Coronary arteries are the arteries that supply blood to the heart. Coronary artery disease begins when there is damage to the lining of the blood vessel. This damage can come as a result of multiple ... Read More »

There was a time when children came home from school on most days, had a snack, told mom what he or she did at school that day, and then went off to busy themselves before getting to their homework ... Read More »

Yes, glaucoma is more prevalent in diabetics. The reason being that diabetics may develop multi-system disease. What does that mean? Diabetics can develop small vessel disease in the heart, kidney, ... Read More »

Glaucoma is a disease of wasting of the optic nerve and the retinal nerve fibers which feed it. With clogging of the drainage sites for the eye fluid, the pressure may rise. However, eye pressure ... Read More »

In these increasingly stressful economic times the choice between love and career has become even more difficult than in the past. Statements such as, “I have no room in my life for a ... Read More »

There are a number of ways we can treat high blood pressure. All of these treatments should focus on lifestyle change as well as possibly medications. From the lifestyle change perspective, we want ... Read More »

Steps to prevent a heart attack or stroke if you have diabetes include limiting all of your risk factors and maintaining an optimal HgA1C. What that means is lowering your blood sugar. The way to ... Read More »

With all the recent news about people shouting out inappropriately in public (think Serena Williams, Joe Wilson and Kanye West), it makes you wonder ... Read More »

Shedding tears has long been associated with many different types of emotions. A recent study by evolutionary biologist, Dr. Oren Hassen of Tel Aviv ... Read More »