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  • Shaping Lives Through Everyday Victories

    When we think of life-shaping experiences, we often recall childhood. We remember our first bicycle ride without training wheels, discovering our favorite foods or that first A on a school assignment — the everyday victories that helped shape our lives. For children and families who face neurologic conditions such as brain, spine and nerve injuries or disorders, life-shaping experiences take on different meanings where every word, step or smile can represent victories. Advances in pediatric neuroscience make these victories possible for children, even those who have not yet been born.

  • Skin Cancer Patients Benefit From Next-Generation Treatments

    Innovative new drug therapies are showing promise for curing patients with melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. One such drug, Imylgic,® uses an engineered virus to shrink and destroy tumors while stimulating the immune system to recognize and destroy cancer cells elsewhere in the body.

  • Study: Your Period Doesn’t Negatively Affect Your Memory or Thinking Skills

    Bloating, cramps and a sense of fatigue may be common for many women during their menstrual cycle, but a recent study finds that contrary to popular belief, having your period doesn’t negatively affect your thinking and memory.

  • Should Partners Be Given STD Prescriptions, Too?

    Prescribing drugs to treat sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) to both sexual partners when only one seeks such treatment during a doctor’s visit may reduce the incidence of STDs, according to a recent study published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections.

  • What You Need to Know About Hernias, Part II

    Hernias affect millions of Americans every year, but too often people delay getting treatment until they experience noticeable pain.

  • Clearing Out the Clutter

    Spring cleaning provides a chance to hit the refresh button on your home. But what to do with all those extras? These suggestions can help.

  • Don’t Forget About Fiber

    Your mother may have told you when you were growing up: make sure you eat your fiber! But what is fiber and why is it so important? Fiber is the non-digestible part of plant foods. Our body does not absorb fiber, but it is essential to maintaining our health. There are two types of fiber: soluble and insoluble.

  • Avoid common New Year's resolution mistakes to achieve your 2013 goals

    As the manager of a fitness facility, year after year, I’ve seen a surge of people coming through our doors in January. We’ve all over indulged over the holidays and we vow to take it off with a New Year's resolution. Everyone has wonderful intentions and are really motivated the first couple of weeks. Slowly but surely, the motivation fades and people start to drop out. We see clients trying to do too much, too soon. They may get hurt, sore and/or just can’t keep up the pace with the expectations that they have given themselves. Make your resolutions stick this year and avoid the common mistakes with these simple techniques:

    Set a specific goal

    Don’t be vague with your New Year's resolution. Make your goal specific so that you know exactly what you are shooting for. Instead of “I’m going to work-out more this year” it should be, “I’m going to work-out three times a week for 20 minutes.” Your goal should be something that you can measure and keep track of like drinking 5 glasses of water a day.

    Set a realistic goal

    Don’t set a goal that is almost impossible to meet. You will quickly lose motivation when you continually miss your expectations. Instead of “I won’t eat any sweets” change it to “I will eat sweets once a week as a treat.” Saying you're going to “eat better” or “exercise more” leaves your goal to too open for interpretation and excuses.

    Think it through and evaluate your New Year's resolution

    Is this something you really want to do? Don’t look to others for motivation – it must come from within.

    Make a plan

    Schedule time for you and your goals. Set up appointments in your calendar.

    Write down your goals

    Write them down and put your goal in a place that you will see it often. Keep a log of your progress.

    Tell family and friends

    Make sure your close family and friends are aware of your resolution this year. It helps to have someone to hold you accountable. Use your social networking sites to enlist support. You may also benefit from finding someone who has the same goals as you. See the advice of a professional as your progress or when you feel you may need some extra help.

    Start off slow

    If exercising or eating better are your goals – don’t do too much too soon. Start your exercise routines off slow and work your way up. Focus on making small lifestyle changes in your diet. Don’t completely deprive yourself of enjoyable foods.

    Reward yourself along the way

    Be sure to reward yourself in a healthy way when you achieve your measurable goals: get a massage, manicure/pedicure, new workout clothes, new music downloads, go fishing, buy sporting equipment or take a day off and go to the beach.

  • What is trigeminal neuralgia? How is it treated?

    Trigeminal neuralgia has been called one of the most painful conditions ever to afflict humankind. It is caused by pressure — often by an inflamed major artery in the head — on the trigeminal nerve, which includes three nerves branching off the main nerve to carry signals from the face and scalp to the brain. An attack on the trigeminal nerve can be triggered by something as mild as a gust of wind, a high-pitched sound or brushing your teeth.

  • Finding a second chance at life through surgical treatment for trigeminal neuralgia: Carol’s story

    One morning in February 2012, Carol Lang awoke as usual at her home in Trenton, Florida, about 30 miles west of Gainesville. Except, something was off.