8.1% of people over the age of 20 have depression over any given 2-week period.
For some people, depression might only be episodic and overcome within a matter of weeks or months. However, for others diagnosed with major depression, the condition could persist for years, affecting their lifestyle and quality of life.
Fruit juice has come under the spotlight since medical experts recently started looking more closely at the link between high sugar intake and the risk for heart disease. And now, two medical researchers argue that because of its high sugar content, fruit juice could be just as bad for us as sugar-sweetened beverages like carbonated drinks and sodas.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ruled Monday that the Philadelphia metro region, which includes a large area stretching to Wilmington and Atlantic City, has failed to meet ground-level ozone standards.
Just as your stomach, muscles, and heart feed on the nutrients that food supplies, so does the brain. So, before you eat a big T-bone steak with French fries, here is some food for thought: Research suggests that what we eat might have an impact on our ability to remember and our likelihood of developing dementia.
Dr. Roger Stumacher is leaving Main Line HealthCare at Lawrence Park to open his own private practice in Bala Cynwyd with Total Access Medical on September 4th, 2018. His last day with MLH is August 31st, 2018. He will remain on staff at Lankenau Hospital and will continue to be an active member of the Main Line Health medical community.
The Philadelphia region is world-renowned for its hospitals, medical schools, clinics and surgical centers. Each year Philadelphia magazine recognizes a limited number of doctors and awards them as being the top doctors in the region. The competition to be one of the top doctors in Philadelphia is immense and this year in Philadelphia magazine’s May 2018 “Top Doctors” issue, Doctor Winslow Murdoch and Doctor Roger Stumacher were recognized and awarded as two of the best doctors in the region.
