Here are the best dentists and specialists, as selected by their peers
Word Association – Dr. Ruth Anderson
Dr. Ruth Anderson, an anesthesiologist, pain management physician, and exercise physiologist in La Quinta, has published Get Moving! Live Better, Live Longer (Xibris).
PSST! – Well, Well, it’s Susie Ellis
SpaFinder’s president travels the globe — and still relaxes at home in Indian Wells
Fourth Annual Paint El Paseo Pink on October 9, 2010
It’s time to gather your friends – and furry ones, if you so choose – and register for Desert Cancer Foundation’s (DCF) Fourth Annual Paint El Paseo Pink on October 9, 2010.
Our 2010 Top Doctors
Expert physician-researchers select the desert’s 74 top doctors in 35 specialties
When looking for the right doctor, a strong recommendation from a trusted friend goes a long way. To that end, Palm Springs Life has partnered with Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a physician-led research firm based in New York, to independently survey the Coachella Valley and reveal the crème de la crème.
Medical Guide Editor's Letter – 2010
Sometimes we have bigger choices to make: As this year’s issue of Palm Springs Life’s Medical Guide points out, we can exert greater control of our bodies and minds than we actually do.
On the Forefront – How to Reduce Blood Pressure
Despite the fact that lifestyle choices allow people to control their blood pressure, one in three Americans suffers from hypertension. Among them, about 70 percent are undergoing treatment
On the Forefront – Multiple Choices
Typical winery websites describe the vineyards, the winemaker, the wines, and the tasting room. The navigation bar on Cleavage Creek Winery’s website (www.cleavagecreek.com) includes a link titled “Choices” that takes you to a section dedicated to those who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.
On the Forefront – Luxury Recovery
Hospital stays can be almost as stressful, tiring, inconvenient, and difficult for patients’ families as they are for the patients themselves. The Greg and Stacey Renker Pavilion at Eisenhower Medical Center aims to ease those discomforts with 24 hotel-like suites that include two bathrooms and living areas that allows overnight guests.
On the Forefront – Surgery vs. Balloons
In late February 2010, the National Institutes of Health announced findings of a landmark nine-year study comparing treatments for clogged arteries.