What You Should Know About Breast Cancer
Not everything you may hear or read about breast cancer is true. Dr. Michelle Price, breast imaging specialist at the Fortunato Breast Health Center, helps set the record straight on 10 common myths.
Dense Breast Tissue: What Does it Mean?
Nearly half of all women age 40 and older who get mammograms are found to have dense breasts. Dense breast tissue refers to the way breast tissue looks on a mammogram. It’s a normal and common finding. Breast tissue is made up of milk glands, milk ducts, and supportive tissue (dense breast tissue), and fatty…
“Pillow Talk”: Finding the Right Pillow for You
Just as good sitting and standing posture is important to the health of your neck and spine, so is good sleep posture. Choosing the right pillow is an important part of maintaining a healthy sleep posture. The purpose of a good pillow is to keep your head and neck aligned in a neutral position while…
Should You Be Screened for Lung Cancer?
Lorraine, a former smoker with a 35-pack year smoking history, had asthma since she was a child. In 2013, she was struggling to push herself to get things done, she had difficulty breathing. The Coram resident went to her pulmonologist Dr. Jay Barbakoff who recommended that she have a lung cancer screening. She met the…
Lung Cancer: Fact vs. Fiction
Myth # 1: There is nothing I can do to lower my risk of lung cancer. Avoiding smoking can lower your risk of lung cancer as well as an awareness of other factors that can cause lung cancer. In addition, a healthy diet and exercise lower the likelihood of developing cancer as well as prevent…
Exercises to Help Relieve Your Back Pain
By David J. BenEliyahu, DC, DABCSP, DAAPM It is a common misconception that if you have back pain you should avoid exercising. This misconception allows people to rely too heavily on pain medication and inactivity. For most back problems exercise and movement are essential to the healing process. Controlled, gradual, and progressive exercise-as opposed to…
Sound Asleep but Wide Awake
Have you ever lain in bed wide awake, aware of what’s happening around you – but you couldn’t move a muscle? If the answer is yes, then you’ve probably experienced the bizarre phenomenon that is sleep paralysis.
What You Should Know About Diabetic Foot Ulcers
By Joseph C. White, MD, FAAFP A diabetic foot ulcer is an open sore or wound that commonly appears on the bottom of the foot and occurs among 15% of people with diabetes, according to the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA). Diabetes is the leading cause of non-traumatic lower extremity amputations in the United States, and the…
The Connection Between Diet and Inflammation
Do you or someone you know suffer from inflammation such as chronic joint, muscle or digestive pain? Inflammation can wreak havoc on our bodies, leading to: heart disease, diabetes, cancer, arthritis, gastrointestinal disorders, even depression, based on a recent study by Rice University. The good news: you can take control and counterbalance inflammation’s assault on…
Your Breast Health Questions Answered by Expert Physician
Q& A with Dr. Michelle Price If there’s no breast cancer in my family do I really need to worry about it? Less than 10 percent of breast cancers are thought to be hereditary, which unfortunately means that breast cancer can happen to anyone. That’s why early detection is critical and can be a life-saving…