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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, …

Clear Vue Eye All of us should be getting our regular eye examinations to make sure our eyes are healthy, but the importance of people with diabetes getting their recommended exams is critical. In both type 1 and type 2 diabetics, high blood sugar damages the delicate blood vessels in the retina. This damage is called diabetic retinopathy. In diabetic …

Try a Scalp Makeover Pamper yourself and your follicles with new science-based trichology treatments By Alan J. Bauman, MD, ABHRS Let’s start by getting right to the point. Healthy hair begins with a healthy scalp. Period. But, unfortunately, because it hides out of sight, we often forget to take care of our scalp – until concerns become noticeable – and …

The number of deaths from colorectal cancer has been dropping steadily in both men and women for several decades, according to the American Cancer Society. The reasons for this decline include early detection and improvements in screening methods; yet, many choose to either postpone or totally skip these potentially life-saving screening tests, thus keeping colorectal cancer as the third leading …

Have you recently lost weight, but still have areas that you want to tighten? Perhaps you’d like to tone up your abs, thighs or derrière, well, advances in body sculpting procedures are helping countless people do just that. Lean down and buff up, with precision technology that reaches far beyond what most people can accomplish at the gym alone. CoolTone: …

OVERCOMING Panic Attacks . . . Anxiety . . . ADD . . . Meltdowns . . . Migraines . . . Racing Mind . . . Insomnia Benefits of Neurofeedback? The Stories Say It All by Michael Cohen, Director and Chief of Neurotechnology Author of Neurofeedback 101: Rewiring the Brain for ADHD, Anxiety, Depression and Beyond In 2017 I …

Back and neck pain affect nearly 80% of our population. Surgery is usually unnecessary, and many people find remarkable pain relief with regenerative medicine. If you suffer from chronic low back pain or neck pain and have been told to just live with your pain, or that surgery is your only option, that is not true. There are multiple alternative …

A New Generation of Super Nutraceuticals For decades, the medical community has been focusing on a natural compound in our bodies called “hyaluronic acid”, or HA, and collagen, both of which are chief components of healthy connective tissue throughout the body. HA and collagen are especially important to knees, elbows, wrist, and the spine…where they are present and responsible for …

It’s hard to believe that it’s 2020, but with the New Year in full swing, isn’t it time you finally did something about your pain? Are you tired of masking your symptoms with harmful drugs that are never going to treat the root cause of your condition? Over 115 million people suffer from various types of chronic pain disorders ranging …

By Lee R. Cohen, D.D.S., M.S., M.S. The decision to keep or replace a tooth is a very emotional one for many patients. Beyond the concern over losing a tooth, many patients have difficulty with the idea of removing any part of their body. Typically, our patients request the most “conservative” option available. Although keeping a tooth (no matter how …