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  • Love the skin you’re in: Protect it from cancer

    Love the skin you’re in: Protect it from cancer

    Sun-Safe Measures and Early Detection Make a Difference Jean Tayntor is sometimes called the Cookie Lady because of the cookies she passes around while volunteering at the Lakeland Regional Cancer Center. But 72-year-old Tayntor serves more than tasty treats— she offers hope. Tayntor is a cancer survivor. Diagnosed 10 years ago with melanoma, the most…

  • Aural rehabilitation for improved volume and clarity

    Aural rehabilitation for improved volume and clarity

    The Next Step After the Hearing Device Volume and clarity. These are the reasons that most people purchase hearing devices. Whether you purchased a hearing aid, cochlear implant, or a Personal Sound Amplification Product (PSAP), you are looking for your hearing device to provide increased sound volume and deliver improved clarity. Hearing devices are great…

  • Healing Polk’s communities

    Healing Polk’s communities

    New Research Points to Health Disparities Among Certain Residents How a county thrives is based on how well the citizens within the county are thriving, and Polk County has taken a big step in improving its communities’ health by determining the health needs of its citizens. Thanks to a committee of devoted health experts, the…

Columns

  • Editor’s Dose: Real change vs. empty promises

    Editor’s Dose: Real change vs. empty promises

    Here we are, at the dawn of a new year, and we each have an opportunity to challenge ourselves.  This is the time when we resolve to let go of bad habits and become better people.  Last year at this time, I didn’t want to make any empty promises.  So being the editor that I…

  • Signs & Symptoms

    Signs & Symptoms

    Q&A on how to recognize (and treat) an overactive thyroid An overactive thyroid can cause alarming symptoms. We interviewed Dr. Brian Lake, an endocrinologist treating thyroid disease and diabetes at Gessler Clinic in Winter Haven, about the disease’s warning signs and treatments. Central Florida Health News (CFHN): What are the symptoms of an overactive thyroid…

  • PCMA Letter: Four resolutions that can change lives for the better

    PCMA Letter: Four resolutions that can change lives for the better

    Another year has gone by. It is once again time to reflect and find new beginnings. During the holidays, we enjoy celebrating with friends and family. We overeat and drink more than we should. Excuses for overindulgence are as easy to find as holiday cheer. Following the holidays, either out of penance for all of…

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