Family-centered care brings parents back into the fold.Maybe nine months of mental preparation just isn’t enough. Most of us do our best to smooth the path for baby’s birth and early days, hitting the stores for baby accoutrêments and keeping…
The first line of defense in the battle for your good health is often not your doctor.Trying to get a routine appointment with your primary care physician? Dollars to doughnuts, you won't be donning a johnny any time soon. A…
Forever younger?Most people of a certain age would never actually want to be "young" again with all the angst and discontent that youth entails. But just about all of them wish they were "younger." Guess what. That's a wish that…
Senior years are a great time to have it.To say Joan Lemire likes to travel is like saying the Cake Boss likes to bake sweets. Alaska. Turkey. Egypt. France. Italy. St. Kitts in January and Australia in February. You name…
So many seniors do good deeds — we recognize a few of them“Everybody’s got a little angel operating in them . . . Surely you know that.” — Bing Crosby in the 1954 movie “White Christmas”It’s easy to be cynical,…
The ABCs of pediatric screening.Most parents fret over their child’s well-being — it’s natural. We want our kids to have a carefree childhood filled with health and happiness and simple pleasures, like making mud pies on a summer’s day. Then,…
If you want a healthy body, be sure you have healthy teeth and gums.Many of us occasionally let our floss container gather dust or skip a dental cleaning because we are busy or tired or have other things we’d rather…
The technology isn’t Star Trek yet, but it’s getting there.When it comes to health, our cardiovascular system plays a starring role, with the survival of every organ hinging on the continuous, pulsating beats of our heart. Is it somewhat ironic,…
High-tech imaging and navigation revolutionize orthopaedic surgery.Like a pilot faced with zero visibility at 30,000 feet when clouds suddenly engulf the plane, a surgeon can’t always clearly see what’s coming next or which path might be best as he probes…
No cure for Alzheimer's yet, but there is help for managing it. When there is the possibility that a loved one has Alzheimer's Disease, the first reaction may be denial. One looks, hopes and prays for another way to explain…
