Health Articles

Interviews with our doctors... Archives by Subject



Allergies:
• Solving the riddle why allergies are increasing
• Allergies can cause misery year round

Back Problems
• Aging a common cause for back, neck pain
• Treating back pain starts with proper evaluation
• Doctor finds success in relieving back pain

Cancer:
• New Treatments, screenings improve our odds in the battle against cancer
• Stereotactic needle biopsy easier for patient
• Mammograms detect breast cancer
• Skin cancer on rise, but treatable if caught early
• Prostate cancer...silent but treatable
• Screenings can prevent colon cancer
• Hospice: A better way for terminal care
• More people are surviving breast cancer
• Physician honored for breast cancer work
• Smokers at risk for head, neck cancers

Cosmetic and skin problems:
• New drugs, therapies make it easier to treat psoriasis
• Breast implants 'improve the body image'
• Cosmetic procedures improve looks
• New lasers to clear up skin problems
• Acne: A normal part of growing up
• There's no such thing as a healthy tan

Community Service:
• Physician feels calling to do medical missions

Eyes:
• Z-LASIK — the gentle way to restore vision
• Physician reflects on 'renaissance' of eye care
• Cataract surgery corrects vision
• Dr. Herron has 'rewarding' career
• Summer a dangerous time for eye injuries

Exercise, fitness and adventure:
• Finishing triathlon a proud accomplishment
• Dr. Ron Bingham, an experienced pilot who loves to fly
• Urologist finishes his third Boston Marathon

Gastroenterology:
• SpyGlass technology offers better diagnosis
• Endoscopy Center offers convenience

General health
• Yogic deep breathing, called pranayama, improves health
• Physician debuts ‘premier wellness’ in practice

General health problems:
• Gout: New treatments for age-old disease
 • Flu vaccine best protection to stay healthy
• Those body aches could be the flu
• Eating disorders a serious health issue
• Diabetes causes multiple problems
• Depression: A major health problem
• When are you sick enough to see your doctor?
• Ticks, sun, and bites

General Surgery:
• Gallstone surgery much easier on the patient these days

Hearing:
• Cure for hearing loss is protection now

Heart disease:
• The heat and your heart
• Abnormal heart rhythms up chance of stroke
• Patients with congestive heart failure have better survival rate
• Heart disease and women
 • Jupiter study shows statins have more benefits
• Cardiac imaging diagnoses heart disease
• Cardiologist involved in stent research
• Heart failure a growing medical problem
• Stop smoking for immediate benefits
• Heart disease risk factors
• Standard cardiac care no longer accepted
• Prevention is the key to heart disease, stroke

Hormones

• Thyroid nodules? 50% of us have them
• Thyroid needs to be a part of your checkup

Hospital:
• Palliative care team provides options for severe chronic illness

Kidney Disease:
• Proactive care benefits dialysis patients
• Chronic kidney disease on the increase
• Kidney physicians join to open West Tennessee Kidney Specialists
• Access Center adds to complete dialysis care

Medical Rehabilitation:
• Botox successfully treats muscle spasticity
• Nerve, muscle testing pinpoints problems
• Neuropathy: Patients find relief from numbness, pain in feet, hands
• Pain, numbness, tingling could be nerve problem

Pain:
• Treating back pain starts with proper evaluation
• Doctor finds success in relieving back pain
• Device sends small electric current to block pain

Pediatrics:
• Childhood obesity: Longterm problems begin early
• Vaccinations

Podiatry:
• When should you see a foot specialist
• Healthy feet key to mobility as we get older

Orthopedic Surgery:
• Customized knee surgery gets better results
• ACL procedures restore knee movement
• Treating orthopedic injuries in children
• Warm weather a painful time for elbows
• New joint procedures improve recovery
• 'One of the most caring, most patient physicians'
• Total knee replacement
• Partial knee replacement procedure
• Clinic offers fellowship in shoulder surgery
• New hip technique feels more natural
• West Tennessee Bone & Joint Clinic celebrates 35 years of patient care

Other:
• Hospital employees honor Dr. Laird

Retirements
• Dr. Ruffin Craig, dermatologist
• Dr. Edward Hazlehurst, general surgeon
• Dr. Tyler Swindle, obstetrician

Rheumatology:
• Annual Arthritis Walk raises money for research
• Scardiosis: Doctors share new findings with peers
• Adult Onset Still's Disease: Doctors talk about clinical research to international peers
• Doctors note unusual side effect with anti-TNFs

Sleep problems:
• At-home test diagnoses sleep apnea
• Snoring can be serious in children, too

Sports Medicine:
• Football fan gets back in the game…on the sidelines
• Many athletes fear the common ACL injury
• Strength training helps young athletes
• Doctor volunteers at world boxing matches
• Warm weather bad for elbows
• ACL procedures restore knee movement

Technology:
• Electronic files replace paper records

Urgent Care

• A unique twist to urgent care, wellness

Vascular Surgery:
• Get ride of varicose vein pain, embarrassment

Women's Health:
• Treatments for women safer, shorten recovery
 • New treatments for women who miscarry
• Stereotactic needle biopsy easier for patient
• Mammograms detect breast cancer
 • Consider pluses of natural family planning
• A new birth control choice for women
• NovaSure procedure offers end to heavy menstrual bleeding
• Heavy menstrual bleeding can be controlled
• High-resolution ultrasound helps diagnose
• More people are surviving breast cancer
• Heart disease and women