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  • Men’s health through the generations

    Men’s health through the generations

    From grandfather to grandson, turning healthy choices into habits IT’S A HEALTH-CONSCIOUS AGE we live in, as study after study shows the short and long-term benefits of eating healthy, exercising, and seeing your doctor regularly. While health and wellness statistics — such as rates of diseases and lifespan — are improving and reflecting the country’s…

  • Something to spit at: All Children’s researchers to study saliva samples

    Something to spit at: All Children’s researchers to study saliva samples

    RESEARCHERS at All Children’s Hospital Johns Hopkins Medicine will begin to study the saliva of young cancer patients to learn if spit might prove more beneficial than blood to use as test samples during treatment.

  • Answering the call of nursing

    Answering the call of nursing

    Local RNs talk about what it takes to provide excellent patient care SOME JOBS ARE MORE than an occupation; they are a calling. Nursing is one of those professions; it requires special individuals with distinct skills who are able to handle a demanding, and oftentimes stressful, environment. The many hospitals in Central Florida all rely…

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  • Publisher’s Note: Accidents, Emergencies, and Illnesses Happen Every Day

    Publisher’s Note: Accidents, Emergencies, and Illnesses Happen Every Day

    In this edition of Central Florida Health News magazine, we wanted to put the spotlight on the people who care for medical emergencies. In the five stories you’re about to read, you’ll get a sense of what it’s like to work in an ER department, and the kind of skills that are needed to do…

  • Medical Advice: ESF8 Health and Medical Coalition: Creating bonds that strengthen disaster response

    Medical Advice: ESF8 Health and Medical Coalition: Creating bonds that strengthen disaster response

    The world can be a dangerous place. There are natural disasters such as hurricanes, man-made disasters such as bioterrorism, and infectious disease outbreaks such as H1N1. When it comes to preparing and managing for these incidents and/or outbreaks, the Florida Department of Health in Polk County (FDOH-Polk) is equipped with one of the county’s most…

  • PCMA Letter: Counting our blessings

    PCMA Letter: Counting our blessings

    As Thanksgiving quickly approaches and swiftly thereafter we will be swung into the hectic pace of the holiday season, now is the best time to count our blessings. At this time of year, we should try to show our gratitude to our loved ones and friends who support us through thick and thin. For those…

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