Internal medicine doctors (also known as “internists”) specialize in adult medicine.  Their training focuses on the prevention and treatment of adult diseases and they care for their patients at all stages of adult life, from teen to old age. &n ...   full story

Shingles (also called herpes zoster) is a painful rash caused by the chickenpox virus.  After we have chickenpox, the virus remains in our body, living quietly in nerve cells.  Later in life, the virus may become active again causing the ra ...   full story

•A: Truth be told, kicking a nicotine habit is never easy.  Nicotine is arguably the most addictive substance known, aside from air and water.  That said, it comes as no surprise that people often come to my office asking for advice to make ...   full story

•A: Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death in our country.  Two thirds of the American population are considered to be “too fat” or obese.  There are numerous causes, but the main reason for our obesity epidemic is our emb ...   full story

•A:   It is important to discuss this with your doctor first, especially if medication has been recommended.  In general, however, blood pressure can be lowered by:1)Losing weight (particularly if your body mass index is greater than 2 ...   full story

•A:  We have known for some time that high blood pressure (also called hypertension) increases the rate at which arteries in the body “clog-up” or become blocked.  This can eventually lead to heart attacks, strokes and other problems.  ...   full story

•A:  Normal blood pressure is below 130 systolic and 85 diastolic.  Many physicians believe that the healthiest blood pressure is below 120/80.  Borderline blood pressure (also called pre-hypertension or high-normal blood pressure) usu ...   full story

•A:  Blood pressure, simply stated, is the force exerted on the walls of blood vessels (arteries) as blood travels through them.  Blood is pushed through blood vessels by the heart which works as a pump within the body.  Because the he ...   full story