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  • Data Shows Procedure for Severe Asthma Sufferers Provides Long-Term Relief

    One in 12 people has asthma, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but recent data shows a 7-year-old procedure called bronchial thermoplasty is giving people with severe asthma long-term relief from future flare-ups.

  • Why Fasting Every Other Day May Not Lead to Long-Term Weight Loss

    It sounds like a dieter’s dream. You eat whatever you want one day and then fast the next.

  • Advances in GERD Treatment: First LINX Procedure in Central Florida Performed at Orlando Health

    About 20 percent of Americans have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a condition in which the contents of the stomach re-enter the esophagus.

  • What causes absent or irregular periods? Dr. Greves explains possible diagnosis and treatment options

    Most women dread their monthly menstrual period, despite it being the sole component of the body’s ability to reproduce. What exactly is a menstrual period? Menstrual periods occur when a woman matures to the point of making enough hormones. Each month, the lining of the uterus prepares for a fertilized egg. If the woman does not become pregnant, the hormones in her body will drop, and the lining of the uterus will be sloughed off and leave the body as a menstrual period.

    What’s the difference between absent periods, irregular periods and spotting? What are some common causes?

    Absent periods are periods that do not happen at all, and irregular periods are periods that happen less than six to eight times a year. And sometimes, a woman will just “spot.”

  • Dr. Gupta answers: Can you discuss thyroid issues and the relationship to Type 2 diabetes?

    I am a 56-year-old woman who has been diagnosed with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. I have a vitamin D deficiency and I also have a genetic risk for type 2 diabetes. All of this is being monitored by blood work every three weeks, but I feel sometimes as if I correct one thing, it throws something else off (cholesterol, etc.).  I feel like I have to have a specialist for each aspect of this disease!

    Can you discuss thyroid issues and the relationship to Type 2 diabetes and other issues?

    The phrase "too many cooks in the kitchen" can sometimes apply to the world of medicine. It may be helpful to get a sub-specialist opinion on each topic but then bring all the ideas back together with a general internist or family practitioner who can help sort through all the recommendations and prioritize which to focus on first.

  • Dr. Anna Priebe explains HPV and how it causes cervical cancer

    Cervical cancer screening is one of the most successful cancer screening programs ever devised. Since the adoption of the Papanicolau (Pap) test in the 1960s, hpv-and-cervical-cancer-orlando-healthrates of cervical cancer in the United States have decreased by 75 percent. Currently, the American Cancer Society estimates that approximately 12,000 women in the U.S. were diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2012. Compare that to the mind-boggling 500,000 new cases of cervical cancer diagnosed worldwide each year. Pap smears work. But more on that later.

  • Not Feeling Well? Don’t Rely on Dr. Google To Diagnose Your Condition

    You’ve had a pounding headache for hours, and you start to worry. So you go online and look up your symptoms. That’s when the panic sets in: You have brain cancer.

  • Do you know the symptoms of heart disease or if you are at risk? Dr. Kolli explains warning signs and prevention

    What is heart disease?

    Heart disease is any disease that affects the heart and or blood vessels of the heart. The heart has various components like muscle, valves, electrical system (conduction system) of the heart, blood vessels of the heart etc. Any of these components can be involved in the disease process.

    Why is the heart so important?

    The heart is a unique organ in the body, which is responsible for the supply of oxygen and nutrients to the rest of the body. Every organ in the body depends on the heart for supply of nutrients, so that it can function adequately.

    What are the common forms of heart disease?

    Some of the common forms of heart disease include the following: