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  • Breath of Life: Local Nurses Provide Community with Valuable CPR Training

    Breath of Life: Local Nurses Provide Community with Valuable CPR Training

    by TERESA SCHIFFER It is estimated that more than 359,000 cardiac arrests take place outside of a hospital setting in the U.S. each year, and only 32 percent of victims receive CPR from a bystander. Unfortunately, 70 percent of Americans either don’t know CPR or their certification has significantly lapsed. Thankfully, Citizen CPR is working…

  • Staying Active During the Golden Years

    Staying Active During the Golden Years

    How Exercise Can Help Senior Citizens Both Physically and Mentally by DAPHNE RENELUS There are numerous activities a person can do to improve their physical health. Exercising, especially when older, can improve a person’s physical health by keeping the heart healthy, causing the removal of toxins from the body through sweating, and increasing a person’s…

  • Pop Quiz: Pain in the Back – Causes and Relief Methods of Back Pain

    Pop Quiz: Pain in the Back – Causes and Relief Methods of Back Pain

    by ERIKA ALDRICH Anyone suffering from back pain knows that it can be one of the most persistent and debilitating pains. Chronic back pain can be life-altering, with many sufferers desperate for a solution to their daily pain. Occasional back pain is very common, and a cause and treatment should be found to lessen reoccurrence…

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  • Family Health: Beat the heat with summer safety tips for health and wellness

    Family Health: Beat the heat with summer safety tips for health and wellness

    FLORIDA IS NOTORIOUS for its hot, humid weather. During the summer months, take care to protect yourself from the elements. High temps are dangerous for those who are prone to chronic health issues, so it’s imperative to take the proper precautions.

  • Think of your vacation as a vaca-shun

    Think of your vacation as a vaca-shun

    THERE’S A REASON PEOPLE need vacations and recreation. Vacate and re-create! Think of it as a vaca-shun. Shun the things that bother you. Take in the new. When you’re away, don’t think about the old things that trouble your mind.

  • Health Facts: Getting to the heat of the matter

    AS TEMPERATURES RISE in sunny Florida, so does your risk of developing heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Approximately 20 cases of heat stroke per 100,000 people occur annually, with at least 240 deaths.

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