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...
Don’t look, I’m exercising!
The Challenge of Going to the Gym for the Body Conscious The locker room...
Publisher’s Note: Fruits and veggies – more matters month
Many may not know that September is national “Fruits and Veggies – More Matters”...
August STATS
Minority Report 2 Number of adults (out of 10) that meet the suggested physical...
Healthy Cook: Fill up, feel good, and get fit with a plum satisfying food
Want a cheap, portable and healthy treat for the busy days of summer? Nutrition...
Heard it through the grapevine
Knowing when the ‘Organic’ Label is Worth the Extra Dollars Buying everything organic –...
Children and obesity
Taking Steps to Reverse this Growing Epidemic If most parents knew there was an epidemic...
Editor’s Dose: A little pill of insight on nutrition news you can use
They don’t say “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” for no reason...
Publisher’s Note: From the pyramid to the plate
As of June 2, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and First Lady...
Body, Mind & Spirit: How not to be your own worst enemy
We’ve all heard it — that not-so-quiet voice in our head that says, “You...
Caregivers: Our extended family
Thursday, June 17th was the national observation of Nurse Assistant Day, which kicked-off a...