Deep Brain Stimulation Successfully Helps with Symptoms from Parkinson’s
St. Petersburg, FL – If you could step in to the shoes of a person affected by Parkinson’s disease, what would you expect to see?
According to the National Parkinson Foundation (NPF), the symptoms of Parkinson’s include shaking, slowness of movement, stiffness, difficulty with balance, changes in handwriting and speech, stiff facial expression and shuffling walk.And, for more than the 1.5 million Americans diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, these symptoms greatly affect their lives, work, independence and more.More
WITH ANNOUNCEMENT OF PRESIDENT OBAMA’S PLAN TO PROVIDE FOR HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, LOCAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION’S LECTURE ON ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS NOW MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER TO ATTEND
Pinellas County Medical Association to Help Local Medical Practices Navigate the Challenges of Going Digital
CLEARWATER, FL – The Pinellas County Medical Association’s (PCMA) upcoming lecture series on electronic medical records couldn’t be timelier as President Obama just announced his plan to spend $50 billion dollars over the next five years on healthcare technology.
In response to these changes and a national goal for all medical practices to “go green” by the end of 2015, PCMA will hold a lecture focused on helping medical practices navigate the challenges of the new electronic medical records (EMR) laws, requiring all patient health records to be digital. More
With Health Related News Stories Being 8th Most Prominent Topic on the Nightly News, it’s Good to Know How to Handle Potential Media Inquiries
In a December report, the Kaiser Family Foundation, a non-partisan source of facts, information, and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care community and the public, and the Pew Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism, found that health related news stories in newspapers, on TV and radio and online between January 2007 and June 2008, were the 8th most prominent news topic.
Local Doctors to Participate in 1st Annual “Dress In Blue Day” to Raise Awareness about This Second Deadliest Cancer
St. Petersburg, FL – March 2009 marks the continuation of a national effort to raise public awareness about colorectal cancerand locally, a group of cancer doctors are doing their part by speaking out about the disease’s risk factors and symptoms. Doctors Miller, Franzese and Solc along with their staff at WellSpring Oncology in St. Petersburg will be participating in the first annual “Dress in Blue Day” on Friday, March 6th to raise awareness about the second deadliest cancer. More
Gynecologist Discusses Symptoms of the Puzzling and Often Misdiagnosed Illness
CLEARWATER, FL – As March is recognized as National Endometriosis Awareness Month, one local gynecologist wants to spread the word about how to help the condition that affects over 5.5 million women and girls in the United States. More
CLEARWATER, FL — It’s called the silent killer. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm often presents with no symptoms but if it ruptures it can kill you in twenty minutes. Doctors at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater are saving lives without putting patients through major surgery. More
Local Physicians Add Second Office to Meet Increasing
Demands of Patients Suffering From Pain
Largo, FL – Pain management is still big business in the Tampa Bay area as local doctors of the Pain Relief Centers expand their practice in the Bardmoor area. More
Local Vein Specialist Shares Key Facts In Support of
Deep Vein Thrombosis Month and This Silent Killer
St. Petersburg, FL – Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) is a common ailment that affects more people than breast cancer and AIDS combined, which is as many as two million Americans according to the Coalition to Prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis. Dr. Edward Mackay, a leading vein specialist in the bay area, is sharing important facts about this silent killer in support of Deep Vein Thrombosis Month – celebrated each year in March. More
