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  • Home Run for Local Physician

    Home Run for Local Physician

     Haven’s Dr. Henne Receives Polk Emerging Leaders Award by TERESA SCHIFFER   In the four years that Dr. Michelle Henne has been practicing sports medicine at the Relevè Sports Medicine clinic in Winter Haven, she has made a noticeably positive impact on the community, and not just within Polk County. Her efforts have recently been…

  • An Education in Fortitude

    An Education in Fortitude

    Breast Cancer Patient Discusses the Lessons Her Journey Has Taught Her story by TIM CRAIG photos by MICHAEL WILSON Three truths have become readily apparent to Cyntrena Gregory over the past 11 months.   Gregory, from Winter Haven, first felt a slight lump in her breast in late 2020, but didn’t really take serious note…

  • Pop Quiz: ADHD Is On the Tip of Everyone’s Tongue, but What Is It?

    Pop Quiz: ADHD Is On the Tip of Everyone’s Tongue, but What Is It?

    There are few childhood conditions more discussed these days than ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. It is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood, and it can last into adulthood. Get the facts about ADHD by taking our pop quiz.   1.) What are common signs and symptoms of ADHD in childhood? Forgetting or losing things…

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  • PCMA Letter: Looking at breast cancer in a different light

    PCMA Letter: Looking at breast cancer in a different light

                It is unavoidable that illness effects many peoples’ lives, not just that of the afflicted.  October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and, while this disease is serious and at times life threatening, it should not be looked at with fear.              As with diabetes and heart disease, cancer is another…

  • Healthy Cook: Cooking ideas for the cancer patient

    Healthy Cook: Cooking ideas for the cancer patient

     Cooking ideas for the cancer patient and her family Drugs can do miracles these days, but the body has a wonderful aptitude for helping itself get better. Like using the proper octane in a car, we have to fuel the body with nutrients that help it do its job. This is just as important, if…

  • Healthy Cook: Enjoy good food without bad acid reflux

    Healthy Cook: Enjoy good food without bad acid reflux

    Some maladies don’t sound too bad. Heartburn could be something to do with affection. Some sound as bad as they are. GERD can’t sound nice. It hurts, and you know it. The proper name is Gastroesophageal  Reflux Disease . . . acid reflux to you. Or heartburn. Stomach acid backs up and makes you feel…

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