North Palm Beach Edition

By Kenneth Beer, MD – Melanoma is an easily treatable disease with a nearly 100 percent cure rate, assuming you discover it before the cancer metastasizes. According to estimates from the National Institute of Health, some 70,000 Americans will be diagnosed with melanoma this year, though 16 percent will find it after the disease has metastasized and will have just …

By Daniela Dadurian, M.D. – Non-surgical body contouring has been evolving over the last decade to treat a multitude of conditions that previously only plastic surgery could answer. Now there is a new technology that will help you lose inches in a comfortable spa setting with no downtime.  Ilipo Ultra is the newest FDA approved laser for achieving results of …

At Prosperity Oaks, we know you have your own unique story—and knowing that story is an important part of how we make you feel like family. After all, no place feels like home without family. From the moment you arrive, you’ll be greeted with a warm welcome from the friendly faces of those who live and work here. Our associates …

By Dr. Karl Michel – Arthritis is an inflammation and swelling of the cartilage and lining of one or more joints. A joint is the area where two bones meet. As the lining of the joint erodes it causes the breakdown of the cartilage which normally protects a joint, allowing it to move smoothly. The cartilage also absorbs shock when …

“My boy didn’t make the pitching roster for his fifth baseball travel team‘cause of shoulder pain, a 38 year old Mets player won the Cy Young award, and Kevin Youkilis is a friggin Yankee?…  Those darn Mayans were right about that calendar…” By Matthew Stiebel, MD, FRCSC – Shoulder pain in the overhead throwing athlete is a constant source of …

By Scott Altschul, Senior Vice President, Florida District, Key Private Bank – For many years, the state of Delaware has developed the reputation as a friendly jurisdiction for U.S. business because of its advantageous tax code and pro-business legal environment. However, in recent years Delaware has become popular with estate and wealth planning professionals, who consider the state one of …

By David W. Feld, MD, Jupiter Obgyn – Cervical cancer is a dreaded, but largely preventable disease. Unfortunately, in the coming year, it is estimated between 11,000 and 12,000 American women will be diagnosed with it and nearly 4,000 will succumb from an advanced form of the disease. What can be done about this, and how can we increase the …

By Alan J. Bauman, M.D. – Medications that your doctor prescribes are used to maintain your health or treat a specific medical condition, but they can come with unwanted side effects.  Some drugs trigger hair growth in unwanted areas, changes in color or texture, or cause hair loss. Like any other type of hair loss, drug-induced hair loss can have …

Years of excessive childhood use and abuse of the body – skiing, gymnastics, trampoline jumping – and working at a desk job for forty years left Carol Ann Kaminski suffering from chronic back and neck pain. Eventually her active lifestyle caught up with Carol Ann and the increasing back and neck pain made it difficult for her to enjoy some …

By Paul Cain, Ph.D. and Donna Holm, CPA – As seniors embrace the golden years, they have many things to look forward to – retirement, watching their children begin families of their own, playing with grandchildren, and hopefully enjoying a full life with the wisdom of age on their side. Along with the joys of aging comes the knowledge that …