The decision to have back surgery isn’t easy. For children and adults suffering from chronic back pain or a debilitating spinal
You get a mammogram. A few weeks later, a letter arrives in the mail saying you have dense breasts and
Bouts of dizziness and imbalance plagued Dan Berry for months. He coped with the debilitating spells on his own until the
By age 50, Julie Binder’s rheumatoid and osteoarthritis caused so much pain in her hips that she couldn’t ride a
One in three adults nationwide has chronic high blood pressure, also called hypertension. The problem is worse in St. Louis,
In the battle against aging, many people aren’t willing to accept wrinkles, sunspots and enlarged pores without a fight. Laser
Anyone who’s lost 100 pounds or more doesn’t want unsightly sagging skin getting in the way of their new appearance. That
“A lot of areas where we operate routinely today were felt to be no-man’s-land two or three decades ago. There
Though the words ‘heart attack’ bring to mind a red-faced male clutching his chest in agony, heart disease is an
A fall down the stairs. A name you can’t quite remember. Chronic fatigue. If you’re 70 or older, you need











