Medicine

Reducing the incidence of heart disease in the high-risk African-American population in Indiana is the aim of a new $1.5 million grant at Purdue University. "Heart disease not only can lead to premature death but also affect the quality of life for...

From the Spring 2010 StayHealthy publicationFew calls create more anxiety than this one: “Your mammogram looks suspicious. We’d like you to come in for further testing.” You fear the worst. You phone a friend. You lose sleep. Yet facts may...

From the Spring 2010 StayHealthy publication At 78, Nora had always been the “picture of health.” She was bowling twice a week, active in the Red Hat Society, and keeping up with six grandchildren and even seven great grandchildren. So last...

Porter Health System’s Senior Circle Program will offer a Skin Cancer Screening by Family Physician Subha Elango, MD. The screening will be held from 1:30 to 4:30 pm, on Wednesday, June 2, at Lake Porter Medical Group, 336 US 30, Valparaiso....

Calling All Men! NorthShore Health Centers is hosting affordable health screenings, June 14 - June 18, including: Physicals Cardiac Lipid Profiles Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) and Occult Blood Test Uninsured or underinsured? All testing is $25!...

NorthShore Health Centers believes that seeing your baby in the womb should be an unforgettable experience - A time of bonding, captured by more than just static and lines. Your first baby pictures should create a lifetime memory. Will he or she have...

From the Winter 2010 StayHealthy publicationAt CT (Computerized Axial Tomography) is a specialized type of x-ray that generates images of the body, particularly bony and calcium based structures. During the CT scan, patients lie on a table that...

From the 2010 Winter StayHealthy publication‘Virtual Tour’ of heart helps patients, guides surgeons… Porter is the first hospital in the region to add an exciting new tool to its Cardiac & Vascular Institute. The new tool has a complicated...

High humidity present in bathrooms and kitchens could be degrading the vitamins and health supplements stored in those rooms, even if the lids are on tight, a Purdue University study shows. Lisa Mauer, an associate professor of food science, said...

From the 2010 Winter StayHealthy publication“It’s really gratifying to see someone limp into our offices one day and be almost pain free right after surgery. In fact, one of my patients was out on the golf course just 42 hours after I replaced...