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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…
A How-To for a New, Improved You

Elaine Thompson, Others to Speak at Southeastern University Seminar by REBEKAH PIERCE Southeastern University is gearing up to kick off the new year with its inaugural “SEU Presents” event series. The first event, “A New Year, A Happy & Healthier You,” will be held January 5 from 8 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at the Lake…
Confident & In Control

Bariatric Surgery Helps Poinciana Educator Start a New Chapter by Ryan Milejczak A new year means a new opportunity to become a better you. And if you ask a room full of people what changes they’d like to make in their lives, the most common answer will almost certainly be some version of “lose weight.”…

Medical Advice: Back-to-school tips and the 5-2-1-0 program

AS STUDENTS and families prepare to return to school, the Florida Department of Health in Polk County (FDOH-Polk) would like to take this opportunity to remind them to take the proper steps to stay healthy this school year. Good health is important for students in order to maintain regular school attendance and be ready to…
Hospice Help: Hospice myth busting

WHEN MOST PEOPLE hear the word “hospice,” they immediately associate the provided care as being intimately tied to hours, or if lucky, days before death. Then there is also the supposition that hospice is only for cancer patients. These are just two myths that need to be busted when it comes to understanding hospice.
First impressions of our daughter’s new specialist

WE HEARD IT growing up from our mothers all the time, but we didn’t quite understand the true significance of it. As adults, we begin to see the value in making a good first impression. Whether it’s for a job interview, that first parent-teacher meeting, or sitting down with a new doctor, first impressions play…