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  • Take Charge of Your Health This Breast Cancer Awareness Month

    Take Charge of Your Health This Breast Cancer Awareness Month

    by RYAN MILEJCZAK  Sponsored by Central Florida Health Care October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and though it’s widely recognized, its message remains crucial. But breast cancer isn’t the only women’s health concern that gets the spotlight in October. The month is also Menopause Awareness Month.  To learn more about these issues, we reached out…

  • Pop Quiz! Demystifying the Breast Cancer Self-Exam

    Pop Quiz! Demystifying the Breast Cancer Self-Exam

    When it comes to cancer, early detection is key; for breast cancer, this means breast self-exams and mammograms are a must. Self-exams are part of the toolkit for early detection as Johns Hopkins maintains that 40 percent of breast cancer cases are first detected by women who felt a lump during a self-exam. Take our…

  • Bigger & Better

    Bigger & Better

    New Lakeland VA Clinic Increases Access to Care for Nearly 49,000 by PAUL CATALA For five years, Jeffrey Mann of Bartow has had to drive about 45 miles each way to Tampa for his medical needs. But now, Mann only has to drive about 11 miles to see his doctors and nurses and get medical…

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  • Healthy Cook: Can the right diet help with clinical depression?

    Healthy Cook: Can the right diet help with clinical depression?

    SOME DAYS you just don’t feel like doing much. That’s normal. If most days are like that, it’s not normal. You could have clinical depression. A visit to your doctor is in order for a proper diagnosis. Many diseases can have symptoms similar to depression and you or a well-meaning friend or relative are not…

  • Reducing stress during your back-to-school shopping

    Reducing stress during your back-to-school shopping

    THE FIRST DAY of school for public schools in Polk County is August 24. By the time this note hits the street, the pressures to have all the supplies taken care of will be felt around the region. The good news is, the Florida Senate passed a 10-day back-to-school sales tax holiday. From August 7-16,…

  • Healthy Smiles: Time for a back-to-school smile that shines

    Healthy Smiles: Time for a back-to-school smile that shines

    SMILES ARE IMPORTANT. They can boost your self-image in a way that helps you focus on what’s really important, like making the grade at school or acing that interview for your dream job. Whichever your current stage in life or goal you face, a healthy and beautiful smile can make you feel happier and increase…

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