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One Size Does Not Fit All - Blog post by Anita Tourigny, ARNP
May 10, 2012
We are lucky to have so many birth control options available to us.
Not all methods will be ideal for all couples, so how do you figure out
how to pick a method? Here are some features to consider...
Tips to Control Your Seasonal Allergies - Blog post by Dr. Marlene Peng
Apr 30, 2012
Want to know ways to control your seasonal allergies? In this video, Dr. Marlene Peng provides five tips to a more comfortable allergy season.
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Hormone Therapy: Blog post by Dr. Susan Block
Apr 02, 2012
Symptoms associated with menopause have been treated with estrogen and progesterone for many years. When I went into private practice in 1986, we...
Are You Up to Date on Your Pap Smear? Blog post by Dr. Ashley Fuller
Mar 20, 2012
Recent changes to Pap guidelines may have you wondering when exactly you need to have a pap smear and...
What You Should Know About Colon Cancer: Blog post by Dr. Richard Driscoll
Mar 19, 2012
Colon cancer remains one of the most prevalent cancers in the US, affecting 1 in 18 Americans during an average lifetime. This year, more than 143,000 new cases and 51,000 deaths are expected (only lung cancer kills more women and...
Welcome our new OBGYN
Feb 29, 2012
Please welcome Dr. Teresa Patani who has joined our OB/GYN medical team. Her focus includes abnormal pap smears, colposcopy, laparoscopy, abnormal bleeding, hysterectomy, obstetrics and gynecology, with a special interest in adolescent medicine.Her...
Breast Cancer Awareness
Oct 11, 2011
Did you know? About one in eight women will develop breast cancer over the course of a lifetime. The good news is breast cancer is curable when caught early - especially if it is still non-invasive. That's why it's important...
Men's Health Screenings
Sep 07, 2011
Did you know? Excluding skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common male cancer, and while it can occur at any age, it is far more common in men over 50. Testicular cancer is quite different—it mostly affects young...
Women's Health Screenings
Sep 07, 2011
Did you know?Gynecological cancers—uterine, cervical or ovarian—can be subtle, providing few, if any, symptoms. That’s why screening tests are so important: because when gynecological cancer is caught early, it can be more easily treated and often cured. Screening tests—the...
Men's and Women's Health Screenings
Sep 07, 2011
At Minor & James Medical, we offer fast, painless health screenings—simple tests that can often be accommodated within a single appointment—and that save lives everyday. We have the expertise and technology to provide for the early detection and treatment of...
Should you see a sports medicine doctor?
Aug 04, 2011
Did you know? Exercise is medicine! Exercise and regular physical activity are important for good health at any age. Exercise can help control or prevent diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, falls, fractures, depression and other diseases. A sports...
Congratulations to Our Doctors Featured in Seattle Met's 2011 Top Doctors Issue
Aug 02, 2011
In the 2011 Top Docs editions of Seattle Metropolitan Magazine, several of our outstanding physicians were named among Seattle's finest. Congratulations to the Minor & James Medical physicians who were honored this year. These doctors represent the true spirit of...
Congratulations to Susan Block, M.D. - Named a 2011 Top Doctor by Seattle Magazine
Aug 02, 2011
Each year Seattle Magazine distributes a survey to medical professionals in the greater Puget Sound area asking them which doctors they would refer their families and friends to if they need care. This year Susan...
Imaging Center Received ACR Accreditation in Mammography
Jul 21, 2011
SEATTLE, July, 20, 2011 – Minor & James Medical, a multi-specialty physician group with locations in Seattle, Bellevue and Mercer Island, was granted a three-year term of accreditation in mammography by the American College of Radiology (ACR). This accreditation is...
Are you at risk for skin cancer?
Jun 27, 2011
Did you know? Skin cancer is the most common of all cancers, accounting for nearly half of all cancers in the U.S. Basal and sarcoma skin cancers (non-melanomas) are easily treated if caught early. Melanoma, however, is a far...
Do You Need an ENT?
May 27, 2011
Did you know? Millions of Americans suffer from painful sinusitis, TMJ syndrome, and excessive snoring. Fortunately, these conditions are often treatable by an otolaryngologist – a doctor who specializes in disorders of the ears, nose and throat and with...
Imaging Center Receives ICAEL Accreditation
May 24, 2011
May, 20, 2011 – Minor & James Medical, a multi-specialty physician group located in Seattle, Bellevue and Mercer Island, was granted accreditation by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories (ICAEL) for adult transthoracic and adult stress. This...
Martin Greene, M.D. Appointed to the Advisory Committee to the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)
May 24, 2011
May, 24, 2011 – Martin Greene, M.D., a member of the gastroenterology division at Minor & James Medical, has been appointed to serve as a Special Government Employee on an Advisory Committee to the Center for Drug Evaluation...
Rheumatoid Arthritis
May 01, 2011
Did you know? Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease (an illness that develops when your body’s tissues are mistakenly attacked by your own immune system) causing painful, chronic inflammation of the joints. RA is three times more common...
Minor & James Medical Now Has Dermatology!
Apr 01, 2011
John M. Knox, M.D. is now accepting new patients of all ages at our First Hill location.
Dr. Knox has twenty-five years of post-residency experience and most recently practiced at Maui Dermatology, his private practice in Hawaii. He received his medical...
Foot Health Awareness
Mar 22, 2011
Did you know? About one out of two Americans suffer from some kind of orthopedic pain—from aching shoulders and bad backs, to painful hips, tender knees, stiff hands, sore wrists, swollen ankles and throbbing feet. Sometimes an injury...
Colorectal Cancer Awareness
Feb 25, 2011
Did you know? Most cases of colon cancer begin as small, benign clumps of cells called polyps. You usually can’t feel them, and they often produce few, if any, symptoms. But over time some of these polyps can become...
Heart Health
Jan 26, 2011
Did you know? Many believe breast cancer is a leading cause of death in American women, but while one in thirty die of breast cancer, one in three die of heart disease. Heart disease is a leading cause of...
Glaucoma Awareness
Dec 22, 2010
Did you know? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), glaucoma affects over 4 million people in the U.S. It causes gradual vision loss which begins in the peripheral vision and works its way in. What’s...
Cervical Cancer Screening
Dec 22, 2010
Did you know? According to the American Cancer Society, over 12,200 new cases of invasive cervical cancer were diagnosed in 2010 and about one third of these cases resulted in death. It is most common in women between the ages...
Spring Has Spung, and So Have our Allergies - Blog post by Dr. Marlene Peng
Mar 20, 2012
For many, spring is time to celebrate the end of constant rain and cold weather. For...
Minor & James Provider at New Swedish/Issaquah Campus
Jun 29, 2011
Beginning the week of July 18, Minor & James Medical neurologist, William Berg, M.D., will be available to see patients at the new Swedish Medical Center campus in Issaquah.
Dr. Berg is board certified in psychiatry and neurology and specializes in...
Seasonal Allergies & Asthma
May 01, 2011
Did you know? An allergic response occurs when your immune system treats something harmless, like tree pollen or grass, as a dangerous invader. Your antibodies attack this invader, releasing chemicals that lead directly to allergy signs and symptoms, including...
Advances in Thrombolysis - Blog post by Dr. William Likosky
Mar 25, 2011
Washington State has one of the highest stroke mortality rates in the nation. To improve this situation, acute interventional therapies for stroke are being employed to restore circulation to ischemic brain tissue that surrounds areas of completed...
Congratulations to our Top Doctors!
Jan 05, 2011
Each year Seattle Magazine and Seattle Metropolitan Magazine distribute a survey to medical professionals in the greater Puget Sound area asking them which doctors they would refer their families and friends to if they need care.
In the 2010 Top Docs...
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