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Shopping for Shades? Check Out These Specs

  • By Lori Barrette
  • Jun. 9, 2014
Selecting sunglasses can be fun but daunting—so many styles, shapes, sizes, and colors from which to choose. As UR Medicine eyewear expert Tom Scalzo explains in this video, your priority should be ...
Appendicitis: The Ins and Outs Appendicitis: The Ins and Outs Patient Care

Appendicitis: The Ins and Outs

  • By Lori Barrette
  • Jun. 2, 2014
Appendicitis is a complicated condition and it is critical to catch it in time before it progresses, potentially causing the appendix to burst. UR Medicine pediatric surgeon Dr. Christopher ...
Just for Men: Getting Healthier as You Age Just for Men: Getting Healthier as You Age Patient Care

Just for Men: Getting Healthier as You Age

  • By Lori Barrette
  • May. 30, 2014
Take a step toward a healthier lifestyle by joining UR Medicine for Men’s Health Day on Friday, June 13. Men who understand their symptoms and their risk factors for disease are better equipped to ...
Skin Cancer: Are You at Risk? Skin Cancer: Are You at Risk? Patient Care

Skin Cancer: Are You at Risk?

  • By Lori Barrette
  • May. 28, 2014
When it comes to protecting your skin from cancer, you can’t be too safe. Each year, there are more new cases of skin cancer than breast, prostate, lung, and colon cancers combined, according to the ...
Pump It Up! 6 Ways to Fuel Your Workout Pump It Up! 6 Ways to Fuel Your Workout Patient Care

Pump It Up! 6 Ways to Fuel Your Workout

  • By Lori Barrette
  • May. 23, 2014
Trying to figure out how (and how much, and what, and when) to eat to give you the energy you need for exercise? UR Medicine's nutrition experts serve up some advice for exercisers of all ...
Less TV, More ZZZs for Kids Less TV, More ZZZs for Kids Patient Care

Less TV, More ZZZs for Kids

  • By Lori Barrette
  • Apr. 24, 2014
We all need sleep to restore our bodies and minds—especially kids and teens, who require more sleep as their bodies develop. In an age when time we spend in front of a screen is on the rise, the ...
Seeing Spots? Facts on Flashers and Floaters Seeing Spots? Facts on Flashers and Floaters Patient Care

Seeing Spots? Facts on Flashers and Floaters

  • By Lori Barrette
  • Apr. 14, 2014
Our eyes change as we age and, by the time we reach age 60, we may notice flashers and floaters in our vision. Often harmless, flashers and floaters can be alarming and may mean it’s time for an eye ...
Skin Smarts: 6 Steps for Sun Seekers Skin Smarts: 6 Steps for Sun Seekers Patient Care

Skin Smarts: 6 Steps for Sun Seekers

  • By Lori Barrette
  • Apr. 10, 2014
Heading south for the upcoming school break? Remember to protect your skin from the sun’s damaging rays. UR Medicine dermatologist Dr. Mary Gail Mercurio says the idea that a suntan makes you appear ...