Management of migraines can be challenging
Migraines are a debilitating disorder. Symptoms typically include nausea, photophobia and phonophobia — sensitivity to light and sound, respectively. The corresponding headache usually is...
Irritable Bowel Syndrome management
It seems like I have more and more patients who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome. IBS can be a very frustrating disease for both...
A guide to New Year’s resolution success
It is now mid-January, and most of us have made a New Year’s resolution. You’ve taken the first step, but how do you increase...
Steve Levy leaves county office fighting
By Elana Glowatz & Rachel Shapiro
Former County Executive Steve Levy was under no illusions that he would make friends when he took Suffolk’s top...
TIA: potential prelude to stroke and other complications
I recently helped manage a patient who had been diagnosed with a TIA: transient ischemic attack. The patient’s only symptom was double vision. A...
Obesity: Providing incentives for losing weight
Over the last week, I have been stunned by the incredible number of ads for New Year’s resolution diets, including ones specifically targeting men....
O’Shea shines in World Cup
By Daniel Dunaief
During the Vancouver Olympics last year, Annie O’Shea was on the outside looking in. Now, she’s much closer to the top looking...
Rockette of yore rocks on at 100 years old
Linda Sorel was supposed to go to school. Instead, without telling her mother, she took her practice clothes and went to the Capitol Theatre...
Living the dream: Matz works toward Citi Field
by Daniel Dunaief
Like other Ward Melville High School students who graduated last year, Steve Matz left his home in Stony Brook and took the...
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