The last fifteen years have seen remarkable advances in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. new medications continue to be developed along with high-tech procedures to relieve urinary problems this condition causes. By the age of sixty, about 50 percent of American men will have developed benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). This enlargement of the prostate […]
In March, 2011, the FDA provided good news for millions of Americans. After reviewing data from years of trials, the agency approved marketing of the InterStim® Therapy System, a surgically implanted device used to help a patient reduce the number of bowel accidents. It’s not something that people like to talk about, even though an […]
“We’re very excited that we can offer these medications to patients,” says Dr. Peter Varunok, “and improve their lives and give them the chance to make hepatitis C a thing of the past.” There are four things that people with hepatitis C, and those at risk of having the disease, need to know about teleprevir […]
Nearly 1 million new cases of gallbladder and gallstone disease are diagnosed every year in the U.S. Yet most of us don’t even know why the little pear-shaped organ is there. Most people don’t give a thought to their gallbladder until it “attacks” them. A typical gallbladder attack might come shortly after a fatty meal, […]
It’s the second most common bacterial infection, affecting nearly 1 in 3 women by the age of 24. Treatment works wonderfully… if you seek it in time. Anyone can experience a urinary tract infection (UTI)—men, women, or children. But it’s women, far and away, who get the most UTIs and make the lion’s share of the annual […]
Over the last decade, a new tool has revolutionized the way in which gastrointestinal diseases —particularly tumors — are diagnosed and managed. At Premier Medical Group, we have that tool, and the expert to use it. We’re all familiar with ultrasound. That’s the technology that uses high-frequency sound waves to image and examine internal organs and structures. […]