PCMA Letter: Four resolutions that can change lives for the better
Another year has gone by. It is once again time to reflect and find new...
Publisher’s Note: Affordable Care Act update
As 2013 comes to a close, we can expect major changes to our nation’s healthcare...
PCMA Letter: A Letter of Encouragement
This edition of Central Florida Health News magazine is full of valued insight on how...
Pancreatic Cancer update
National Research and Local Alliance Efforts Keep Hope from Being Blown Away John Rodda was sitting...
Healthy Cook: Keep calm and cook on
There is too much going on . . . the holidays to cook for...
PCMA Letter: Working for your health
The Polk County Medical Association (PCMA), its members and affiliates, are constantly working for the...
Healthy Cook: Healthy work lunch ideas that won’t break the bank
Get out the old Number 2 pencil and give the lead a lick. It’s time...
Publisher’s Note: Update on HealthCare.gov and enrolling for health insurance
As I’m writing this in late October, HealthCare.gov is still suffering from significant malfunctions, thus...
Ask a Nurse: Getting educated in wellness
As someone who considers herself a perpetual student, I’m a big proponent of the old...
Editor’s Dose: Simple reminders from great women
As I read Chris Hazelwood’s Q&A for the first time (article on page 14), I...
PCMA Letter: Looking at breast cancer in a different light
It is unavoidable that illness effects many peoples’ lives, not...
Healthy Cook: Cooking ideas for the cancer patient
Cooking ideas for the cancer patient and her family Drugs can do miracles these days...
Healthy Cook: Enjoy good food without bad acid reflux
Some maladies don’t sound too bad. Heartburn could be something to do with affection. Some...
Enjoying good food without bad acid reflux
Some maladies don’t sound too bad. Heartburn could be something to do with affection. Some...
Healthy Cook: 5 school lunch ideas to satisfy kids’ hunger
School lunches have come a long way since I was a boy.If you didn’t go...
PCMA Letter: One of the hottest months in Florida
Besides the fact that school starts up this month, August is also notoriously known as...
Beware of ACA scams
As of October 1 until March 31, 2014, uninsured residents will be able to...
Signs and Symptoms: Helping a child with ADHD
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a health condition that can disrupt behavior and impair...
Publisher’s Note: The Central Florida Health News reader survey and what it told us about you
Earlier this year a third party reader survey was conducted by the Verified Audit Bureau...
Editor’s Dose: Something a summer vacation should never be without
With four young, very excitable (and sometimes accident-prone) children, there is one thing that we...