Author Archives : Dr. Victor Marchione

Most of us have great eyesight and thus we tend to take eye health for granted.  However, as we age, our eyesight may deteriorate and that may probably be the only time that we would realize that we should have taken good care of the eyes when we were younger.  For people who have been ...click here to read more

Urinary incontinence is no small matter, it can have a profound impact on your life. Simply put, urinary incontinence is the inability of the body to properly control urination. While it is significantly more common in women than men, research has shown that over one in five Americans will experience urinary incontinence in their lifetime. ...click here to read more

When the Food Safety Modernization Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama in 2011 it put a lot of people’s minds at ease about food consumption in America. It gave many people the impression there would be fewer emergency situations associated with food. The Act however; only covers bacteria, and Americans are now ...click here to read more

It turns out that talking on a hands free device, while driving, may not be as safe as we believe, especially during tricky traffic conditions.  Toronto-based researchers found that the area of the brain that is responsible for making a safe left hand turn largely shuts down during a cell phone conversation whether it’s hands ...click here to read more

If your husband offers to help with the housework, you may want to think twice before you take him up on the offer.  A lack of physical activity is a known contributing factor to weight gain and obesity. The decrease in the amount of housework being performed by women in recent years compared to decades ...click here to read more

The Mediterranean diet pertains to food preparations that are enriched with olive oil, nuts, and grains, fruits and vegetables.  In addition, this type of diet consists more of fish and dairy products and less of meat.  This specific diet originates from the countries Greece and Italy and has been recognized around the world for its ...click here to read more

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery has been collecting data on nipping, tucking, and augmenting for 15 years and despite some negative press about anti-aging procedures along the way, their information shows the demand for cosmetic intervention is going no-where but up. In fact, the society reports that the quest to look younger led ...click here to read more

According to a new survey conducted by the NPD group, the amount of women actively trying to lose weight has declined vastly over the past couple of decades.  This is problematic because being overweight increases your risk for type-2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, coronary heart disease, stroke, sleep apnea, certain types of cancer, osteoarthritis, gallbladder disease ...click here to read more