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Winter Haven Hospital’s First FSU Psychology Interns Help to Expand Care to the Underserved Area by PAUL CATALA Ever since Shelby Mathias was a child, she’s felt compelled to help and provide support for those around her. “Showing compassion to those experiencing adversity was instilled in me by my mother,” she says. Losing her mother…
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Ease Into Routines to Beat the Back-to-School Blues / Sponsored by Central Florida Health Care
As summer wanes and the school bell starts to beckon, this is a good time to start instituting good habits to facilitate the transition from the laid-back vacation days into the more hectic school year.
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Need a Mood Boost?
Supplements Make Big Claims About Mental Health, but Diet Much More Effective
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Steps for a breast self-exam
About one in eight U.S. women will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. There are a few things that can be done for early detection, such as an at-home breast self-exam. This exam helps women know what is normal for them. They can then report any changes to their healthcare provider.…
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Healthy Cook: Awareness is served
Pink is the color of the day— every day in October— to raise awareness of breast cancer. National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the United States started in 1985. The original aim was to increase early detection of breast cancer by encouraging women to have mammograms. The pink ribbon, which had been used to symbolize…
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Editor’s Dose: The story behind Walt Hall Tribute Day at LEGOLAND® Florida Resort
When people think of the Boys & Girls Clubs, some phrases that come to mind are “cultivating character” or “education and leadership development.” But like all good organizations, it’s the people who operate the programs day-in and day-out that mold our impressions of an institution for mentoring the leaders of tomorrow. We don’t just think…
