By Sarah Crane December is the gateway to the New Year: the time for reflecting on the activities of the past year, and calculating achievable New Years Resolutions. My most touching and treasured experiences this past year were a result of time spent in the nonprofit sector with the HOW Foundation. The Help Our Wounded Foundation of South Florida (HOW …

“For many of the millions of hearing impaired Americans, but especially the 27 million living with untreated hearing loss, the holidays may not be all that happy,” says Audiologist Cindy Beyer. Dr. Beyer, Senior Vice President of HearUSA, said studies have linked hearing loss to stress, frustration, and social isolation, “which can easily be intensified at holiday gatherings with families …

Myth vs. Truth Myth-The more you play and harder you try, the better you get. Truth-Over 80% of golfers suffer injuries from overuse. Myth-endurance is the physical ability to withstand the duration of an entire golf game. Truth-endurance also relates to the endurance of mental focus for the duration of an entire golf game, which is lost due to fatigue. …

According to experts, the highest crime rate of the year is during the holiday season. Consider the following safety tips this shopping season to better protect yourself: Leave your purse at home. Take a small amount of money or 1 credit card with you and your ID. Place these items in a small wallet and tuck them safely inside your …

By Dr. Annalee Kitay Children who have learning difficulties or children who are exceptional or Neurodevelopmentaly challenged (or both), in one intellectual form or another, are characterized by the fact that they do not learn in the ordinary way. These children are usually given conventional help and an effort is made to support them in coping with the educational and …

By Ronna L. Clements, Natural Health & Wellness Innovator If I could look into your eyes without ever having met you before, and say something about the state of your health that you knew in fact was true, would you be intrigued? Upon looking into your eyes, if I stated you tended to be a nervous person who seemed to …

By Dr. Alan J. Bauman About 80 million men and women in the U.S. suffer from some degree of hair loss. Luckily, thanks to years of research, clinical trials, new technologies and state-of-the-art therapies, in most cases, hair loss is a treatable condition. For patients considering seeking treatment for hair loss, here is a look at what the treatment process …

By David Silvers, M.D. Almost everybody has experienced a headache, the most common neurological symptom, at some point during their lifetime.  Most individuals who suffer  from headaches have a primary headache condition, such as tension-type headache or migraine.  Not surprisingly, migraines are frequently exacerbated during the holiday season; some of the reasons for it are more obvious than others. Common …

By Daniela Dadurian, M.D. The holiday times are such great time for bringing people together, however life sometimes has a different agenda and we get rerouted to the road of exhaustion. Our lives are so busy, schedules get so full trying to prepare for parties and buying presents that we tend to forget about ourselves. Gearing up for a busy …

By Lauren R. Rosecan, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S. The retina is the light-sensitive tissue lining the back of our eye. Light rays are focused onto the retina through our cornea, pupil and lens. The retina converts the light rays into impulses that travel through the optic nerve to our brain, where they are interpreted as the images we see. A healthy, …