Conditions

By Frederick R. Jelovsek, M.D., A stress EKG or exercise EKG is known to be less accurate in women than men. A somewhat different study, an exercise echocardiogram, has been suggested to be a more...

Here comes the sun... With all the hype over recent years about staying out of the sun, and with justifiable concerns about skin cancer and over-exposure to the sun's rays, many people have chosen to don sun-resistant...

Frederick R. Jelovsek MD If your blood pressure is 140/85 at the doctor's office, do you have hypertension? If it's repeated at that level several times do you need treatment for high blood pressure? With...

Frederick R. Jelovsek MD, MS "My daughter has lupus and we are searching for the BEST treatment we can for her. She has not been in remission in the three years since her diagnosis." "My question...

With around 36,000 Americans dying from flu every year it makes sense to get your flu shot, especially if you are over 65. Seniors are much more vulnerable than the rest of the adult population and Medicare normally covers the...

An unusual event in July 2009 raised the public's conscious on the topic of oral cancer. A dentist, Dr. Robert Trager, has been organizing oral cancer screenings at various venues. This time, Trager's team offered...

Background Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is characterized by abnormal bowel muscle motility. Some people may have predominately loose stools and diarrhea with more than three bowel movements per day, while others may have more a...

Coffee may not be as bad for you as you think! Of course too much of anything isn't good, and certainly if you drink coffee late at night it can keep you awake, but...