cooking and preparing for the holidays. If I am honest, I will be getting those greens cooked and frozen soon myself. Since a famous singer started to make her sweet potato pies available, I have been letting Miss Pattie (Patti LaBelle) prepare them so I do not have to […]
As the use of supplements grows so does the concern
October 26, 2018We last took a look at dietary supplements in October of 2015. At that time we marveled at how much money, over 30 billion dollars, was being spent on supplements. Well guess what? I should have invested some money in that field because it continues to grow larger and larger. Our concern back in 2015 […]
26th Annual Women’s Only 5K Walk & Run
October 12, 2018The Women’s Hospital was surrounded by a sea of pink on October 6 for the 26th Annual Women’s Only 5K Walk & Run in Greensboro. Hosted by Cone Health, the annual walk is to raise money for breast cancer awareness. One in eight women will develop breast cancer over the course of their lifetime, according […]
Flu season is coming be prepared
October 5, 2018According to health officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC-P), there were about 80,000 deaths nationwide with over 900,000 hospitalizations resulting from last year’s flu season (2017-2018). North Carolina recorded 389 deaths. This made last year the worse flu season in decades. In an attempt to prevent a bad flu season from […]
Choose a Healthy Lifestyle
September 28, 2018Living a healthy lifestyle that includes exercise and eating a nutritious diet is essential to maintaining one’s health. Most of us have an inkling of what we are supposed to do. For example, most parents try to instill in their children the importance of taking care of themselves. Oftentimes an appreciation for one’s health often […]
Patients need to tell doctors which medications they are taking
September 21, 2018One of the tenants for health care providers is that we should “first do no harm.” At the recent European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 2018 Congress held in Munich,“first do no harm” was a very hot topic. This was especially so when health care providers spoke of medical treatment in the elderly. When considering all […]
Bad breath can be a sign of a more serious ailment
September 14, 2018It is not unusual for people to have a body odor. For some they feel this odor is beyond what they would expect from missing a shower or two. They struggle to make me understand the depth of their concern. hese patients are often concerned that they are offensive to those around them. Some have […]
Check-ups help prepare students for the start of school
August 4, 2018Believe it or not, our wonderful summer is drawing to an end. Those wonderful warm summer days will shortly be a memory of the past and the carefree feel of this time will soon draw to an end. A sure sign of the passing summer is the fact that kids not attending year-round school will […]
Even if you have arthritis you still need to exercise
July 26, 2018It is no secret that physical activity is good for your health. You can hear the song in your head that recommends moderate exercise for 30 minutes five days a week or 75 minutes two days a week. Those have been carved in stone for the last few years and most people know these recommendations […]
Grant to be first man to lead the American Nurses Association
July 13, 2018Ernest J. Grant has been elected president of American Nurses Association. When he takes office on January 1, he will be the first man to serve as president of the organization that represents nearly four million registered nurses in the United States, about 90 percent of whom are women. Dr. Grant is an internationally recognized […]
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