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  • Medical Advice: Awareness is key to stopping upward trend of STDs

    Medical Advice: Awareness is key to stopping upward trend of STDs

    Every year in April, we observe STD Awareness Month.  This is an opportunity for individuals, doctors, and communities to address ways to prevent some of the nearly 20 million sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) that occur in the United States each year.  Half of all new infections occur among people between the ages of 15 to…

  • Ask a Nurse: Dental plaque & arterial plaque

    Ask a Nurse: Dental plaque & arterial plaque

    Have you ever wondered what the dentist scrapes off of your teeth when you go in for your annual cleaning? Several studies over the past few years have found some surprising results. In 2010, Cornell University and the University of Gothenburg, Sweden collected samples from the mouth, gut, and arteries of 15 heart disease patients.…

  • Medical advice: Poison help in the home

    Medical advice: Poison help in the home

    If you suspected that a member of your household had ingested a potentially poisonous substance, would you know what to do?  Did you know you can call the Florida Poison Information Center—sometimes referred to as Poison Control—at 1-800-222-1222 for assistance with any possible poison event?  A health care professional is available 24 hours a day,…

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