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An over­ac­tive blad­der can dis­rupt your every­day liv­ing. You may feel embar­rassed, iso­late your­self, or lim­it your work and social life. But there are ways to take back control.

An asth­ma attack occurs when your bronchial tubes (which car­ry air to and from the lungs) become inflamed after expo­sure to cer­tain trig­gers. As they become inflamed, the bronchial tubes nar­row, mak­ing it hard­er for air to pass through. As a result, it can be dif­fi­cult to catch your breath or breathe nor­mal­ly. Dur­ing an asth­ma attack, it is com­mon to expe­ri­ence symp­toms such as cough­ing, short­ness of breath and wheezing.

The Sta­tis­tics:

• More than 1 in 3 adults is con­sid­ered obese.
• About ¹⁄₃ of chil­dren or ado­les­cents (age 6 to 19) are con­sid­ered over­weight or obese.
• More than 1 in 6 chil­dren or ado­les­cents (age 6 to 19) is con­sid­ered obese.
• Obe­si­ty increas­es your risk for heart dis­ease- the #1 killer of both men and women in the U.S.
• One study sug­gests that 4% of some can­cers in men and 7% of some can­cers in women are caused by obesity.

Oto­scle­ro­sis, or ear drum scar­ring, can affect patients at any age and gen­er­al­ly wors­ens with time. After a patient under­goes a hear­ing test or audio­gram, an oto­laryn­gol­o­gist can deter­mine if a patient has ear drum scar­ring and if it can be treated.

There are a few dif­fer­ent stan­dard blood tests gen­er­al­ly ordered by your physi­cian. Many blood tests don’t require any spe­cial prepa­ra­tion and take only a few min­utes. Oth­er tests may require fast­ing (not eat­ing any food) for 8 to 12 hours before the test.

The Amer­i­can Thy­roid Asso­ci­a­tion reports that while thy­roid lumps (nod­ules) are com­mon, few­er than 1 in 10 is can­cer­ous. If a physi­cian feels a lump in your neck/​thyroid, a fine nee­dle aspi­ra­tion may be rec­om­mend­ed to diag­nose if it is cancer.

Did you know that there are many dif­fer­ent types of mag­net­ic res­o­nance imag­ing (MRI) scan­ners? At DuPage Med­ical Group (DMG), wide bore MRI sys­tems are uti­lized to achieve the high­est qual­i­ty image while also keep­ing the patien­t’s expe­ri­ence in mind.

Atri­al fib­ril­la­tion (also referred to as a‑fib or AF) is one of the most com­mon types of abnor­mal heart rhythms. Our Car­di­ol­o­gy depart­ment offers the WATCH­MAN pro­ce­dure to pro­vide patients with an alter­na­tive treat­ment option through a one-time, safe and effec­tive min­i­mal­ly inva­sive procedure.

Learn more about min­i­mal­ly-inva­sive treat­ment and surgery options for kid­ney can­cer (partial/​full nephrec­to­my) through the use of the da Vin­ci Sur­gi­cal System.

Can­cer, in gen­er­al, is a scary term. Edu­cat­ing your­self about can­cer and know­ing about the spe­cif­ic type of can­cer you are fac­ing can help you make deci­sions in your treat­ment plan. Let’s take a clos­er look at pan­cre­at­ic cancer.