6 Tips for Diabetic Foot Care
Today is World Diabetes Day, a day dedicated by the International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization to increasing recognition of the impact of diabetes. In order to spread awareness about one of the most common complications of diabetes, we offer this overview of diabetic foot care. The main complications of diabetes come from…
Read MoreThree Risk Factors Put Women at Higher Risk of Heart Attack
Most people know that smoking, overweight, diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol are all risk factors for having a myocardial infarction (heart attack). What they may not know is that some of these risk factors affect women significantly more than they affect men. In a new study, published in medical journal The BMJ, researchers…
Read MoreHappy Veterans Day From Laurel Bay!
We thank our brave men and women in uniform who made the ultimate self sacrifice, so that we may live free in the greatest nation on earth! God bless you all.
Read More6 Facts about Falls in the Elderly
Eighty-five-year-old Ruth Bader Ginsburg fell this week, breaking three ribs. Because she is a Supreme Court justice, her fall made the news, but this a senior citizen falling is far from unusual. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately one-quarter of seniors fall each year, and this number is considered…
Read MoreBreathe Easier with Pulmonary Rehab
Eleven million Americans suffer from chronic lung conditions that cause difficulty breathing. These conditions include Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), pulmonary fibrosis, interstitial lung disease, and cystic fibrosis. If you suffer from one of these conditions, are undergoing lung surgery, or have breathing problems that interfere with your normal activities, you owe it to yourself…
Read MoreHere Is To New Beginnings!
Hi there and welcome to our new Laurel Bay Health & Rehabilitation website! We look forward to sharing our exciting news and events with you. Thanks for being here!
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