Medical

The thyroid gland is located in the front of the neck just below the voice box (larynx).  It is shaped like a shield, with two sides or lobes, which are connected by a narrow area called the isthmus. 

Fibromyalgia is one of the most common rheumatic conditions of unknown etiology.  Treatment is generally unsatisfactory. 

The lawsuit brought by Moms Against Mercury against the FDA has now gone to the Court of Appeals.  In it’s brief to the court, the FDA admitted five times that it doesn’t know if mercury fillings are safe or unsafe.  A joint meeting of the Dental Products Panel and the Central Nervous System Drugs advisory Committee of the FDA met last September to review scientific literature on the potential neurological effects of mercury in dental amalgam.

As you stand before the audience you feel everyone staring at you.  Your mouth grows dry and you clear your throat, buying a little more time before you begin. 

Advanced Medical Care offers urgent medical care as well as ongoing care for the entire family.  AMC is committed to treating each patient with sincerity, respect and compassion while providing prompt, affordable health care. 

Each year, many older Americans are injured in and around their homes often from hazards that are easily overlooked.  By spotting these dangers and taking steps to correct them many senior injuries can be prevented.

In order to successfully prevent allergies it is important to understand how they develop.  We will briefly touch upon each stage in the progression of allergies.

If you have teeth that are discolored, chipped, worn or misaligned, porcelain veneers could offer a quick and fantastic fix in as little as a week or 10 days.

A listening loss is an auditory processing disorder (APD).  For young children, APD can impair the ability to attend in class, follow instructions and learn and it contributes to academic problems. 

We are multidimensional beings and we are all interconnected to each other and all living beings.  We are also interconnected within ourselves.  Each organ, muscle, tissue, fiber and cell of our being is in constant relationship to everything else within us.

Drs. Allen and Kelly Smudde are a husband and wife dental team concentrating on cosmetic and general family dentistry.  Cosmetic Dentistry can enhance your entire appearance and make subtle changes that can create dramatic differences in the way you look to others and the way you feel about yourself. 

Pap smear screenings are an excellent method for detecting early changes in cervical cells and preventing cervical cancer. 

When seeking cosmetic services one must be mindful that procedures such as laser treatments, Botox and filler injections are medical procedures and not simply esthetic ones.  What does this mean? 

If you have been trying to conceive a child for more than a year, there is a good chance that something may be interfering with your reproductive function. 

While decay is often cited as the primary cause of a toothache other dental problems may cause a toothache including dental abscess, gum disease, grinding teeth, previous tooth trauma and an abnormal bite.  Tooth eruption may be the cause of tooth or jaw pain in babies and school-age children.

Hearing loss often gets ignored because it occurs gradually over time and goes unnoticed until it becomes an embarrassing condition.  Contributing to this is the fact that hearing tests are not usually included in annual medical checkups.  So since 1927 the month of May has been declared Better Hearing and Speech Month to help raise people’s awareness of the need to regularly check their hearing.

It may surprise you to know that the skin does not actually produce that much more oil in the summertime.  Humidity, excess perspiration and sunscreen can make you feel a bit slippery.  As a result, many people tend to use stronger cleansers and oil-controlling products to help cut...

Dr. Dell Ariel Goodrick, DDS, FAGD, has been selected as one of the best dentists in the United States by LLC, an independent firm that reviews the credentials of practitioners in fourteen professions to determine the “Best of Class” in each one.