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Advanced Women's Care - Pregnancy is both miraculous and terrifying at the same time-especially the first pregnancy.
Every flutter is questioned, celebrated and analyzed by the expectant mother. “Is this normal? Should I feel this way?” are thoughts that crowd her mind, especially in the first trimester. She has probably seen countless episodes of A Birthing Story on the Discovery Channel, and…
Advanced Women's Care of the Lowcountry: Offering Options for Today’s Women
Did you know there’s a medical practice right here in the Lowcountry specifically tailored to meet the needs of today’s busy, multi-tasking women? With offices in Hilton Head and Bluffton, Advanced Women’s Care offers all the “usual” OB/GYN services—infertility, prenatal, labor/delivery, postpartum, surgery and lifetime…
August 2010 - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The New Health Care Plan
Officially, it’s known as the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)” as amended by The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Or, as most of us call it, “ObamaCare.” I used to object to the latter title, but we’ve all been calling the Economic…
AUGUST 2011: Health Note – Vision Care: Early Eye Exams Crucial for Children
One of the most important health exams a child can have is an eye exam. This is because many visual abilities are fully functioning by six months of age and continue developing to adult-like levels by the age of 12. To emphasize the importance of…
Breast Cancer - You Are At Risk, But Are You At High Risk?
Breast cancer will affect one in eight women in the United States. However some women have a higher risk than one in eight. FACTORS WHICH INCREASE A WOMAN’S RISK OF BREAST CANCER INCLUDE: • Early age menstruation • Late age menopause • No children or a first child late in life…
December 2010: HEALTH NOTE - Do You Have The Travel Bug?
Having “the” travel bug, can be a good thing. Having “a” travel bug is a bad thing. How do we prepare for one and prevent the other? With international travel increasing every year, more travelers are venturing into more remote areas, selecting more varied destinations and…
December 2011: Health Note - American Thoracic Society annouces New Guidelines - A Look at what it means for Asthma Care
The American Thoracic Society (ATS) recently released its official clinical practice guidelines, providing strong recommendations for measuring fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) to determine airway inflammation in the diagnosis and treatment of asthma. The new guidelines will transform how more than 20 million Americans are…
Do you HEAR What i HEAR?
It’s insidious, this business of hearing loss. One day you’re sailing along, hanging with Jagger and the fellas, listening to a cranked iPod and belting out each clearly distinguishable lyric. “You can’t always get what you waa-aaaant, But if you try sometime You might find You get what…
Dr. Liz Shelly
Dr. Sheila Stephens: A Comprehensive Healthcare Advocate
STEPHENS SERVICES: • MEDICAL GRADE NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS FOR PEOPLE AND PETS • HORMONE OPTIMIZATION FOR MEN AND WOMEN •WEIGHT LOSS CONSULTATION • ONE-ON-ONE ASSESSMENTS REGARDING DRUG INTERACTIONS, DIET, AND SUPPLEMENTS • CUSTOMIZED BLENDS • PRIVATE LABEL PRODUCTS • TRANSDERMAL CREAMS THAT CAN BE APPLIED…
Exercise Outside of the Ordinary
When we are young, we have more opportunity for exercise that is fun. Sports, and pick-up games, even playground adventures take us from crib through college. After college most people lose contact with their childhood friends and with the sports and activities that kept them…
Fever Phobia - Separating Fact From Fiction
Fever has always been one of the most common reasons for parents to contact their children’s doctor. Unfortunately, there are many misconceptions regarding fever, causing fear and anxiety as well as unnecessary concern. Many parents view fever as a sign of serious illness. But many…
Finding the Right Words to Say in End-of-Life Situations
End-of-life issues touch us all. Yet being close to a person near death, especially a family member or friend, is one of the most difficult of situations, in particular when it comes to knowing what to say or how to act with the loved one. At…
Grand Opening of Bon Sain Complete Women’s Healthcare!
Bon Sain Complete Women’s Healthcare announces the grand opening of their new practice at 29 Plantation Business Park, Suite 204, Bluffton, SC 29910. The practice, which celebrated its ribbon cutting ceremony on June 18, will be staffed by Kristi Blessitt, OBGYN and Ramon McGehee, GYN/Oncology.…
Healthier Lifestyle Can Help Reduce Insurance Costs
Every day I am asked how families and businesses can reduce the cost of their health insurance. A healthy lifestyle and regular preventative medical care is one way to reduce the cost of your health insurance premium. 2011 is a great time to begin a healthier…
Hickey Center - Hilton Head's Own "House, M.D."
HICKEY WELLNESS CENTER OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE CARE AND CUTTING EDGE SOLUTIONS House, M.D., a popular American TV show, centers upon Dr. Gregory House, a medical mastermind who leads a talented team of budding diagnosticians at a prominent, state-of-the-art teaching hospital. While Dr. House’s sarcastic demeanor, cool, businesslike…
Hilton Head Island’s Top Amenity: Healthcare
When you think of Hilton Head Island, what amenities immediately come to mind? Sunny beaches, lush golf courses? Tennis courts, waving palms, meandering leisure paths, heaping platters of fresh seafood? What you may be overlooking is one of our most valuable assets of all: The…
In Full Bloom - Counseling Helps Adolescents Blossom From Within
Myra Gasser and Joy Lauerer certainly don’t look like farmers. But the two describe themselves as seed planters, gardeners, waterers, cultivators and nurturers when it comes to issues and challenges of adolescents and their parents. As Bloom Within Counseling, Gasser, the firm’s owner and a…
INDIGO PINES
You better be alert when you sit down with this group of ladies who live at Indigo Pines. Collectively, the friendship quadrant has more than 350 years of life experience, and the volley of witty, sarcastic and touching comments comes faster than a person a…
Is it still Flu Season? Treating Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
Your child is, flushed, listless, has no appetite, has diarrhea, vomiting, and a runny nose, is congested and sounds like a Saint Bernard. Is this still the flu? We hear this every day. Some people take comfort in that other children are also afflicted. There seems…
IT'S SUNDAY!! Is There a Doctor in the House?
It happens. When you have a hammer in your hand, everything looks like a nail. Including your thumb, which you just hit and think might be broken. Of course, it’s Sunday morning. That’s when you’ll meet either Dr. Joel Johnson or Dr. Lydia Torres-Rozof at Main…
Know Where To Go - Because Minutes Matter - Hilton Head Hospital's Heart Rescue Programs Saves TIme and Lives
For the last three years, Hilton Head Hospital has received recognition and top honors for successfully treating heart attacks. They have reduced the average time it takes to restore blood flow to under an hour, an astounding 33 percent faster than the American College of…
Let's Talk About Breasts
Is that a lump? That can’t be a lump. Shoot. I think that’s a lump. Ten more minutes of fondling myself, in the shower, and I finally called in my significant other for a second opinion. The initial grin on his face slowly turned to…
Medical Section: Understanding Medicare
“Don’t panic.” — Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Author’s note: The purpose of this article is to help people enroll in Medicare, not to judge its value, merits, faults or burden on the federal deficit. I am not an expert on Medicare, but…
Metabolic Medical Magic
As long as we’re finally past that season of excess, we may as well act like it. Let’s make good on the New Year’s resolutions for a change. Apologize like we mean it for that extra piece of pecan pie we didn’t need at Thanksgiving…
More Than Meets The Eye - Why you need to have your eyes checked
Having a yearly eye exam will not only help you see better, but more importantly, it will ensure that you will keep seeing for years to come! A good eye exam doesn’t just check your glasses or contact lens prescription, but also checks the overall…
NHC
This is Your Grandfather’s Health Care. Growing old is not for wussies. For those of you in your 20s or 30s, this is a refrain you’ve probably heard from Mom and Dad or from cranky old grumpsters like Grammy or Gramps, and you think it has nothing…
Protecting The Future Of Your Special Needs Child
Parenting a child with special needs is filled with unique challenges and rewards. As with all parenting, your support and guidance are essential as your child grows. But for your special needs child, full independence may not be possible even in adulthood. For this reason,…
Q&A With Mark O'Neil - The New CEO Of Hilton Head Regional Healthcare
C2: Where are you from originally and what made you want to get into this profession? Mark O’Neil: I am originally from upstate New York. I spent my first 25 years in hospital leadership at the University of Rochester and as a CEO of a multi…
Speak Up! I Can't Hear You...
With untreated hearing loss approaching what many medical experts consider epidemic proportions, a new invisible hearing device has come along at a perfect time. The device is called the Lyric® and is the first non-surgical, 100 percent invisible, extended-wear hearing correction device on the market. “The…
Spinal...Tap, Tap, Tap - Never Underestimate The Power Of Friendship
Hilton Head Island and the Lowcountry are about to become known as a world class location for spine-related healthcare, and it’s mostly because two young surgeons were great friends in college, have remained great friends and colleagues over the last 10 years and want to…
The Allergy Epidemic - Where is it coming from?
It seems that everywhere you look today, the prevalence of allergies is increasing. People are suffering more and more from the effects of pollen and other environmental allergies. The sense of happiness that spring flowers used to bring has been replaced by a sense of…
The Curry Foundation
The Curry Foundation’s genesis was quite simple: a friend helping a friend. In May of 2009 Thomas M. Curry, Jr., president and CEO of Hardeeville-based Lowcountry Paver, learned that his friend Ben Kennedy had been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma…for the second time in a year. Ben…
The Resort Doctor: Hickey Wellness Center Goes Beyond Traditional Medicine
John Morabito had a problem. Diagnosed with a bone marrow disease called pancytopenia, bone marrow transplant centers in New York told him he had only six-eight months to live. But Morabito wasn’t ready to give up so easily. He took a trip to Hilton Head…
War, Football and Oxygen
Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI. It’s called the “signature wound” for U.S. and Coalition forces fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Most reported TBIs among service members and veterans have been traced back to Improvised Explosive Devices, or IEDs, used extensively against Coalition Forces. TBI is also…
Wellness Defined - Body, Mind & Soul
What is the definition of wellness? More than ever before, we hear this word in the news, on billboards, in conversation and even at work. Interestingly, there is no universally-accepted definition of wellness. There is, however, a set of common characteristics seen in most thoughtful…
While Healthcare War Rages on, Bluffton-Jasper County Volunteers in Medicine Gives Neighbors a Medical Safe House
It’s a subject that puts anxiety in the lives of the young and fear in the lives of the old. It puts neighbors, friends and family in the crossfire of a war of words. Mostly though, it puts millions of Americans in a financial, mental,…
Every flutter is questioned, celebrated and analyzed by the expectant mother. “Is this normal? Should I feel this way?” are thoughts that crowd her mind, especially in the first trimester. She has probably seen countless episodes of A Birthing Story on the Discovery Channel, and…
Advanced Women's Care of the Lowcountry: Offering Options for Today’s Women
Did you know there’s a medical practice right here in the Lowcountry specifically tailored to meet the needs of today’s busy, multi-tasking women? With offices in Hilton Head and Bluffton, Advanced Women’s Care offers all the “usual” OB/GYN services—infertility, prenatal, labor/delivery, postpartum, surgery and lifetime…
August 2010 - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The New Health Care Plan
Officially, it’s known as the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)” as amended by The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Or, as most of us call it, “ObamaCare.” I used to object to the latter title, but we’ve all been calling the Economic…
AUGUST 2011: Health Note – Vision Care: Early Eye Exams Crucial for Children
One of the most important health exams a child can have is an eye exam. This is because many visual abilities are fully functioning by six months of age and continue developing to adult-like levels by the age of 12. To emphasize the importance of…
Breast Cancer - You Are At Risk, But Are You At High Risk?
Breast cancer will affect one in eight women in the United States. However some women have a higher risk than one in eight. FACTORS WHICH INCREASE A WOMAN’S RISK OF BREAST CANCER INCLUDE: • Early age menstruation • Late age menopause • No children or a first child late in life…
December 2010: HEALTH NOTE - Do You Have The Travel Bug?
Having “the” travel bug, can be a good thing. Having “a” travel bug is a bad thing. How do we prepare for one and prevent the other? With international travel increasing every year, more travelers are venturing into more remote areas, selecting more varied destinations and…
December 2011: Health Note - American Thoracic Society annouces New Guidelines - A Look at what it means for Asthma Care
The American Thoracic Society (ATS) recently released its official clinical practice guidelines, providing strong recommendations for measuring fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) to determine airway inflammation in the diagnosis and treatment of asthma. The new guidelines will transform how more than 20 million Americans are…
Do you HEAR What i HEAR?
It’s insidious, this business of hearing loss. One day you’re sailing along, hanging with Jagger and the fellas, listening to a cranked iPod and belting out each clearly distinguishable lyric. “You can’t always get what you waa-aaaant, But if you try sometime You might find You get what…
Dr. Liz Shelly
It was a Friday, Dr. Elizabeth Shelly’s scheduled day off, but somehow she found herself at the office. A dentist at Palmetto Dental Arts in Bluffton, she had a morning meeting with a magazine reporter…
Dr. Sheila Stephens: A Comprehensive Healthcare Advocate
STEPHENS SERVICES: • MEDICAL GRADE NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS FOR PEOPLE AND PETS • HORMONE OPTIMIZATION FOR MEN AND WOMEN •WEIGHT LOSS CONSULTATION • ONE-ON-ONE ASSESSMENTS REGARDING DRUG INTERACTIONS, DIET, AND SUPPLEMENTS • CUSTOMIZED BLENDS • PRIVATE LABEL PRODUCTS • TRANSDERMAL CREAMS THAT CAN BE APPLIED…
Exercise Outside of the Ordinary
When we are young, we have more opportunity for exercise that is fun. Sports, and pick-up games, even playground adventures take us from crib through college. After college most people lose contact with their childhood friends and with the sports and activities that kept them…
Fever Phobia - Separating Fact From Fiction
Fever has always been one of the most common reasons for parents to contact their children’s doctor. Unfortunately, there are many misconceptions regarding fever, causing fear and anxiety as well as unnecessary concern. Many parents view fever as a sign of serious illness. But many…
Finding the Right Words to Say in End-of-Life Situations
End-of-life issues touch us all. Yet being close to a person near death, especially a family member or friend, is one of the most difficult of situations, in particular when it comes to knowing what to say or how to act with the loved one. At…
Grand Opening of Bon Sain Complete Women’s Healthcare!
Bon Sain Complete Women’s Healthcare announces the grand opening of their new practice at 29 Plantation Business Park, Suite 204, Bluffton, SC 29910. The practice, which celebrated its ribbon cutting ceremony on June 18, will be staffed by Kristi Blessitt, OBGYN and Ramon McGehee, GYN/Oncology.…
Healthier Lifestyle Can Help Reduce Insurance Costs
Every day I am asked how families and businesses can reduce the cost of their health insurance. A healthy lifestyle and regular preventative medical care is one way to reduce the cost of your health insurance premium. 2011 is a great time to begin a healthier…
Hickey Center - Hilton Head's Own "House, M.D."
HICKEY WELLNESS CENTER OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE CARE AND CUTTING EDGE SOLUTIONS House, M.D., a popular American TV show, centers upon Dr. Gregory House, a medical mastermind who leads a talented team of budding diagnosticians at a prominent, state-of-the-art teaching hospital. While Dr. House’s sarcastic demeanor, cool, businesslike…
Hilton Head Island’s Top Amenity: Healthcare
When you think of Hilton Head Island, what amenities immediately come to mind? Sunny beaches, lush golf courses? Tennis courts, waving palms, meandering leisure paths, heaping platters of fresh seafood? What you may be overlooking is one of our most valuable assets of all: The…
In Full Bloom - Counseling Helps Adolescents Blossom From Within
Myra Gasser and Joy Lauerer certainly don’t look like farmers. But the two describe themselves as seed planters, gardeners, waterers, cultivators and nurturers when it comes to issues and challenges of adolescents and their parents. As Bloom Within Counseling, Gasser, the firm’s owner and a…
INDIGO PINES
You better be alert when you sit down with this group of ladies who live at Indigo Pines. Collectively, the friendship quadrant has more than 350 years of life experience, and the volley of witty, sarcastic and touching comments comes faster than a person a…
Is it still Flu Season? Treating Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
Your child is, flushed, listless, has no appetite, has diarrhea, vomiting, and a runny nose, is congested and sounds like a Saint Bernard. Is this still the flu? We hear this every day. Some people take comfort in that other children are also afflicted. There seems…
IT'S SUNDAY!! Is There a Doctor in the House?
It happens. When you have a hammer in your hand, everything looks like a nail. Including your thumb, which you just hit and think might be broken. Of course, it’s Sunday morning. That’s when you’ll meet either Dr. Joel Johnson or Dr. Lydia Torres-Rozof at Main…
Know Where To Go - Because Minutes Matter - Hilton Head Hospital's Heart Rescue Programs Saves TIme and Lives
For the last three years, Hilton Head Hospital has received recognition and top honors for successfully treating heart attacks. They have reduced the average time it takes to restore blood flow to under an hour, an astounding 33 percent faster than the American College of…
Let's Talk About Breasts
Is that a lump? That can’t be a lump. Shoot. I think that’s a lump. Ten more minutes of fondling myself, in the shower, and I finally called in my significant other for a second opinion. The initial grin on his face slowly turned to…
Medical Section: Understanding Medicare
“Don’t panic.” — Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Author’s note: The purpose of this article is to help people enroll in Medicare, not to judge its value, merits, faults or burden on the federal deficit. I am not an expert on Medicare, but…
Metabolic Medical Magic
As long as we’re finally past that season of excess, we may as well act like it. Let’s make good on the New Year’s resolutions for a change. Apologize like we mean it for that extra piece of pecan pie we didn’t need at Thanksgiving…
More Than Meets The Eye - Why you need to have your eyes checked
Having a yearly eye exam will not only help you see better, but more importantly, it will ensure that you will keep seeing for years to come! A good eye exam doesn’t just check your glasses or contact lens prescription, but also checks the overall…
NHC
This is Your Grandfather’s Health Care. Growing old is not for wussies. For those of you in your 20s or 30s, this is a refrain you’ve probably heard from Mom and Dad or from cranky old grumpsters like Grammy or Gramps, and you think it has nothing…
Protecting The Future Of Your Special Needs Child
Parenting a child with special needs is filled with unique challenges and rewards. As with all parenting, your support and guidance are essential as your child grows. But for your special needs child, full independence may not be possible even in adulthood. For this reason,…
Q&A With Mark O'Neil - The New CEO Of Hilton Head Regional Healthcare
C2: Where are you from originally and what made you want to get into this profession? Mark O’Neil: I am originally from upstate New York. I spent my first 25 years in hospital leadership at the University of Rochester and as a CEO of a multi…
Speak Up! I Can't Hear You...
With untreated hearing loss approaching what many medical experts consider epidemic proportions, a new invisible hearing device has come along at a perfect time. The device is called the Lyric® and is the first non-surgical, 100 percent invisible, extended-wear hearing correction device on the market. “The…
Spinal...Tap, Tap, Tap - Never Underestimate The Power Of Friendship
Hilton Head Island and the Lowcountry are about to become known as a world class location for spine-related healthcare, and it’s mostly because two young surgeons were great friends in college, have remained great friends and colleagues over the last 10 years and want to…
The Allergy Epidemic - Where is it coming from?
It seems that everywhere you look today, the prevalence of allergies is increasing. People are suffering more and more from the effects of pollen and other environmental allergies. The sense of happiness that spring flowers used to bring has been replaced by a sense of…
The Curry Foundation
The Curry Foundation’s genesis was quite simple: a friend helping a friend. In May of 2009 Thomas M. Curry, Jr., president and CEO of Hardeeville-based Lowcountry Paver, learned that his friend Ben Kennedy had been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma…for the second time in a year. Ben…
The Resort Doctor: Hickey Wellness Center Goes Beyond Traditional Medicine
John Morabito had a problem. Diagnosed with a bone marrow disease called pancytopenia, bone marrow transplant centers in New York told him he had only six-eight months to live. But Morabito wasn’t ready to give up so easily. He took a trip to Hilton Head…
War, Football and Oxygen
Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI. It’s called the “signature wound” for U.S. and Coalition forces fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Most reported TBIs among service members and veterans have been traced back to Improvised Explosive Devices, or IEDs, used extensively against Coalition Forces. TBI is also…
Wellness Defined - Body, Mind & Soul
What is the definition of wellness? More than ever before, we hear this word in the news, on billboards, in conversation and even at work. Interestingly, there is no universally-accepted definition of wellness. There is, however, a set of common characteristics seen in most thoughtful…
While Healthcare War Rages on, Bluffton-Jasper County Volunteers in Medicine Gives Neighbors a Medical Safe House
It’s a subject that puts anxiety in the lives of the young and fear in the lives of the old. It puts neighbors, friends and family in the crossfire of a war of words. Mostly though, it puts millions of Americans in a financial, mental,…
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