Concierge Medicine
Concierge Medicine: Patients Pay Up for a Doctor’s Undivided Attention
By Eric Wahlgren
Feb 10, 2010
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Feb
Blog
10
Jan
Now you can fly into space with Hermes
Since the inception of space flight, those chosen to break the boundaries of Earth’s atmosphere have been few: heroic astronauts and recently, ultra-wealthy adventurers.
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Oct
Straight Talk By Dr Allen Weiss
October 29, 2009
Dear Friends and Colleagues:
We all search for heroes to emulate in our lives. We are fortunate at NCH Healthcare Systems to have 600 such “heroes” in our midst—the members of our medical staff, whose life’s work is dedicated to serving the community. In 2001, Judge Christine Greider, who was co-chair of the NCH Hospital Ball Committee, came up with the idea of recognizing a Physician of the Year. And so, for the past eight years, our physicians have nominated potential recipients of this coveted award which recognizes all that is noble about the medical profession.
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Aug
An Nch Physician And Avid Volunteer
Progressive Medicine Summer 2006
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Jul
Trans Fats Are Bad Fats
July 28, 2009
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death as people age. One of the chief contributing factors remains high levels of blood fats. As society has become aware of this, there has been a slight decrease in blood cholesterol levels in the U.S. since the late 1980s, however, consumption of saturated and trans fats remains above recommended levels. Only one-quarter of U.S. adults with high cholesterol levels have it under control. About 24 million U.S. adults are on cholesterol lowering medications. Therefore controlling dietary fat intake is extremely important, but changing society’s nutrition-related behaviors is a major challenge.
27
Jul
H1N1 (SWINE FLU) UPDATE
For the latest updates pertaining to the H1N1 or Swine Flu outbreak and how it affects us in Collier County, please check out the Collier County Health Department website
23
Jun
Health Care Reform
There is much written about health care reform these days with many varying opinions on how to fix the health care system. Here is an article that very much aligns with my thoughts on reform:
BY MARK SKLAR
02
Jun
Dr Koop Appointed To Board Of Trustees Of Nch Healthcare System
Straight Talk, NCH Healthcare System
see article Naples Daily News:
02
Jun
Skin Tears And Fragile Skin
As a result of multiple factors, superficial skin tears are very common as people get older. They can often be caused by minor trauma such as bumping against something (the edge of the dishwasher is all too common), a fall or even someone grabbing an arm too vigorously. With age the skin loses some of its’ supportive structures and strength. The underlying capillaries and blood vessels also become more fragile and as a result break more easily causing bleeding and bruising. Past sun exposure and smoking are additional factors that aggravate skin problems like this. We recommend the following when people sustain a skin tear
