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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…
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.
Need a Mood Boost?

Supplements Make Big Claims About Mental Health, but Diet Much More Effective

Understandings the Causes of Strokes and TIAs

Are you at risk for brain attack ( stroke or mini-stroke)? Approximately 700,000 strokes occur each year in the United States Stroke, or brain attack, is a disease that involves the blood vessels that supply blood to the brain. A stroke occurs when a blood vessel that brings oxygen to the brain gets blocked by…
Warning! Certain Eye Drops Could Cause More Harm Than Good!

Bill Corkins, O.D. When the FDA approves eye drops, the drops are required to have a preservative added. Most people think a preservative makes the eye drops last longer, which it does not. If I am instilling an eye drop in my eye and I accidentally touch the tip of the bottle to my eyelashes,…
Common Causes of Mesenteric Ischemia

Acute mesenteric ischemia patients are typically older and present with severe pain in the tummy, which is out of proportion to the examination. The patient subjectively describes pain in the tummy that is very severe but there is minimal tenderness elicited on physical examination. Other features will be elevated white blood cell count and acidosis…