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Staying positive amidst the great balancing act of life

  High gas and food prices, a struggling economy, real estate woes -– it’s pretty...

Is there a polite way to avoid someone who’s sick?

  Only a few weeks before Christmas, my family and I had been battling the...

Get Healthy, STAT! Fifteen to life

 15 The minutes of daily exercise that could reduce risk of death in inactive people...

Healthy Cook: Going nuts for better nutrition and weight loss

  Being a health nut is a lifestyle people will want to embrace for the...

A possible ban to talk about (except on the phone while driving)

  Here’s a possible ban for you to talk about (except on the phone while...

Editor’s Dose: ‘Read Belly Up to Better Abs’

  It feels like just yesterday we were passing out kisses at the toll of...

What does Medicare mean to you?

  For many Floridians, including our elderly and disabled citizens who depend on the program...

Healthy Cook: Why dark chocolate is a healthier option

  Ahhhh, hot fudge sundaes. Cocoa with whipped cream. Creamy chocolate milkshakes. If you’re concerned...

Signs & Symptoms: Understanding the warning signs of a stroke

A stroke requires immediate hospital care, but most Americans don’t recognize the symptoms of this...

Medical Advice: 7 steps to living healthy with diabetes

I met a man once who said being diagnosed with diabetes saved his life. What...

Publisher’s Note: Florida launches a pain-pill database

  With 2,710 deaths resulting in prescription drug overdoses last year, and after a bitter...

Signs & Symptoms

  Seeing the Forest for the Trees with Prognostic Factor Testing Prognostic factor testing is...

One of the many roles of physicians

  Physicians perform many functions in our society. One of the tasks physicians perform that...

Breaking the mold of medical advertising

When asking, “What’s the standard of medical advertising?” That’s a simple question to answer: new...

Editor’s Dose: Don’t miss out on this issue’s Healthy Cook article

As I spoke with various doctors and medical professionals on this month’s topic of breast...

Body, Mind & Spirit: Restoring confidence while reconstructing the breast

Reconstruction of a breast that has been removed due to cancer or other disease, in...

Beyond breast cancer: Looking after your health

You’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer and undergone the first phase of treatment: surgery, radiation...

Publisher’s Note: Will the Medicaid overhaul favor certain FL-based HMOs?

 It seems only yesterday it was August 2, when hundreds of pages describing the Florida...

September STATs

  A Prostate Pick Me Up 60% Percentage decrease in death from prostate cancer in...

Healthy Cook: The cure for the common fruit (variety is key)

Follow nutrition headlines and it may be tempting to focus on one fruit that’s exciting...

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