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Choose Health in 2014: How to use Task- Oriented Goal Setting for a Healthier Year

Happy New Year! Take a lap around your office and you will hear your colleagues discussing their 2014 health goals. Take another lap in February and you will probably hear excuses, disappointment, and few success stories. There is one main reason these resolutions don’t stick: they are outcome-oriented. Outcome-oriented goals do not require a plan … Read More
Published On: January 17, 2014

Work, Family, Self: Prioritizing Preventative Health for Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

In 2010 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention listed the following as the leading causes of death for women: heart disease stroke cancer chronic lower respiratory disease Prevention for these diseases can be possible with lifestyle management, and since January is Cervical Cancer Awareness month the spirit of the month is to encourage women … Read More
Published On: January 17, 2014

Beating the Holiday Blues

“It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” is a great song. But in reality, when December hits, many people start singing a very different tune. During the holidays, we all can indulge in too many unhealthy practices – from skipping exercise to overeating sweets to missing sleep. Think of a toddler: When little ones … Read More
Published On: December 27, 2013

Knocking out Parkinson's, one punch at a time

Rick Deming stands on the corner of the boxing ring, his arms against the ropes and a look of scorn on his face. Ding, ding, ding. The pudgy 50-year-old from Huntington Beach comes charging in, throwing body blows at boxing coach Raul Franco. “You can do it,” yells Franco, who is absorbing Deming’s punches with … Read More
Published On: December 26, 2013

Fellowship in the Diabetic Community

Eleven years ago, Manny Hernandez was diagnosed with diabetes. At first it was misdiagnosed as type 2, but he and physicians got that sorted out. Hernandez actually had type 1, requiring regular insulin shots. “That’s when it really sunk in,” he says. “That I had this.” And it wasn’t going away. Hernandez, a Venezuelan-born engineer … Read More
Published On: December 24, 2013

Panera Bread Gives Hoag $25K Gift

Panera Bread recently gave the Hoag Hospital Foundation a $25,000 gift to assist in supporting the hospital’s Mary & Dick Allen Diabetes Center, officials announced Tuesday. Panera Bread partnered with Hoag for the second year in a row to benefit the Mary & Dick Allen Diabetes Center through its Community Breadbox program. Thirteen south Orange … Read More
Published On: December 18, 2013

Hoag Becomes First Hospital In Orange County To Perform Promising New Procedure For Chronic Reflux Disease

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian recently became one of just three medical centers in California – the first and only in Orange County – to offer a highly promising new treatment for chronic reflux disease, an often-debilitating condition that afflicts 15 percent of Americans.
Published On: December 17, 2013

Hoag Hospital Foundation Receives $25,000 Gift from Panera Bread

Newport Beach, Calif. (December 17, 2013) — Hoag Hospital Foundation was presented with a $25,000 gift from Panera Bread to support the Mary & Dick Allen Diabetes Center at Hoag which provides comprehensive services for those with, or at risk for diabetes, regardless of their ability to pay. Mary and Dick Allen, long time generous … Read More
Published On: December 17, 2013

The Mary & Dick Allen Diabetes Center Proudly Welcomes Dr. Daniel A. Nadeau

​Orange County, Calif. (Dec. 4, 2013) – The Mary & Dick Allen Diabetes Center is honored to announce Dr. Daniel A. Nadeau as its new program director starting December 2013. An accomplished physician who brings a wealth of knowledge in the areas of diabetes, obesity, and nutrition, Dr. Daniel Nadeau will be the first recipient … Read More
Published On: December 4, 2013

You're a Cancer Survivor: Now What?

Diagnosis of cancer can often permeate all aspects of a person’s life. Your normal daily routine can suddenly be replaced by an exhausting whirlwind of doctors’ appointments, treatments, tests, visitors, medications and insurance red tape. With all the focus and energy you’ve placed on cancer treatment, you probably never spent much time thinking about what … Read More
Published On: December 4, 2013
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