Dr. Michael Miles: Health Issues – Gingivitis
A smile, given or received, strongly influences the tone of any given day. Unfortunately, receding gums have become exceedingly common […]
Dr. Michael Miles’ Health Issues: Winter’s Cough
No, not that proverbial verbal command that causes grown men to wince, but the noun. A “cough” can be voluntary […]
Health Issues: Medical Marijuana
As with any substance that has mind altering properties associated with it, marijuana is controversial. In this country there are […]
Health Issues: What is Degenerative Joint Disease?
DJD, or Osteo-Arthritis, is a condition that plagues most active adults. It is the degeneration of the cartilage that pads […]
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Dr. Michael Miles’ Health Issues — Heading into Summer: It’s Good to Know About Skin Cancer
April 10th, 2019by Michael Miles
The skin is the largest “organ” of the body. It functions as the “first line of defense,” protecting the body […]
Dr. Michael Miles’ Health Issues: Getting the Facts About Arthritis
March 27th, 2019by Michael Miles
Arthritis is basically inflammation in the joints. Inflammation describes the phenomena when the body sends in “workmen” to repair injury. […]
Dr. Michael Miles Health Issues: Learning About Acne Rosacea
October 20th, 2018by Michael Miles
Acne rosacea is a relatively common skin disorder in which the nose and cheeks become abnormally red from enlarged blood […]
Dr. Michael Miles’ Heath Issues: Vertigo – More Than a Movie
September 19th, 2018by Michael Miles
More than an exceptional Alfred Hitchcock movie, vertigo is a label that plagues many a person. It is not, as […]
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Health Issues: Vision and Eye Health
March 11th, 2018by Michael Miles
Many of the problems that occur with vision, such as cataracts, glaucoma and macular degeneration, might well be prevented with […]
Dr. Michael Miles’ Health Issues: Hypertension
January 29th, 2018by Michael Miles
Hypertension is defined as blood pressure above agreed upon limits. Normal blood pressure is usually agreed to be 120/80. These […]
Dr. Michael Miles – Health Issues: Boosting Your Immune System
December 18th, 2017by Michael Miles
In the world of medicine it is the norm to treat disease. What usually transpires is that a person waits […]
Health Issues: Filtering out what’s in the water
October 16th, 2017by Michael Miles
Municipal water supplies invariably have contaminants, as do many well systems. Fortunately, most healthy humans are resilient enough to withstand […]