Medical

One of the most popular questions that I am asked in my business is how to decipher the forever confusing cosmetic ingredient label.  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) receives many of these same questions each year requesting help deciphering both cosmetic and personal care product labels.  While they empathize with customers, there really is no way to change the labeling and keep the information accurate.  The ingredients are to be listed by their chemical names because that is, essentially, what they are.  Unfortunately, not all companies adhere with this rule. Even though a product may be marketed by its trade name, this name will provide little clue as to the identity of the ingredients.  Despite the technical language of the skincare product’s label, it is possible to glean some useful information.

Dr. Rosen moved to her new building in October 2007, 27420 Tourney Road, Suite 270, in Valencia, CA 91354.  Now that the dust has settled, she is very excited to announce her first goal for 2008: To make sure you keep your New Year’s Resolutions by seeing your dentist regularly and giving to local charities benefiting local children.

You’ve heard it over and over again.  Even the most careful brushing does not remove all of the harmful substances from the crevices between your teeth.  There are areas where the bristles simply cannot reach.  That’s why you need to use dental floss as part of your brushing routine.

Pain in the muscles and joints is frequently termed arthritis by patients, and sometimes by doctors, but most arthritis is not arthritis at all.  True arthritis affects the joints and the joints are red, warm, swollen and painful to move.  Arthralgia means pain without inflammation in the joints.

Flu season is upon us, and it is time to protect yourself and others from becoming ill.  The best time to receive the flu shot is October or November, but you can still get vaccinated in December and later.  Flu season can begin as early as October and last as late as May.

What exactly is asthma?  Asthma is a reversible obstruction to breathing.  The air passages become constricted, inflamed and swollen resulting in decreased air flow.  A person may experience wheezing, coughing or simply notice that they are short of breath.  Asthma may be lifelong or transitory, some out grow it or grow into it.

The problem.  If you combine the airtight nature of the modern buildings with their synthetic components, then add the age-old problem of airborne mold, fungi, bacteria, viruses, pollen and dust mites you’ve just created a haven for allergies and asthma flare-ups.  Is no surprise that the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) rated indoor air as one of the top five environmental public health concerns.

Medical doctors who attend to the terminally ill on a daily basis must experience many soul-searching moments every time they are left with the death of a patient.  They also face the gloomy reminder of self and medical limitation on what therapeutic services they can truly provide to save the lives of their patients.  This is especially apparent in the treatment for terminal-stage cancer patients.  Doctors, without any available protocol for cure, in most cases, have no alternative but to practice safe status quo defensive medicine.

There are problems that can occur among the elderly, many of which are often overwhelming to family and other loved ones.  That is why good home and health care is essential.  Since many family members work, it is impossible for them to properly care for that elderly parent, grandparent, or aunt, many of whom have serious health issues that need constant attention.  This is where home care services can help.

The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, as well as the CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, found that an estimated 66 percent of U.S. adults are either overweight or obese.  The Surgeon General reports the costs of obesity to be in the billions.  Obesity leads to numerous health problems such as hypertension, high cholesterol, Type II diabetes, heart disease, gallbladder disease, joint pain and stroke to name a few.

Dental shoppers will find a myriad of diagnoses from one dentist to the next.  Does this mean you are being oversold?  Not necessarily.  So what to believe?  The bottom line is that many dentists only “know what they know.”  Dental school teaches the basics to perform dentistry.  Continuing education and advanced dentistry courses train the dentist to become “physicians of the mouth.” 

According to scientific studies, roughly one half of all pregnant women battle backache (Obstet Gynecol 1988; 71:71-5).  Fortunately, there’s a powerful and safe solution to pregnancy-related backache: chiropractic care.  In fact, Dr. Ekengren helps many expectant moms prepare for their bundles of joy without the needless aggravation of back pain.

Today’s state-of-the-art bunion surgery is effective and enables people to recover fast.  Called Chevron Osteotomy, it promotes such rapid bone healing that patients are able to walk the same day of surgery.

The benefits of serving homemade broth during times of illness are much more than an old wives’ tale.  Studies indicate that concentrated broth, made from the bones of animals, is both a valuable food and a medicine.

If you are suffering from lower back pain you may be surprised of the cause.  Lower back pain may be caused by toxicity of a congested colon.  Surpassed only by cold and flu symptoms as motivators, having a sore back is the second most common reason people visit their doctors.  While the most obvious symptom of constipation is difficulty in having regular bowel movements, another prevalent symptom is lower back pain.  Most of us will experience some sort of pain or discomfort in our backs at some point, and constipation could be the underlying cause.

Cough, a main symptom of lung problems, may result either from attack by exogenous pathogenic factors disturbing the dispersion of qi of the lung or from disorders of the lung itself or other diseased zang-fu organs affecting the lung.

Have you looked in the mirror recently?  Did it occur to you that your waist isn’t as trim or toned as it use to be?  Are you finding it difficult to diet?  Is your New Year’s resolution going to be to start an exercise program, again?

Researchers report the most common strain of bacteria in dental plaque can cause blood clots that induce heart attacks when they escape into the bloodstream.  The findings are the first to link bacteria to the formation of potentially fatal blood clots.