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A section specially devoted to personal stories in this section. Highlighted women and their healthcare needs, including throughout the magazine are doctors who have illnesses only seen in women and how they are their own life experiences and health wisdom treated. Common beauty trends as well as very to share.............................................................................13 real health threats to women are also covered....4 Aging Gracefully Healthy Heart With featured illnesses that primarily affect the Everyone has a heart, learn how to protect yours aging population, this section gives the elderly in this special section with articles devoted to and approaching elderly health tips to live a cardiovascular care for patients of all ages......10 quality, prolonged life!..............................................70 Healthy Lifestyle Healthy Smile Learn how to avoid and manage pain as well People are often judged by their smiles. This as how to maintain a healthy lifestyle in section, which features articles written by some this section, which documents a variety of of our top dentists, teaches others to take good miscellaneous ill-nesses, and anti-aging tips care of their smiles and overall oral health........86 to keep you healthy.....................................................17 Mind Over Matter Healthy Parenting This section features some new trends and This section has all the parenting tips one may emerging problems and patterns in mental health. need, for new parents to old. Children of all ages Written for people of all ages, these articles and their issues are documented in this area, help us to maintain our sanity and improve our to help make any parent feel at ease.................6 mental state in a very busy world........................99 2 TheWaitingRoomMagazine.com 80 DOCTORS IN THE SPOTLIGHT OUR COVER STORY Michael Dansinger M.D.............................................................................................13 Weight loss and nutrition advisor for NBC’s hit prime time series “The Biggest Loser” shares the secrets to a healthy, fit life. A Personal Battle.........................................................................................................................................................................35 Lynne Carr Columbus, D.O. shares her battle with a rare disease discovering a new awareness of the downside of health care. Attending To The Health Of The Mind And Body.................................................82 Glenn Brottman, M.D. perfected a life-saving procedure to treat depression without invading the body with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. An Explorer And Healer Of The Eye....................................................................................................85 Tamim Qaum, MD describes his pioneering research in discovering a medical solution for diabetic retinopathy has revealed that anti-VEGF therapy can be used to prevent damage to the retina caused by diabetes. An Outstanding Advocate Of Dental Health....................................................................96 Margareta M. Gavrila, DDS understands that more and more people sacrifice dental health care because they cannot afford insuranceco-payments, so she hosts a Dental Emergency Day. The Fulfillment Of Life After A Successful Career...............................................97 Carolyn LaFleur, MD develops programs in countries where Americans are less fortunate and shares her talents to raise their quality of life TheWaitingRoomMagazine.com 3 women’s HEALTH ProMoting A healthY LIFESTYle AND QualitY OF LIFE Through BREAST CANCER PREVENTION Breast cancer is one of the world’s leading cancers in women. It affects one in eight women over a lifetime, and there are roughly over 230,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer and over 50,000 cases of non-invasive breast cancer per year in the country alone. About 40,000 people die of breast cancer annually in the U.S. It contin- ues to be a major cause of mortality world-wide, particularly in developing coun- tries, where access to prevention, screening, and even appropriate management might be scarce. One percent of all breast cancers actually occur in men. reast cancer refers to the malignant growth of Risk