Healthcare

Dash Diet

The DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stopping Hypertension) was developed with the idea that proper
nutrition could significantly reduce blood pressure.

Heart Disease and Stroke: Myths vs Realities

Heart disease and stroke have been increasing in frequency for the past several decades, and are the top health concerns in our region.

Health Radar - Nuts

Nuts are a healthy addition to any diet. Containing high amounts of vegetable protein and unsaturated fatty acids (healthy fats),

Daily Fresh Fruit

Daily fresh fruit consumption decreases your risk of death from heart attack by 40%

Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG)

 A Non- Surgical Choice for Obesity Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG) is a new weight loss procedure started at the Mayo Clinic in 2012, and now in use in a number of centers around the world.  The procedure is non-surgical and is performed by a trained Gastroenterologist using endoscopic techniques in the hospital under general anesthesia.

Can busy roads lead to Dementia?

• If you are living within 50 meters (55 yards) of a street with heavy traffic, your dementia risk is 7% higher compared to people living more than 300 meters away from busy roads.

Strokes rate sharply increased in younger people (35 -54 years)

A recently published study revealed the alarming fact that stroke is becoming more common in younger people.

How to prevent Multiple Sclerosis?

A new study from Sweden shows that smoking and passive smoking are risk factors for MS. The good news: These risk factors are preventable!

Stem Cell Therapy in Multiple Sclerosis – first-of-its-kind study

At the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) researchers presented a new study about stem cell therapy in multiple sclerosis...

Do You Turn Red Behind The Wheel?

You see it every day, people in their cars, honking, repeatedly flashing their high beams, yelling and gesturing obscenities...