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Pop Quiz: Test and Share Your Smarts for Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month
March is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month, so it’s a good time to explore this common disabling neurological disease. Take our quiz to learn the signs and symptoms, treatments, and other information about multiple sclerosis, also known as MS. 1. True or false? Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common disabling neurological disease of young adults.…
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A Hands-On Approach
University Students Learn to Use Puppetry for Occupational Therapy by KRISTEN GUEVARA “Everyone loves puppets!” exclaims Angela Sampson. She should know. Sampson uses them not only in her job as a pediatric occupational therapist but also as she and other professors equip the next generation of occupational therapy assistants at AdventHealth University in Orlando. Each…
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Danger in Disguise
Heart Attack Symptoms Can Be Vastly Different for Women by TERESA SCHIFFER When you think of a heart attack, you undoubtedly think of intense chest pain. After all, that is one of the most common and recognizable symptoms. But what happens when a heart attack’s symptoms don’t fit the classic profile? For women, that’s a…
Columns
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Word of Mouth: How cavities develop
Cavities are one of the most common issues affecting our teeth. A mainstay of childhood dental concerns, cavities can also affect adults. Knowing how cavities develop is vital to protecting your teeth.
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Does your child’s diet need to diversify?
Our Food Editor, Trent Rowe, makes a great point about carrots. Kids do love them, and I’ve got four little hungry mouths at my house to prove it. When I want my kids — who are all six years old and under — to eat everything off of their plate without a big production (including…
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Publisher’s Note: Where Florida stands on getting healthcare through the ACA marketplace
By the time this magazine hits the streets, we will be less than two weeks from the deadline to sign up or renew your healthcare insurance plan at healthcare.gov — the only marketplace in Florida for selecting a healthcare plan and (if qualified) getting a subsidy to help pay for that plan — under the…
