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Dr. Daniel Martinez, Urologist with Baptist Health South Florida, says not all prostate cancer needs to be treated. It depends on the patient, the age, and the type of cancer. Most men will die with the prostate cancer rather than of the prostate can[...]
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Leonor Ordoñez - 5 January, 2024
In Parkinson’s disease, the part of the brain that deals with motor function degenerates and people have trouble moving, explains Dr. Andrew Forster, Internal Medicine Physician with Baptist Health Primary Care. Dr. Forster also explains the 3 [...]
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Leonor Ordoñez - 12 April, 2024
There are two classes of medication for Parkinson’s disease. They increase dopamine and that helps with movement and motion. However, patients can’t tolerate higher doses of medications. The main side effect of the medication for Parkins[...]
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Leonor Ordoñez - 12 April, 2024
Cognitive dysfunction, psychosis & hallucinations, mood disorders, sleep problems, alteration in smell and gastrointestinal problems are some of non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s. Dr. Andrew Forster, Internal Medicine Physician with Baptist[...]
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Leonor Ordoñez - 12 April, 2024
Robert Prince, Owner and Trainer at Title Boxing Club of Palm Beach Gardens, explains with boxing you work your brain, arms, and upper and lower body. He says Pakinson’s patients are working their neural path, arms, legs, and their whole body i[...]
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Leonor Ordoñez - 12 April, 2024
Tremors that affect the face and jaw, legs, arms and hands; slow, stiff walking; trouble maintaining balance, and problems with coordination are some of the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Haronyd Melo Nunez, PT, Manager of Rehab Services at W[...]
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Leonor Ordoñez - 12 April, 2024
There are many ways to prevent sexually transmitted diseases (STDs): using condoms, getting vaccinated, getting tested, communicating and abstaining. Dr. Alberto Sirven, Medical Director of the West Kendall OB/GYN Program and Women and Infant Credent[...]
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Leonor Ordoñez - 30 January, 2024
Dr. Deepa Sharma, Family Medicine Physician with Baptist Health Primary Care, recommends patients when having severe abdominal pain and it is terrible to see their primary care doctor. “That should go to the emergency room, because it may requi[...]
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Leonor Ordoñez - 30 January, 2024
Peyronie’s disease is a curvature to the penis. Dr. Daniel Martinez, Urologist with Baptist Health South Florida, affirms peyronie’s disease is very common, with a prevalence of about 11 and 13 %, but also It’s underreported, maybe [...]
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Leonor Ordoñez - 29 January, 2024
What is charcoal good for? Carla Duenas, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida, explains the meaning of activated charcoal and how it is used to detox the body.[...]
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Leonor Ordoñez - 29 January, 2024
Is coconut oil healthy, or is it just a trend? Lucette Talamas, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida, explains coconut oil is a solid fat, and its label of nutrition facts says it is mostly saturated fat.[...]
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Leonor Ordoñez - 29 January, 2024
Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease and is caused by chlamydia trachomatis. It’s also a persistent and silence disease. Dr. Alberto Sirven, Medical Director of the West Kendall OB/GYN Program and Women and Infant Credentials Committee Chair[...]
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Leonor Ordoñez - 5 January, 2024
What is an acute rotator cuff injury? Phillip DePaola, Physician Assistant with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, explains with a 3D image how a rotator cuff injury can be caused and what are the factors that can originate it.[...]
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Leonor Ordoñez - 5 January, 2024
Gallstones can be developed during pregnancy, says Dr. Todd Mangione, General Surgeon with Homestead Hospital, but he doesn’t recommend their removal, unless the mom is coming in with multiple bouts of gallbladder attacks. Fatty foods can be avoide[...]
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An exercise routine is the first step for treating sciatica. Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, explains in cases of patients without any neurological disease, they can put into a lo[...]
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Leonor Ordoñez - 5 January, 2024
Dr. Adam Geronemus, Vascular and Interventional Radiologist at Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute, explains varicocele is dilatation or dilated veins within the scrotum. “When the valves don’t function, if the blood flows the wrong way,[...]
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Leonor Ordoñez - 2 January, 2024
To treat fever at home, Dr. Scarlet Constant, Pediatrician with Baptist Health South Florida recommends bathing the child in warm water, because the heat escapes the body faster in water and the basal temperature rate will lower. She describes if par[...]
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Leonor Ordoñez - 2 January, 2024
Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist at Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, says women are a little more susceptible of suffering from compression fracture, because of the hormonal factors. The bones are being fed up by the hormone[...]
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Dr. Anna Suarez Davis, Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Baptist Hospital of Miami, explains the term “the baby dropped” is when the baby is engaged in the pelvis, the head is low enough in the pelvis it can cause a little bit more discomf[...]
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Acetaminophen is one of the safest medications during pregnancy, according to Doctor Alberto Sirven, Obstetrician-Gynecologist at West Kendall Baptist Hospital, who also adds that ibuprofen is contraindicated. The woman has to discuss with her doctor[...]
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