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Prepare for winter: Have your gutters cleaned and your roof inspected

October 30, 2022

Why clean your gutters before winter? Your home’s gutter system is designed to efficiently disperse water from your roof to spots that will not cause damage. It is critical that your gutter and downspout system is operating effectively to perform…

October 5, 2022

submitted by Shahzad Ahmed MD, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI, Interventional Cardiologist, Director Cardiology, LBH If you have heart failure, you are not alone. More than six million Americans have heart failure. Heart failure does not mean that your heart has stopped…

A senior’s guide to staying hydrated

September 3, 2022

submitted by Melinda Ratini, DO, Geriatric Medicine, Lower Bucks Hospital As you get older, your body may need more fluid if your blood sugar is too high, or if you have a high fever or an illness that causes vomiting or…

May 22, 2022

submitted by Dr. Troy Kerner, D.O., General Surgery The gallbladder is a small fluid filled sac located in the right upper part of the abdomen. The fluid inside the gallbladder is bile produced by the liver. The bile is pushed…

Arthroplasty in the age of Covid-19

April 23, 2022

submitted by Dr. Menachem M. Meller, M.D., Ph.D., FAAOS, Orthopedic Surgeon Arthroplasty, otherwise known as joint replacement, has been among the most successful surgical procedures ever developed. Prior to the onset of Covid-19, the annual number of arthroplasty patients were…

Coronary artery disease

February 21, 2022

submitted by Dr. Shahzad Ahmed MD, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease affecting 18 million American adults. With coronary artery disease, your arteries that supply essential nutrients like oxygen to the…

What is Qigong all about? Why do they move so slowly?

January 23, 2022

submitted by Acupuncture by George Qigong Chinese exercises are often recommended by acupuncturists as a form of physical or emotional therapy, just as Ayurvedic or Indian traditional medicine recommends Yoga exercises for patient self-care. Qigong has also been called moving…

December 5, 2021

submitted by Dr. Shahzad Ahmed MD, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI, Interventional Cardiologist, Director, BMC Cardiology Aspirin is one of the most used medicine. Approximately 23 million individuals take aspirin daily in United States who do not have established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease…

Heart attack signs, symptoms and prevention

November 1, 2021

submitted by Dr. Shahzad Ahmed MD, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI, Interventional Cardiologist, Director Cardiology, Lower Bucks Hospital, lowerbuckshosp.com Your heart muscle needs oxygen and nutrients. A heart attack usually occurs when blood flow to the heart is cut off. When this…

October 3, 2021

submitted by Dr. Shahzad Ahmed MD, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI, Interventional Cardiologist, Lower Bucks Hospital Peripheral arterial disease is a common circulatory problem in which narrow arteries reduce blood flow to your limbs. Approximately 6.5 million people aged 40 and older…

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Prepare for winter: Have your gutters cleaned and your roof inspected

Living with heart failure

A senior’s guide to staying hydrated

What is a gallbladder and why is mine ‘attacking’ me?

Arthroplasty in the age of Covid-19

Coronary artery disease

What is Qigong all about? Why do they move so slowly?

Should I be using aspirin to prevent heart attack and stroke?

Heart attack signs, symptoms and prevention

When leg pain isn’t just leg pain