Medical Advice: Your flu prevention to-do list
AS YOU GATHER your “to-do” lists and prepare for the holiday season ahead, the Florida...
Family Health: Flu shots for seniors
HE FLU is nothing to sneeze at. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...
Word of Mouth: Your dentist is key to early cancer detection
IT SEEMS LIKE you hear about many different kinds of cancers these days, but one...
Healthy Skin: Not forsaking the most common cancer
CAN YOU NAME the most common form of cancer? For your health (and information!), the...
Healthy Smiles: Cautions for the smoker on the increased use of e-cigarettes
ACCORDING TO RECENT studies, oral cancer rates among women and young people have increased! Although...
The Heart of the Matter: New study gives women one more good reason to get their mammograms
AS A CARDIOLOGIST who sees many female patients, I encourage all of them to receive...
PCMA Letter: Getting the word out
OCTOBER is Breast Cancer Awareness month and, to help educate the community about early detection...
Family Health: Steps for a breast self-exam
ABOUT ONE IN EIGHT U.S. women will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of...
Healthy Skin: Taking action against acne
IT’S TIME for back to school, and for teens with acne, this can be even...
Hospice Help: The Big C word
THE BIG C WORD … unfortunately, in this day and age, we all know what...
Word of Mouth: Guard your mouth this sports season
NO MATTER the season, there’s always a variety of sports for kids and adults to...
Healthy Smiles: Preventive care can save your money and your health
PREVENTIVE CARE care can save you thousands! It sounds incredible, but it’s true! Brushing your...
Don’t sleep on it! Tips for making the morning routine more stress-free
AS A MOTHER of four, I’m constantly looking for ways to make more efficient use...
Publisher’s Note: An award-winning publication
AS PUBLISHERS of seven niche magazines and members of the Florida Magazine Association (FMA), we...
PCMA Letter: Helping the insured, under-insured, and uninsured
IN THIS EDITION of Central Florida Health News, various organizations and medical experts talk about...
The Heart of the Matter: Heart disease’s ‘partner in crime’
PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE, or PAD, affects as many as 12 million adults and is closely...
Family Health: Hormone pellet implantation therapy for women
WOMEN WHO ARE going through menopause or are post-menopausal often turn to hormone replacement therapy...
Medical Advice: It IS worse than a dog’s bark — Preventing animal bite wounds
DOGS OFTEN ARE referred to as man’s best friend. Most are known to be loyal...
Healthy Cook: Can the right diet help with clinical depression?
SOME DAYS you just don’t feel like doing much. That’s normal. If most days are...
Reducing stress during your back-to-school shopping
THE FIRST DAY of school for public schools in Polk County is August 24. By...