Medical

Feeling worried, anxious and nervous is a normal part of everyday life.  Everyone frets or feels anxious from time to time.  However, when anxiety becomes overwhelming and interferes with your daily life, it is abnormal.

People often ask, “What are floaters?”  Most people have floaters and do notice them on occasion.  They look like little shadows or spots, or sometimes cobwebs, that move with our eyes but do not stay in the same spot.  They “float” around or drift around even when our eyes stop moving. 

Silver filling, also caller dental amalgam is a mixture of mercury and an alloy of silver, tin and copper.  It has been used for more than 150 years and it is estimated that well over 1 billion amalgam restorations (fillings) are placed annually.  Many dentists prefer to use dental amalgam because it is easier to work with than other alternatives.

weSPARK Cancer Support Center proudly announces its grand opening to celebrate our initiation into this wonderful community.  We will be having a ribbon-cutting ceremony along with opportunity drawings and refreshments.

People follow similar patterns in establishing relationships.  Is it because it’s effective, or because it’s familiar?  If your approach to relationship is different from the norm, will you end up being rejected?  A major fear is open communication.  Though people realize that communication is important for a healthy relationship, they start relationships fearful of too much communication. 

Many women believe their greatest health threat is breast cancer.  However, the reality is ten times as many women die from heart disease as from breast cancer.  What used to be a man’s disease now claims as many women’s lives as it does men.

Everyone knows I’m a big advocate of prevention but should something as devastating as a heart attack occur, especially when you are alone, it’s important to know some simple techniques that could increase your odds of survival.

Medication induced constipation occurs with drugs that have actions or side effects that affect the gastro-intestinal (GI) tract.  These drugs may be over-the-counter medications or prescription medications.

You may see a small white spot in the front teeth of your child.  You may see a prominent white band on the teeth when a pretty girl smiles.  Fluorosis is not a disease but it affects the way that teeth look.  These “defect looking teeth” can be improved by special surface treatment with chemical and mechanical treatment named microabrasion.  Cosmetic bonding will correct the appearance if the fluorosis is big and deep.

I remember when my Grandfather could no longer take care of himself, and it was then that my mother and I set out to find a beautiful and caring residential home for him to comfortably reside.  Being Jewish, we tried looking for a home with Jewish values and considerations, however, we were unable to find one that suited our needs. 

Improving health and fitness, including losing weight, is by far the most popular New Year’s resolution across the U.S.  Shortly after the excesses and stress of the holiday season, thousands upon thousands of Americans will trek to the local gym, pick up their weights at home or race to the nearest aerobics class in a gung-ho attempt to undo all their bad habits of 2007.

A wart or callus on the foot looks similar and occurs in the same area.  They are, however, completely different.  On the bottom of the foot, you can see lines on the surface of a callus.  This is not true of warts, which have a cauliflower-type texture.

It is that time of the year again!  It’s time for one of the best parties in the Santa Clarita Valley, all while benefiting our SCV Senior Center and their Adult Day Care Respite Program.  The “Celebrity Waiter Dinner” will be held at the Hyatt Grand Ballroom on the evening of Friday, February 22, 2008 with a theme of “Viva Las Vegas.” 

This month I thought that it would be fun to clear up some misinformation or “urban myths” in the skincare department.

As a new year comes, you may wish that you had a new beautiful look or that you could hold time to stop aging.  Acupuncture facial rejuvenation is called the ancient medical treasure for modern era.  This procedure is a mini invasion, no side effects and less costly.  Its cosmetic effect has been accepted by more and more Americans.

How Lindora Became America’s Leading Medical Weight Control System, One Person and One Pound at a Time

When Marshall Stamper, M.D. opened the first Lindora weight loss clinic in 1971, he had no way of knowing his decision would help hundreds of thousands of people improve their health and change their lives.  Motivated by the loss of his mother, who died of obesity-related complications, Dr. Stamper pioneered a comprehensive, results-oriented program that helped people lose weight rapidly and safely while changing their physiology so they could maintain their healthy new weight.

When I first saw Dr. Koh’s ad in the phone book, I was at a personal and physical dead end, heading for a life of unbearable pain and suffering.  My pain began years ago when I suffered a terrible slip-and-fall directly onto my back.  Since that original back trauma, I have been in two serious car accidents, had three children and found myself overweight and out of shape.  All of these factors helped create a back still affected with chronic and excruciating pain.

Next time you visit our office, we’ll be checking for potential cavities not only with a probe, but also with a ray of fluorescent light.