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Need motivation to stay healthy?   Try downloading a health app to your mobile device.   According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, patients who received text messages over the course of six months managed to reduce their cholesterol, blood pressure and body mass index (BMI).   While text […]

Posted on November 23 2015

Did you know? Lowering body temperature can protect the body during a heart attack. Therapeutic hypothermia protects the body when there is an insufficient blood flow in the case of cardiac arrest, blood clot or stroke. It may also help those whose heart does not respond to defibrillation because there is no pulse or electrical […]

Posted on November 18 2015

Pulmonary hypertension is a lung disease which can lead to right heart failure as a result of high blood pressure in the arteries. This rare, debilitating disease that affects people of all ages and backgrounds. What are the risk factors? Risk factors for pulmonary hypertension include: family history obesity sleep apnea gender (women are 2.5 […]

Posted on November 17 2015

Belly fat: It’s not only your self-esteem at risk. While the link between obesity and health problems has long been known, new studies reveal that belly fat can be dangerous for everyone, even those with an overall healthy weight. In the study, normal-weight men with large middle areas were twice as likely to die than […]

Posted on November 10 2015

$2.1 billion dollars is the amount spent on Halloween candy this year, as estimated by the National Retail Federation. The understated costs of all of this sugar is far greater: diabetes and heart disease are linked to sugar intake. Fortunately, many shoppers have been shifting to “healthier candy,” which unlike its standard counterparts, has reduced […]

Posted on October 30 2015

Take a look at the 1-minute mark to hear Dr. Segal receive praise on Fox Business. Fox News contributor Bo Dietl discusses his health and Joe DiMaggio’s baseball bat and praises Dr. Segal with the “gold standard” for participating with a wide scope of insurances in order to ensure that patients receive the best care. […]

Posted on October 23 2015