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Men's Health Month
Celebrate Men’s National Health Month with Education and Prevention Health and wellness are important to everyone in our society, no matter their gender, cultural background or socioeconomic status. The month of June, however, is dedicated to bringing awareness to men’s health. Males make up 49 percent of the country’s population, but men are half as … Read More
On the Back Roads, by the Rivers of My Memory …
June 13, 2012 Dr. Michael Brant-Zawadzki Today’s title from Glen Campbell’s hit, “Gentle on My Mind,” highlights this country music legend’s battle with Alzheimer’s. How can he perform on his current “Farewell Tour” while slowly losing his mind to the devastation of Alzheimer’s? Interestingly, this disease initially preserves the “back roads” – longstanding memories … Read More
How I Made It: Richard Afable, CEO of Hoag healthcare facilities
June 17, 2012 Stuart Pfeifer The gig: Richard Afable is president and chief executive of Hoag, a network of healthcare facilities that includes hospitals in Newport Beach and Irvine; health centers in Fountain Valley, Costa Mesa and Aliso Viejo; and urgent-care centers in Anaheim Hills, Huntington Harbour, Orange and Tustin. A physician who … Read More
American Heart Health Alert
Why Americans Need to Recognize Risk Factors for Heart Disease Your heart is your body’s hardest working muscle. Four valves work 24 hours each day, seven days a week, 365 days a year to keep your blood flowing. A strong heart is essential to everyone’s health, but last year’s report card from the American Heart … Read More
Ace of Hearts: For elderly with diseased hearts, new technology offers hope for longer life
As seen in Orange County Register For decades, cardiovascular surgery has been done one way: a surgeon like me opens a patient’s chest and operates, turning over a patient’s heart and lung functions to a machine for one to two hours or more. These grueling operations work well, but they are too risky for … Read More
Psychiatrist reports Facebook hurts troop morale
June 7, 2012 David Whiting Dr. Valeh Karimkhani and I sit at a Starbucks discussing the dark side of Facebook, and our focus isn’t the company’s poor IPO showing. Karimkhani is chief of psychiatry liaison services at Hoag Hospital and an Army reserve major who has served two tours of duty in Iraq. So … Read More
Txt 4 Gr8 Results
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 Dr. Kris Iyer Txt Doc 4 Gr8 Results In the old days, doctors made house calls. Today, if a patient needs me, I'm just a phone call, text message or email away. Each year,Hoag's Mary and Dick Allen Diabetes Center manages more than 1,000 new patients with diabetes, and every one … Read More
Herbert Family Program for Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes
Herbert Family Program for Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes The number of children and young adults with type 1 diabetes has doubled in the past 25 years and is expected to double again in the next 15-20 years. Young adults with type 1 diabetes represent an underserved population with much needed attention. Hoag’s Mary … Read More
Stress Linked to Obesity
How Your Stress Level Can Affect Your Health and How to Break the Cycle Alarm clocks, traffic jams, deadlines, bank accounts and the dog barking across the street in the middle of the night can all be contributing to your body’s battle with obesity. According to continuing research1, stress has been linked to biochemical changes … Read More
Wellness In and Out of the Workplace
Wellness programs continue to gain traction in the workplace. According to a recent study, 64 percent of employers indicated wellness initiatives are among the top three most effective tactics in controlling costs1. After leaving the office, it is important for employees to continue to practice the healthy habits. As early as 2005, between 80 percent … Read More