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  • 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…

  • A How-To for a New, Improved You

    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

    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.”…

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  • Healthy Cook: Keep calm and cook on

    Healthy Cook: Keep calm and cook on

    There is too much going on . . . the holidays to cook for . . . Grandma and the bratty cousins to buy for . . . the new puppy will probably knock the tree over (if the cat doesn’t climb it first) . . . Take a deep breath, go relax in a…

  • PCMA Letter: Working for your health

    PCMA Letter: Working for your health

    The Polk County Medical Association (PCMA), its members and affiliates, are constantly working for the betterment of health in the community. The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates once said, “Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity.” At the PCMA, we take the opportunity to heal pretty seriously, which…

  • Healthy Cook: Healthy work lunch ideas that won’t break the bank

    Healthy Cook: Healthy work lunch ideas that won’t break the bank

    Get out the old Number 2 pencil and give the lead a lick. It’s time to figure how much lunch costs. And it does add up. Say you buy a sandwich for $4, an iced tea is a couple of bucks, a bag of chips sets you back a dollar. You’re at $7. Without the…

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