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  • Lifestyle Choices & Lifelong Rewards: The Road to Better Heart Health

    Lifestyle Choices & Lifelong Rewards: The Road to Better Heart Health

    by RYAN MILEJCZAK Sponsored by Central Florida Health Care Heart disease is one of the biggest medical issues we face in the modern age. It affects millions of Americans and is a leading cause of death in the US. Because of this, it’s a major concern for healthcare providers, who frequently treat patients suffering from…

  • Pop Quiz! Don’t Fall for These Exercise Myths 

    Pop Quiz! Don’t Fall for These Exercise Myths 

    When it comes to heart health, exercise is one of the best steps you can take. However, you are likely to encounter a glut of myths concerning exercise. Unfortunately, many of these myths can stall your progress, lead to injury, or even be damaging to your health. Take our quiz so you don’t take these…

  • Prevention, Screening the Two Biggest Weapons in Fight Against Cervical Cancer

    Prevention, Screening the Two Biggest Weapons in Fight Against Cervical Cancer

    by K. MICHELE TRICE Sponsored by Central Florida Health Care January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, making cervical cancer education especially important this month. Typically, the cells of the cervix go through changes before cancer appears in the cervical tissue. That’s why prevention and early screening are key components of women’s health care. Ruthie Almonte…

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  • Word of Mouth: Facts and myths about wisdom teeth — what you need to know

    Word of Mouth: Facts and myths about wisdom teeth — what you need to know

    WHEN IT COMES to wisdom teeth and myths, the tall tales rank right up there with toads causing warts! You’ll hear a lot of information about wisdom teeth, but not all of it is true.

  • Surgery Facts: Chronic acid reflux? You may have a hernia

    Surgery Facts: Chronic acid reflux? You may have a hernia

    MOST FOLKS associate a hernia with a swelling in the groin or belly, but the term can be broadly applied to any unnatural defect that exists in the body. Hiatal hernias are a type of internal hernia that occurs in the diaphragm, specifically right where the esophagus crosses to the stomach. These hernias don’t present…

  • Medical Advice: Five easy steps to preserve a man’s health

    Medical Advice: Five easy steps to preserve a man’s health

    JUNE IS MEN’S HEALTH MONTH. This is an important time of year to bring heightened awareness to preventable health problems and encourage routine doctor’s visits for early detection and treatment of certain conditions. Some of the leading health concerns among men are heart disease and cancers.

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