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January 3, 2019

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January brings new faces 1) Swearing in new sheriff

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) swore Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr. (D) into office Jan. 12.

2) Swearing in new DA

Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini (D) was sworn into office Jan. 2.

3) Basketball season coming to a head

Miller Place’s Tyler Ammirito rushes to the rim in a game against Amityville Jan. 8.

4) Tesla Science Center on TV

Tesla Science Center in Shoreham was featured on the Discovery Channel as a group of people searched for secret tunnels underneath the famous scientist Nikola Tesla’s last living laboratory.

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February promises new beginnings 1) Against offshore drilling

A number of local elected officials, including New York State Assemblyman Steve Englebright (D-Setuaket) came out against the prospect of offhsore drilling Feb. 14.

2) Joy of victory

Mount Sinai 138-pounder Mike Zarif leapt into head coach Matt Armstrong’s arms after winning his state championship finals match Feb. 24.

3) Groundhog Day

Brookhaven’s Holtsville Hal came out of his hole Feb. 2. predicting an early spring.

4) New police commissioner

County Executive Steve Bellone (D) nominates Geraldine Hart for Suffolk County police commissioner.

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OUR EXPERTS ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS

Nikhil Palekar, MD Director, Geriatric Psychiatry, Medical Director, Stony Brook Center of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease

Christopher Christodoulou, PhD Clinical and Research Neuropsychologist, Stony Brook Center of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease

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What You Should Know About Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease Dementia has been called the greatest global challenge for health and social care in the 21st century. Globally, more than 47 million people are living with dementia at a worldwide cost of 818 billion dollars.

Are Alzheimer’s disease and dementia the same thing?

Dr. Palekar: Dementia isn’t a specific disease. It’s a term that describes a wide range of symptoms associated with a decline in memory or other thinking skills severe enough to reduce a person’s ability to perform everyday activities.

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, accounting for 60 to 80 percent of cases. It’s an irreversible, progressive brain disease that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, and eventually even the ability to carry out the simplest tasks. Alzheimer’s affects over five million people in the United States, nearly 400,000 in New York, and over 50,000 here on Long Island. For each person with Alzheimer’s disease in the United States, there are approximately three family members or other unpaid caregivers, almost 16 million caretakers in all.

What causes Alzheimer’s?

Dr. Palekar: While we still don’t know how the Alzheimer’s disease process begins, it appears that damage to the brain starts a decade or more before problems show up. During this period, while people may be free of symptoms, toxic changes are taking place in the brain. Abnormal deposits of proteins form amyloid plaques and tau tangles throughout the brain, causing once-

healthy neurons to begin working less efficiently. Over time, these neurons lose their ability to function and communicate with each other, and eventually they die.

As Alzheimer’s progresses, the damage spreads to a nearby structure in the brain called the hippocampus, which is essential in forming memories. As more neurons die, affected brain regions begin to shrink. By the final stage of Alzheimer’s, damage is widespread, and brain tissue has shrunk significantly.

Isn’t is a natural consequence of aging?

Dr. Christodoulou: No. While infrequent, mild memory loss may be a part of aging, Alzheimer’s is not. That said, the greatest known risk factor is increasing age, and the majority of people with Alzheimer’s are 65 and older.

However, up to five percent of people with the disease have early onset, which often appears in the 40s or 50s.

What are the most common signs?

Dr. Christodoulou: A typical early sign of Alzheimer’s is a loss of memory for new information that begins to disrupt daily life. However, different people may show different initial symptoms such as: new problems with words in speaking and writing, confusion with time or space, or withdrawing from work or social activities.

Is there a cure?

Dr. Palekar: Alzheimer’s has no cure, but early detection and treatment can help.

Medications may slow the progression of Alzheimer’s symptoms, providing patients and families with the opportunity to plan for the future. There are also programs that can support caregivers to help reduce their burden and stress.

Any advice on prevention?

Dr. Christodoulou: Strategies for overall healthy aging may help keep the brain healthy and reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s. These measures include eating a healthy diet, staying socially active, reducing stress, avoiding tobacco and excess alcohol, treating hearing loss, and exercising both the body and mind.

Aerobic exercise like walking appears particularly important for prevention.

What’s the Stony Brook difference?

Dr. Palekar: If you’re concerned about your memory or that of a loved one, Stony Brook Center of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease can help. As one of only 10 such centers supported, in part, by a grant from the New York State Department of Health, ours is the only one serving Suffolk and Nassau counties. We offer assessment and diagnostic services performed by an integrated team of clinical specialists. These services include individualized care plans with treatment recommendations, referrals to services and community resources, as well as outreach to primary care and other healthcare professionals. We also offer language assistance, information about clinical trials at Stony Brook University and elsewhere, and the benefits of participation. We make every effort to serve everyone in the most effective and comfortable way possible as we aim to enhance the quality of life of people living with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or dementia disorders.

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Marching for change 1 & 2) Marching against gun violence

A large number of students in the March for Our Lives protested March 24.

3) Flying like a bird through the water

Shoreham-Wading River High School junior Jason Louser took home two first-place finishes in the state championships March 3.

4) Irish pride

The Miller Place-Rocky Point St. Patrick’s Day parade was hosted March 11.

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A video went viral of a March 14 Rocky Point PTA meeting where a man showed a knife to a student when he questioned the need for armed guards.

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April showers 1) SWR students talk guns

Students from Shoreham-Wading River High School held a rally April 20 to protest school shootings.

2) End to a legacy

After close to three decades as director of the Invited In soup kitchen in Rocky Point, Carol Moor stepped down in April.

3) Giving platelets

SWR teacher Rob Verbeck has given platelets at Stony Brook University Hospital well over 100 times.

4) Fight to end addiction

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Brookhaven Town Councilwoman Jane Bonner (C-Rocky Point) and Reitzig family helped complete the second annual War on Addiction Rally April 21.

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Mount Sinai Heritage Trust hosted its annual Fling into Spring Carnival April 20-22.

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May flowers 1) Mustangs gain title

Mount Sinai’s Mustangs boys lacrosse team grabbed the Division II title May 11 against Comsewogue.

2) Trail to take you there

A new trail opened in May through the Pine Barrens was named after the late Ray Corwin, the first director of the Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commission.

3) LEGOs and robots

John Rosman, a Rocky Point senior, hit an RBI-double and helped edge out Shoreham-Wading River in a baseball championship game May 29.

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Kyle Markland, then a senior at Rocky Point High School, made a name for himself as a wiz-kid with robotics, even publishing a book on making devices with LEGO Mindstorm kits.

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Rocky Point school district celebrated its graduation ceremonies June 22.

2) Can’t be stopped

Mount Sinai’s girls softball team took its first Long Island Class A championship crown June 2.

3) Feeling the success

Mount Sinai School District hosted its graduation ceremonies June 24.

4) Raise to the roof BILL LANDON

Long Island’s high school all-star football team celebrated winning the 23rd annual Empire Challenge football game June 15.

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July a time for celebration 1) Understanding science

2) Godfather to saved child

Jon-Erik Negron, 6th precinct SCPD officer, helped save Bryce Pappalardo life at birth and was named the baby’s godfather.

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Tesla Science Center hosted its second annual Tesla Birthday Expo: Neon 2018 July 14.

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3) In the weeds

Miller Place resident John Cerato is just one of many people who complained about the overgrown vegetation on the medians along Route 25A.

4) On the path

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The funding for the Rails to Trails project creating a hiking and biking trail from Wading River to Port Jefferson was approved July 17.

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Gary Wladyka, front, and Tony Kuczewski bike through the Rocky Point Mountain Bike Trail.

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1 & 2) Man and his skate park

Sound Beach resident Todd Leighley (2) has been advocating for a skate park in the surrounding area for years. He took his family and friends to Tanner Park in Copiague to show just how much fun skating can be.

3) Cats out of the bag

Suffolk County is continuing to deal with a huge feral cat population. Nearly 322,000 feral and domesticated cats live in the county.

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Mario Tribuzio, the owner of the Rocky Point Statuary (4) off Route 25A has been in his location for more than 50 years, and while he is the last one working there, and while most of his family lives out of state, he still enjoys the craft of making art from concrete.

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September’s trials and triumphs 1) Diving for the goal

East Islip’s boys soccer team traveled to Shoreham-Wading River Sept. 1 and defeated the Wildcats 1-0.

2) Bringing the teams hopes onto the field

Hauppauge’s varsity football team marched into Rocky Point Sept. 7 and dealt the Eagles their first loss of the season 34-14.

3) Please pick me!

For the sixth time, the Sound Beach Civic Association hosted its pet adopt-a-thon in the parking lot of the Hartlin Inn on New York Avenue Sept. 22.

4) Police officers for the day

Three young boys battling cancer, Jesse Pallas, Zachary Cote, Sean Hughes, along with his brother Kyle Hughes, got the opportunity to immerse themselves in the lives of law enforcement officers Sept. 19.

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October brings out the best in people 1) Running in his memory

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The 4th annual Patriot Run hosted by the Thomas Cutinella Memorial Foundation was held Oct. 14 at the Wildwood State Park in Wading River.

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The annual Dig Pink initiative hosted a volleyball game with Shoreham-Wading River against Miller Place during Breast Cancer Awareness Month Oct. 11 in which the teams partnered with the Side-Out Foundation to raise money to benefit the North Shore Neighbors Breast Cancer Coalition.

3) Heroes small beginnings

The Wading River-Shoreham Chamber of Commerce hosted its first Fall Festival Oct. 13 at the duck ponds in Wading River.

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Andrew McMorris, 12-year-old Boy Scout and SWR middle-schooler, died in October after he and his troop mates were hit by an alleged drunk driver. Communities from Riverhead to Mount Sinai showed their support by tying red ribbons to homes and businesses. Boy Scout Troop 204 (5) attended his wakes to support the family.

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Spirit of the holidays 1) Silent night

The Heritage Trust hosted its 11th annual tree lighting Dec. 2 at Heritage Park in Mount Sinai, drawing a crowd of several hundred who were ready to celebrate the Christmas season.

2) Running to heal

More than 400 people crowded onto the Shoreham-Wading River High School soccer field Dec. 15 to race in the first Andrew’s Run honoring Andrew McMorris who died in October. Andrew’s father John raced with his son’s picture in hand.

3) Wreaths laid in honor

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Thousands of volunteers gathered at Calverton National Cemetery Dec. 15 to pay tribute to fallen service members on National Wreaths Across America Day.

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HELPING YOU NAVIGATE TO OPTIMAL HEALTH

David Dunaief, M.D. Integrative Medicine

• A Whole Body Approach • Reversing, Preventing & Treating Chronic Disease and Managing Weight by Connecting Conventional Medicine with Lifestyle Modifications Our Philosophy is simple.

We believe wellness is derived through nutritional medicine and lifestyle interventions that prevent and treat chronic diseases.

Medications have their place - and in some cases can be lifesaving.

However, there’s no medication without side effects. The goal should be to limit the need for medications - or minimize the number of medications you take on a regular basis.

You are not limited by your genes.

Fortunately, most diseases are based primarily on epigenetics, which are environmental influences, and not on genetics. Epigenetics literally means above or around the gene. In epigenetics, lifestyle choices impact gene expression. Just because your first degree relatives may have had a disease, you are not predestined to follow suit.

We are specialists who will partner with your primary care physician.

A standard medical education does not integrate enough nutritional medicine and other lifestyle interventions. We bridge that gap.

We use evidence-based medicine to guide our decision-making.

The amount of research related to nutrition and other lifestyle issues continues to grow rapidly, with many studies showing significant beneficial effects on health.

We treat each patient as an individual.

We will work with you to develop a plan that allows you to take a proactive role in managing your own health. The health outcomes are worth the effort.

Is disease reversal possible?

Absolutely! Study evidence has found this to be true, and many of our patients have experienced reversal of diabetes, autoimmune disorders, migraines, and cardiovascular disease, just to mention a few. In many cases, because of their exceptional results, our patients have been able to reduce or eliminate their medications.

Read more common questions and answers on medicalcompassmd.com.

Dr. Dunaief has written over 2,000 medical research articles that have been published in Times Beacon Record Newspapers.

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David Dunaief, M.D. Clinician, Researcher, Author and Speaker Dr. Dunaief was also recently published in The New York Times and appeared on NBC, News 12 Long Island and News 12 Brooklyn.

Preventing and Reversing Chronic Conditions and Diseases Including: High Blood Pressure • High Cholesterol/Triglycerides Heart Disease • Stroke • Diabetes Type 1 and Type 2 Obesity • Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Rheumatoid Arthritis • Hypothyroid • Hyperthyroid Lupus • Multiple Sclerosis • Sjogren’s Syndrome Raynaud’s Syndrome • Inflammatory Bowel Disease Ulcerative Colitis • Crohn’s Disease • Psoriatic Arthritis Celiac Disease • Psoriasis • Sarcoidosis “I lost 135 lbs and have kept it off for several years with the guidance, recipes and encouragement that Dr. Dunaief has provided. Also my inflammation has been reduced significantly. This means I was able to stop my two immunosuppressives for rheumatoid arthritis. I have no more pain or swelling in my joints and can move my fingers normally. This is a surreal experience.

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OUR EXPERT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS

Joanna Chikwe, MD Director, Stony Brook University Heart Institute Chief, Cardiothoracic Surgery

All health and health-related information contained in this article is intended to be general and/or educational in nature and should not be used as a substitute for a visit with a healthcare professional for help, diagnosis, guidance and treatment.

The information is intended to offer only general information for individuals to discuss with their healthcare provider. It is not intended to constitute a medical diagnosis or treatment or endorsement of any particular test, treatment, procedure, service, etc.

Reliance on information provided is at the user’s risk. Your healthcare provider should be consulted regarding matters concerning the medical condition, treatment, and needs of you and your family. Stony Brook University/SUNY is an affirmative action, equal opportunity educator and employer. 18120774H

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Why Our Top Rating for Heart Bypass Surgery Is Good News for Patients Heart disease is now the number one cause of death in the U.S. — one million people each year have a heart attack (that’s one person every 40 seconds). Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery can help people with advanced heart disease live longer, healthier lives. The Cardiothoracic Surgery Division at Stony Brook University Heart Institute has received a three-star rating — the highest awarded — from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for overall patient care and outcomes in isolated CABG surgery for procedures done from January to December 2017. Joanna Chikwe, MD, Director of the Heart Institute and Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, explains why this top rating is important for patients.

What does a three-star rating for heart bypass surgery mean?

This is an achievement shared by an elite group of cardiothoracic surgery programs in the U.S. and Canada. Historically, only about 10 to 15 percent of participants receive the three-star rating for isolated CABG (heart bypass) surgery. For patients, they can have peace of mind knowing they’re getting care from one of the top-rated facilities in the nation.

Who awards the ratings?

The ratings are determined by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), a not-forprofit worldwide organization of surgeons and other healthcare professionals who are dedicated to ensuring the best possible outcomes for surgeries within the chest.

How does a hospital get rated?

Cardiac surgery programs voluntarily submit detailed information about their surgical procedures performed. The STS then analyzes and randomly audits data elements submitted by hospitals to validate accuracy. The results are riskadjusted so that hospitals are judged fairly based on the communities they serve. The three-star rating that Stony Brook achieved is an “Overall Composite Score” for patient outcomes and quality of care for isolated CABG surgery. It measures a surgical team’s performance before, during and after CAGB surgery.

A NEW CARDIAC SURGERY UNIT Our cardiac surgery patients will soon be treated in spacious, private rooms in our new stateof-the-art Hospital Pavilion, opening in December 2018.

The cardiac surgery intensive care and cardiac care units are designed to provide the highest level of care to our patients.

Why are the ratings important?

Heart bypass surgery is the most often performed cardiac surgery. But like any open-heart procedure, clinical excellence requires a highly skilled, experienced team that has a proven track record of consistent high quality and safety. The STS ratings provide accurate, unbiased information about the quality and safety of the care provided by different heart surgery providers. When a surgical program receives a three-star rating, it’s a testament to the clinical excellence that patients can benefit from.

How can patients use the ratings?

The STS star ratings provide verifiable information based on true clinical data, to help people make informed decisions. When it comes to something as important as your heart, that can make a huge difference. The STS star ratings can be found at https://publicreporting.sts.org/acsd.

Stony Brook’s new Hospital Pavilion, opening in February 2019

FREE HEART HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT Take our free heart health risk assessment at stonybrookmedicine.edu/ hearthealth For an appointment with one of our cardiology experts, call (631) 44-HEART (444-3278).

For more information about Stony Brook Medicine, call (631) 444-4000.

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