Stclair Pamela MD
Ottawa, IL:
Exercise snacking: Quick and easy way to a healthier heart
With work and family demands, your exercise routine often gets overlooked. Want to take back control of your health? Just take the stairs.
Updates on COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts in Your Area
Updated January 14, 2021.In an effort to provide our members with timely information about COVID-19 vaccines, we are keeping this page up-to-date with the latest details on One Medical’s progress with vaccine administration in each of the states and counties where we have offices. Please check back here for the latest details on vaccination efforts in your area.Key details about vaccine appointments at One MedicalWe ask…
Top 10 Common Habits that Damage Your Kidneys
The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs, located against the back muscles in the upper abdominal cavity just below the rib cage, one on each side of the spine. The kidneys detoxify the blood and aid the body in filtering out waste products through urine. Another primary function of the kidneys is to remove excess water …
Kidney Month: 10 Ways to Keep Your Kidneys Healthy
Concerned about your kidney health? In honor of National Kidney Month, we are sharing 10 tips that'll help you keep your kidneys healthy for the long run.
10 Best Mastectomy Bras
When your body has changed, how can you find the best mastectomy bras that fit well, feel good and make you look great? Check out these ten terrific options.
What Is the Cause of Restless Legs (Syndrome)? Treatment, Symptoms & Medication
Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is a medical condition in which there are strong urges to move the legs along with unpleasant symptoms of crawling, tingling, burning, and aching, and leg pain or cramps. The main cause of restless leg syndrome is a problem using iron in the brain, or the lack of it. The goal of RLS treatment is to relieve symptoms, increase the amount and quality of sleep, and treat any underlying medical conditions that may worsen RLS.
10 Common Habits That Damage the Kidneys
The kidneys purify the blood of unnecessary substances which are then discharged through the urethra.
10 Tips for a Healthy Heart
Last updated: May 22, 2016
By Carolyn Sayre for Summit Medical Group
Heart disease is the number one killer of both men and women in the United States. However, many of these deaths can be prevented with the proper precautions. Seth Jawetz, MD, a cardiologist at the Live Well Heart Failure Clinic at Summit Medical Group, offers ten tips to keep your heart healthy
1. Understand your risk
People who have high blood pressure or cholesterol, diabetes, are overweight, or have a history…
Eight Tips for a Healthy Heart By Johanna Hicks
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Eight Tips for a Health Heart
To continue with the topic on heart health that I started last week, think of your heart as a metronome. It keeps the beat to your body’s daily functions, pushing blood near and far to nourish every cell and fiber. As a powerhouse organ, you’ll want to keep your heart in tip-top shape, especially those who have diabetes, which can up your risk for…
Healthy Heart Tips with Dr. Borzak
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Healthy Heart Tips with Dr. Lakow
JFK Medical Center is your local leader in cardiac care. Visit jfkmc.com.
How to Change Bad Habits and Live a Heart Healthy Lifestyle
The key to being heart healthy is maintaining a healthy lifestyle and managing your risk factors. The American Heart Association explains how to make new healthy habits and change old unhealthy habits and how to stick with the healthy changes. Learn these changes from the Hip Hop Doc.
How the “Superwoman” Syndrome Impacts Heart Health
Are you a woman who tries to do it all? Many women are busier than ever these days juggling their careers, families, children, household duties, social lives and other obligations. When we can’t do it all, many of us feel guilty that we are unable to achieve perfection and balance in our lives. At the …
What Your Doctor Listens for When Checking Your Heart
Your doctor pulls out a stethoscope, but what is he or she listening for? Here's what you need to know when doctors check your heart.
How is heart valve disease typically treated?
Listen to Mubashir Mumtaz, MD, FACS, FACC, explain how is heart valve disease typically treated. For more information on the PinnacleHealth CardioVascular In...
If I’ve Been Diagnosed with a Leaky Heart Valve, What happens next?
Did you know that the most common type of heart valve disorder is mitral regurgitation, sometimes called a “leaky valve”? This happens when the valve between the upper and lower chambers on the left side of the heart do not close properly, which can cause a decrease in blood flow to the rest of the …
Heart Surgeon Mahender Macha, MD: What Motivates Me
Mahender Macha, MD, a University of Michigan trained cardiac surgeon and co-Medical Director of Allegiance Health’s open-heart surgery program speaks on why ...
How chronic snoring can cause heart disease
Heavy snoring can sound funny to your sleep partner, but the condition is no joke. Snoring is often the sign of a condition called obstructive sleep apnea, which raises the risk for diabetes, obesity, hypertension, stroke, heart attack and other cardiovascular problems. People with obstructive sleep apnea stop breathing for 10 to 20 seconds while …
What You Should Do If You're Alone and Suffering From a Heart Attack
What you should do if you are alone and have a heart attack
Top heart doctors warn proposed NIH cuts would be catastrophic
Top heart doctors and researchers have a simple reaction to President Donald Trump's proposed 20 percent cut to the budget of the U.S. National Institutes of Health: fear that research that results in life-saving drugs will deal a crippling blow.
How Long Can You Live With Congestive Heart Failure?
What you should know about the different heart failure stages and the right lifestyle changes to live longer with the condition.
