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The Doctors: When dizziness is dangerous
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 06/05/2012 - 1:23pmDizziness is linked to dozens of medical conditions, but the cause may be tough to determine. Here are two definitions of "dizzy," possible causes and ways to find relief.Feels like: You're about t...
The Doctors: Five tips to breathe easier
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/29/2012 - 6:00amChronic obstructive pulmonary disease is the fourth-leading cause of death in the United States. There's no cure for COPD, and you can't undo damage to your lungs. If you are one of the 12 million ...
The Doctors: Can cell phones cause brain cancer?
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 6:00amThe short answer: We don't know yet. Many experts agree that to date, there is no conclusive evidence that links cell-phone use to brain cancer, but that more research is needed. Last spring, resul...
The Doctors: Cancer patients are living longer
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/01/2012 - 6:00amAccording to a new government report, the number of cancer survivors in the USA is close to 12 million, in part because of earlier detection, better diagnoses and more effective treatments. Here's ...
Barton names Doctors of the Year
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 04/17/2012 - 5:41pmBarton recenly recognized primary care physician Dr. Henning Mehrens and anesthesiologist Dr. Peter DiGrande as Doctors of the Year for their work in the South Lake Tahoe community and surrounding ...
Recognizing 55-years of combined healthcare knowledge
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 04/13/2012 - 2:56am
Barton Health staff and administration recently filled “The Snowflake Lounge” at Barton Memorial Hospital Thursday, March 30 in honor of “National Doctors Day,” established in 1958. Drs Henning Mehrens, primary care physician, and Peter DiGrande, anesthesiologist, were recognized as “Doctors of the Year” for their dedication and work in the South Lake Tahoe community and its surrounding areas.
The Doctors: Take this advice to heart
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 11:55amAn occasional skipped beat or racing heart is often harmless and passes quickly. But some heart rhythm problems can cause fainting, shortness of breath and chest pain, or put you at risk for heart ...
Shriners Sponsor Screening Clinic at Lake Tahoe Surgery Center
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 03/21/2012 - 2:41pmLocal orthopedic physicians will screen children for possible acceptance into the medical programs offered by Shriners Hospital for Children Northern California at a screening clinic sponsored by the Kerak Shriners on Saturday, March 31. The screening clinic will take place from 9 a.m.
The Doctors: Five tips to reduce your risk of arthritis
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/22/2012 - 6:00amIt hurts when you walk or climb the stairs, slice meat or brush your teeth - that's the reality of arthritis. Family history plays a role in your risk, and so does age: The chance of developing man...
The Doctors: Five tips to reduce your risk of arthritis
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/22/2012 - 6:00amIt hurts when you walk or climb the stairs, slice meat or brush your teeth - that's the reality of arthritis. Family history plays a role in your risk, and so does age: The chance of developing man...
Open house for 2 South Tahoe doctors
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 7:37pmRonald Roth, a doctor from Barton Ear, Nose & Throat and audiologist Danielle Knowlton from Barton Audiology are having an open house at their new office ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../open-house-fo...
Doctors to give lesson in preventing ski
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/17/2011 - 9:12amTahoe Center for Orthopedics' and U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team physicians Terrence Orr and Jonathan Finnoff will give a lecture focusing on ski and ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../doctors-to-give-less...
Nevada Doubles Amount of Fraud Recoveries, DOJ Reports
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 12/13/2011 - 3:04pmBy Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY — The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that it recovered $5.6 billion in civil and criminal fraud efforts in 2011, a 167 percent increase over 2008. In Nevada, recoveries totaled $8.3 million in 2011, a 137 percent increase over 2008 when $3.5 million was recovered.
Barton doctors mix love for skiing and medicine
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/02/2011 - 6:13pmBy Joe Proudman
When you pull into the Tahoe Orthopedics and Sports Medicine office parking lot on Third Street, the giant sign just off the road tells you that you've come to the right place for any of your orthopedic treatments. But also on it is two logos, the same that grace the business cards of four doctors inside the offices. They are for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard teams, to which several members of the orthopedics office contribute.
3 docs blaze community health care trail in S. Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/30/2011 - 5:30amIn 1989, they were the doctors who made up Tahoe Family Physicians. That year they opened what was called the El Dorado Community Clinic. For six years ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../3-docs-blaze-commun...
Addiction docs restate anti-marijuana stance
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 11:05amSAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A medical society for addiction doctors has reiterated its opposition to marijuana legalization as its California chapter considers voicing its support for allowing and regulat...
Barton Health doctors offer special acid reflux treatment
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/13/2011 - 9:33amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Barton Health physicians, Dr. Scott Welker and Dr. Daniel Norman, are the only doctors from Sacramento to Reno to use the EsophyX Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication, a...
Tahoe doc puts skills to work at Army hospital in Afghanistan
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/09/2011 - 11:15amKyle Swanson, orthopedic surgeon for Barton Health's Tahoe Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, has seen and dealt with medical and hospital conditions that few people, let alone doctors, have exper...
3 Barton doctors to receive philanthropy award
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 12:02pmThe award is presented each year to an outstanding individual, group or family that has demonstrated extraordinary dedication to the health of the South Lake Tahoe community and in particular to Barto...
Critical drugs in short supply in U.S.
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 10:09pmBy Victoria Colliver, San Francisco Chronicle. Record shortages of prescription drugs in the United States are forcing pharmacists and doctors to scramble to find medications for their patients, suita...
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