by erlangerhealth | Dec 16, 2016 | Child & Family Health, Men's Health, Stay Well, Women's Health
You’re familiar with the date stamp on food packaging. It’s accompanied by the words “sell-by,” “use-by” or “best-by.” But what exactly do those labels mean? In the United States, food manufacturers typically use a system called “open dating,” which includes stamping...
by erlangerhealth | Dec 13, 2016 | Breakthrough, Cardiology, Heart Attack, Heart Health, Men's Cardiology, Men's Health, Women's Cardiology, Women's Health
The nation is about to see Chattanooga in a new light: as home to the next great heart hospital. We’re bringing in some of the top cardiac surgeons and cardiologists in the world and launching a new era in robotic heart surgery. It’s a giant leap forward. Not just for...
by erlangerhealth | Dec 12, 2016 | Child & Family Health, Men's Health, Stay Well, Women's Health
Need a conversation starter at your next family gathering? During your next get together, why not bring health into the conversation? Now, we’re not suggesting you spend hours chatting about the ins and outs of everyone’s health issues. But it is a good idea to know...
by erlangerhealth | Nov 30, 2016 | Men's Health, Stay Well, Women's Health
If you feel like the quality of your sleep has changed as you’ve gotten older, you aren’t wrong. Sleep does indeed change as we age. We’re most familiar with age-related sleep changes in context with kids. How much sleep they need changes rapidly during childhood as...
by erlangerhealth | Nov 28, 2016 | Breakthrough, Cardiology, Erlanger News, Heart Health, Men's Cardiology, Women's Cardiology
Due to its ongoing investment in new technologies and specialties, the Erlanger Heart and Lung Institute is now among the very best heart centers in the country with new cardiac bypass surgery. Recently, the Institute announced the arrival of Dr. Larry Shears – one of...
by erlangerhealth | Nov 22, 2016 | Child & Family Health, Men's Health, Stay Well, Women's Health
Are you one of the millions of Americans traveling during the holidays? Holiday traveling is getting underway, but you don’t have to leave good health behind. One forecast predicts more than 103 million Americans — the most on record — will travel between Dec. 23 and...
