Author Archives : Dr. Victor Marchione

Sleep is something we all wish we could get more of, but it is often regarded as a waste of time when we could be doing something else. Even if we do get the proper amount of sleep, other factors may prohibit us from getting quality sleep, making the feeling of being well rested quite ...click here to read more

High blood pressure is something most people don’t think about, as its symptoms usually go unnoticed until the damage is already done. Heart attacks, stroke, and even brain aneurysms all have links to high blood pressure. About 75 million Americans have high blood pressure and only half have their condition under control. In 2014, more ...click here to read more

If you have urobilinogen in your urine, your doctor will likely inform you of it during a routine urinalysis. Urobilinogen is a by-product of bilirubin, which is a yellow compound processed by your liver that occurs in the normal catabolic pathways responsible for breaking down red blood cell products through hemolysis. Urobilinogen is formed in ...click here to read more

As the name suggests, a massive heart attack is the most severe form of heart attack one can experience. The symptoms may be so great that victims may become unconscious, suffer permanent heat damage, or simply drop dead on the spot. Heart attacks, in general, are a serious health issue. The medical term for a ...click here to read more

Urinary retention treatment is designed to rectify the problem of being unable to completely empty the bladder. Occurring more commonly in older men, urinary retention can be a serious condition that may lead to emergency urinary retention treatment. Acute urinary retention happens suddenly and lasts only a short time. Chronic urinary retention, on the other ...click here to read more

We are taught as children that we must finish our work before we play. This has been the mantra for generations before us, as the belief is that enjoyment not earned will ultimately taste sour and feel unsatisfying. However, new research finds that leisure experiences tend to be pleasurable regardless of when we experience them. ...click here to read more

Tumors are growths in your body that can either have no impact on our health or be cancerous, spreading and infecting as much of the body as it can. It is this spread (metastasis) that can lead to further complication of other organs, causing distal organ system complications not originally affected by the tumor. New ...click here to read more

Let’s face it. If we could do anything we liked without any consequence, we would. We’d jump at the chance to eat all our favorite foods without gaining a pound—it would be a dream come true. To look like an athlete without putting in the work would be great. Making your heart think you exercise ...click here to read more