March 2019 - Elite Care Family Medicine

Multi Generation Family Giving Children Piggybacks Outdoors Unless you’ve been living off the grid for the last few years, you’ve most likely seen advertising for ancestral DNA tests like AncestryDNA or 23andMe and you probably know someone who’s used one of these tests. These tests have proven to be quite useful in finding long-lost family members and have even assisted in catching dangerous criminals like the Golden State Killer and the Fort Wayne Monster after...

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness month. This year, more than 95,000 people are expected to be diagnosed with colon cancer and nearly 40,000 will be diagnosed with rectal cancer. A little over 50,000 people will die from this disease. Want to know another frightening statistic? Traditionally, colorectal cancer affects mostly older people but in recent years, the number of colorectal cancer patients under 50 has begun to rise. Now, 1 in 9 patients diagnosed with...

Springtime is tryout season in North Mississippi and that means it’s also time for your young athlete to undergo a sports physical. One of the most common questions we’re asked is “what’s the difference between a sport physical and an annual health exam? Here are a few things you should know about sports physicals, including why your child still needs an annual health exam in addition to a physical. The purpose of a sports physical is to prove your child can...