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Seizures and Epilepsy
Epilepsy, or seizure disorders, affect approximately 3 million Americans and each year 200,000 new cases are diagnosed. The cost spent in the healthcare system is about 15.5 billion dollars a year, but the cost to those who live with the disease is hard to quantify. As we discussed on Channel 7,seizures are not uncommon, in [...]
Continue reading...Seasonal colds and H1N1 – how can you tell?
23. September 2009
It’s fall, and the signs of its arrival including the kids back in school, the cold weather we’ve seen this week and the changing leaves. Another, less welcome part of this is the beginning of cold and flu season. This year, with the H1N1 flu in the area, how to take care of our family [...]
Continue reading...Forehead Lifts Can Prevent Migraines
3. August 2009
The July 31st Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal published a new study showing that chronic migraine headaches were eliminated in more than half of patients who had a surgery that was essentially a brow (forehead) lift. This relatively small study of 75 patients showed some striking results. We talked about this study on the August 3rd Channel 7 [...]
Continue reading...Salmonella, Food Poisoning and Food Safety
27. July 2009
The past week’s recall of ground beef contaminated with Salmonella should have us all checking to make sure we do not have any of the beef that was recalled in our freezers. In this case, the Colorado Department of Health is warning that it should be either thrown away or returned to the store, because there is the [...]
Continue reading...Swimmer’s Ear – Otitis Externa
22. June 2009
Summer is officially here and with it, we are having fun in the sun – and most likely in the water. We may be swimming in the neighborhood pool, kayaking on the many streams and rivers, or we may be spending a day on one of the local beaches. This morning on The Denver Channel [...]
24. November 2009
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