Basal metabolism, or the Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR), represents all the involuntary activities completed by the human body to sustain life at rest in a fasting state. These activities include respiration, circulation, body temperature regulation, nerve activity, hormone secretions, and new tissue
It’s easy to dismiss an aching hip or cramped legs as part of the aging process, especially if it flares up during walking or exercise. As with most pain, your body is trying to tell you something, and it’s best to listen. Pain in the legs or hip, especially while walking uphill, could be a sign of
Treatment most effective in early stages Colorectal cancer can be a devastating illness, and accounts for about 50,000 deaths each year in the United States, making it the country’s second-leading cause of cancer death. But colon cancer’s slow growth rate — it usually takes years for a precancerous
Beebe Healthcare and Beebe Medical Group are proud to announce that Steven D. Berlin, MD, and Leo Eschbach, Jr., DO, will join Beebe Women’s Healthcare – Bayside. Ann Marie Stafford, certified nurse midwife, will join Drs. Berlin and Eschbach in this practice, which will focus on women’s health at
The historical significance of the Lewes campus – founded in 1916 by physician brothers Dr. James Beebe and Dr. Richard C. Beebe – is not lost on anyone, including the leaders of Beebe Healthcare today. When it came time to plan for expansion of services, the leaders agreed – Lewes needed to remain
When you ask Dr. Leo Eschbach, board certified obstetrics and gynecology physician, what he loves about his job, his answer is easy – the people and the community. “This is a close-knit community and while Beebe itself is small, big things happen here. We are making innovative decisions and looking
Judy Aliquo, President & CEO of Beebe Medical Foundation, reflects on the changes and growth seen in our area, particularly reflected at Beebe Healthcare. As a lifetime vacationer and now resident of Rehoboth, I have seen Beebe grow and change over the years, and any time our family has needed Beebe
Ringing in the New Year on the second floor Women’s Health wing is always an exciting time. This year was no different as Beebe’s labor and delivery teams watched the clock to see who the first baby of the New Year would be. This year, the first Beebe Baby of 2018 was Ellie Spare. She joined the
Mark Facciolo, DO, and his wife, Gina Facciolo, DO, moved to Lewes mid-way through 2017. As trained physicians, they were excited to start practicing and learn more about the community. Mark, a general surgeon with a special interest in endocrine surgery, joined Beebe Medical Group’s General Surgery
Some have said it takes a village, and indeed, a child needs a community to survive. So true in a healthcare community where it takes dozens of professional people to not only “well people” but to bring new humans safely into the village. The following story was submitted to Beebe Healthcare by