It is very important that your health care providers are aware of what medications, as well as over-the-counter vitamins and any herbal remedies, you are taking. This is instrumental not only in guarding your safety but in providing the best possible health care.

I generally tell my patients that, if you're in good health during the 20s, 30s and 40s, you only need a general checkup once every four to five years. But around age 50 you should start thinking about annual checkups, trying to look for things that are increasing in incidence with age.

The main concern in general when you have a situation like this is you want to check for hypothermia.

There weren't this many houses last year.

I generally tell my patients that, if you're in good health during the 20s, 30s and 40s, you only need a general checkup once every four to five years. But around age 50 you should start thinking about annual checkups, trying to look for things that are increasing in incidence with age.

The H-1B visa program which helps sustain our rapidly growing economy and also helps meet the health care needs of families living in rural New Mexico.