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Sleep Plays Crucial Role in Total Health
It's not an uncommon scenario. A wife kicks her husband out of the marital bed because his snoring is loud enough to shatter windows. Yet science has made it clear that loud snoring could indicate a much bigger problem than annoying a spouse. The trend in medicine is moving more toward recognizing the role sleep plays in health and how sleep disorders can be precursors for underlying health concerns.
HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
Physician Spotlight: Optometrist Richard Phillips
In interviews for the presidency of the Southern College of Optometry (SCO), Richard W. Phillips, OD, FAAO, was ready for every question save one.
Why, the student government association wanted to know, did he want this job, anyway?
LUCY SCHULTZE |
Agents: They're Not Just for Athletes Anymore
While a Jerry Maguire type might be a bit extreme, physicians today are discovering that an agent can be an asset when establishing or relocating a practice. After all, it's still about "show me the money."
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
Legacy Wealth's Advice: "Go Back to The Basics"
Everyone wants to leave some type of legacy when they're gone.
One person might want to be remembered as a famous surgeon, while another hopes people will remember her as a mega movie star, the world's best parent, or just a really good person.
GLORIA BUTLER BALDWIN |
The Center for Medicinal Arts Offers Patients More Options
When all other options have been exhausted, patients seek help from Dr. Kevin Merigian at The Center for Medicinal Arts.
Known as The Center for Wellness Arts until last year, the center changed names for a reason, explained Merigian.
KAREN OTT MAYER |
Insomnia Therapy Takes More Than Sleeping Pills
In the fast-paced American world, insomnia is a reality for many people. Training the internal body clock is a feat people can't always seem to master so it becomes easier to lean on sleeping pills to make it through the night. Eventually the pills often don't work.
HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
Aggressive Bone Marrow Stem Cells Could Speed Recovery After Transplantation
In December, investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital published preliminary research that demonstrated in mice a way that might reduce the time it takes for a child's immune system to rebuild after a bone marrow transplant, thus also reducing the risk of potentially fatal viral infections.
HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
Researchers Exploring Benefits of Bio-Agriculture to Medical Industry
Ask most physicians and healthcare workers and they will say they are aware of the advances in biotechnology that are being made in today's healthcare industry. Every day, discoveries are made that lead to improved orthopedic devices, genetic testing, and treatments for cancer, HIV, Alzheimer's, arthritis, cardiovascular disease and many other ailments.
DR. STEVEN J. BARES |
Chief Provocateur
In January, the United Congress convened for the 110th time.
With a new Democratic majority, President George W. Bush faced his first State of the Union before a hostile audience. In this forum, he addressed a number of subjects of national interest, including the war in Iraq, but he also challenged the nation to consider changing its view of health coverage with provocative new suggestions.
RICHARD G. COWART |
Agents: They're Not Just for Athletes Anymore
While a Jerry Maguire type might be a bit extreme, physicians today are discovering that an agent can be an asset when establishing or relocating a practice. After all, it's still about "show me the money."
BY SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
Insomnia Therapy Takes More Than Sleeping Pills
In the fast-paced American world, insomnia is a reality for many people. Training the internal body clock is a feat people can't always seem to master so it becomes easier to lean on sleeping pills to make it through the night. Eventually the pills often don't work.
HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
Insomnia Therapy Takes More Than Sleeping Pills
In the fast-paced American world, insomnia is a reality for many people. Training the internal body clock is a feat people can't always seem to master so it becomes easier to lean on sleeping pills to make it through the night. Eventually the pills often don't work.
BY HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
Legacy Wealth's Advice: "Go Back to The Basics"
Everyone wants to leave some type of legacy when they're gone.
One person might want to be remembered as a famous surgeon, while another hopes people will remember her as a mega movie star, the world's best parent, or just a really good person.
BY GLORIA BUTLER BALDWIN |
Physician Spotlight: Optometrist Richard Phillips
In interviews for the presidency of the Southern College of Optometry (SCO), Richard W. Phillips, OD, FAAO, was ready for every question save one.
Why, the student government association wanted to know, did he want this job, anyway?
LUCY SCHULTZE |
Sleep Plays Crucial Role in Total Health
It's not an uncommon scenario. A wife kicks her husband out of the marital bed because his snoring is loud enough to shatter windows. Yet science has made it clear that loud snoring could indicate a much bigger problem than annoying a spouse. The trend in medicine is moving more toward recognizing the role sleep plays in health and how sleep disorders can be precursors for underlying health concerns.
BY HOLLI W. HAYNIE |
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