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Local Medical Team Visits Kenya to Treat Patients with Heart Disease
by MARY TOOTHMAN A group of local medical professionals traveled to Kenya earlier this year to provide instruction and medical care, and it seems likely there will be a return
Pre-Diabetes and the Type 2 Diabetes Struggle is Real— You Don’t Have to Manage It Alone
By DAWN C. HILL, DNP, ARNP, CDE Central Florida Health Care IF YOU ARE wondering whether or not you should be screened for Type 2 diabetes, then ask yourself these questions:
Fighting the Flu
The flu season is here again and with it concerns for protecting not only ourselves but our loved ones. The most susceptible to the flu are children under 6 months
Oral Hygiene Routines
Yahira Ferrer, Dental Assistant October is National Dental Hygiene Month, an effort to celebrate the work dental hygienists do and to help raise awareness on the importance of good oral
Collaborative Psychology and Medicine
What happens when you get a few people around a table who are looking for a way to make a difference? They begin to think of others who they have known and/or lived within
How to Get Rid of Bad Breath
Having bad breath is something that is a reality for millions of Americans. Researchers estimate that over 80 million Americans suffer from chronic bad breath, and just about all of
Diabetic Retinopathy
Diabetes is a disease that affects small blood vessels throughout the body. The retina is the nerve tissue lining the back of the eye, and it is this nerve tissue
Crowns in One Day? Yes, it’s Possible with CEREC Technology
by GERALD V. CERDAN, DMD Modern dental care has made some amazing advances in recent years, and one such innovation is the CEREC technology that makes same-day crowns possible. CEREC,
The Dementia, Alzheimer’s, and Diabetes Connection
by Mary Joye, LMHC Forgetfulness happens to all of us at some time in our lives. We all have trouble finding our keys and glasses. Many of us walk into
Living with Diabetes: The Stories of Three Patients and the Daily Lessons Learned While Managing the Disease
Ray Pelton likes to play pickleball, a game that uses a paddle and ball like tennis. So the retired human resources executive didn’t think much about being sweaty in the
