Join us for an evening of learning and laughter. Hear the latest on colorectal cancer health, minimally invasive options for women’s surgery, pap smear guidelines, and solutions for pelvic pain and pelvic disorders. Private mini-consults available with women’s rehab specialists to discuss turning back the clock below the belt, building strength for better days and [...]
Soy Linked to Menopause Relief
May 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
New evidence is challenging last year’s study that soy isoflavone supplement fails to ease menopause symptoms. After reanalyzing results from 17 previously published clinical trials, researchers are, once again, entertaining the possibility that isoflavones in soy may have weak estrogen-like effects in some body tissue after discovering that women who used soy isoflavone extracts had [...]
4 Steps to Help You Avoid Food Poisoning
May 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The sun is out, the water is warm and it’s time for summer BBQs and picnics. With all the additional distractions of cooking outside on different surfaces it can be easy for some to forget to wash their hands, keep their containers separate, and accidentally leave food sitting out in the sun. Which is why [...]
What Makes Patients Give Back
May 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Research has uncovered surprising data about who says ‘thank you.” The term “grateful patient” often conjures images of patients whose lives were saved. While those patients donate money to hospitals, research shows that outpatients coming in for routine tests and treatments are just as grateful – and giving. “When people come in as outpatients, they [...]
Study: Sports and Energy Drinks Hurt Tooth Enamel
May 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Most people worry about the amount of sugar and caffeine they’re drinking when they open a bottle of their favorite sports or energy drink. A new study may give them more reason to switch to water. Researchers are finding that the high acidity levels in these drinks are eroding tooth enamel, particulary among adolescents. “Young [...]
Tight Swaddling Can Dislocate Hips
May 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Several pediatric groups are warning parents and caregivers not to regularly wrap an infant too tightly in a blanket or cloth because it can lead to abnormal development of the hip joint. Although tight swaddling can give a newborn infant a feeling of warmth and security, it can also cause the ball of the hip [...]
Treating Chronic Female Pelvic Pain
May 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Female pelvic pain is widely described as any pain that a woman experiences below her belly button. “Pelvic pain” can refer to many types of pain, ranging from mild to sever, dull to sharp, pain during sex, pain during urination, and even severe cramping. This pain becomes “chronic” when it persists for at least six [...]