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  • Medications for HIV Have Come a Long Way: Sponsored by Central Florida Health Care

    Medications for HIV Have Come a Long Way: Sponsored by Central Florida Health Care

    by TERESA SCHIFFER Sponsored by Central Florida Health Care   With World AIDS Day taking place on December 1, this is a good time to talk about HIV/AIDS prevention. Most of us already are aware of the dangers of this infectious disease, and that it is transmitted through an exchange of bodily fluids, such as…

  • Pop Quiz: Stop Sabotaging Your Skin

    Pop Quiz: Stop Sabotaging Your Skin

    Looking your best is an important consideration for most people, and the options for skincare and beauty products are endless. However, you may be sabotaging your own efforts to look and feel your best by committing common skincare and beauty mistakes. Take our pop quiz on the most common beauty and skin missteps to make…

  • Pop Quiz: Crash Course on Caffeine

    Pop Quiz: Crash Course on Caffeine

    Caffeine plays a big role in the lives of many Americans, with coffee, tea, caffeinated soda, energy drinks, and energy shots being some people’s daily go-to drinks. However, few actually stop to consider how much caffeine they are consuming every day or how that caffeine can affect their health. Test your knowledge with our pop…

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  • Signs and symptoms: Q&A on preventing and reversing acne

    Signs and symptoms: Q&A on preventing and reversing acne

    Acne. By definition it is a condition, but by experience it is one of the most frustrating skin problems to those afflicted. Dr. William Roth is a board-certified dermatologist and spokesperson for Watson Clinic in Lakeland and a Polk County Medical Association member. Central Florida Health News asks him about acne, its causes, and what…

  • PCMA Letter: Covering more than just the surface of health

    PCMA Letter: Covering more than just the surface of health

    Do you know what the largest organ of the human body is?  If you answered, “the skin,” then you’re correct.  Our skin plays a vital role in protecting us from pathogens.  Other functions of this organ include insulation, temperature regulation, sensation, and the production of vitamin D folates. Despite its many important roles in the…

  • A time to change for the better

    A time to change for the better

    Another year has passed. It is once again time to reflect on the 12 months and look forward to the New Year. During the holidays, we enjoy celebrating with friends and family. We overeat and drink more than we should. Excuses for overindulgence are as easy to find as holiday cheer. Following the holidays, either…

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