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    Community Care: Sponsored by Central Florida Health Care

    Identifying Barriers to Mental Health Care for Minorities

  • Pop Quiz: Identifying Stress and Anxiety in Your Life

    Pop Quiz: Identifying Stress and Anxiety in Your Life

    There’s no denying that we live in a stressful world, but stress and anxiety can develop into something much more serious. As the importance of mental health becomes more evident, the toll stress and anxiety can take becomes clearer. Stress, anxiety and generalized anxiety disorder are prevalent mental health concerns that can easily affect your…

  • Pop Quiz! Beware of Interactions Between Medications and Herbal Supplements

    Pop Quiz! Beware of Interactions Between Medications and Herbal Supplements

    July is Herbal/Prescription Interaction Awareness Month, and it’s time to talk about some common interactions between herbal supplements and prescriptions or over-the-counter medications. Most people will take at least one prescription medication in their lives, and some estimates maintain that about 70 percent of those age 60 and older take at least one herbal medication…

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  • Learn About LASIK and Other Refractive Procedures

    Learn About LASIK and Other Refractive Procedures

    By David Loewy, MD Refractive surgery is designed to correct myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness) and astigmatism to effectively reduce dependency on eyeglasses and contacts. The most popular refractive procedure is LASIK, which stands for laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis. It involves shaping the cornea using a laser. Other refractive procedures include photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and refractive…

  • Is It a Virus or Allergies?

    Is It a Virus or Allergies?

    With one in every five Americans having some kind of allergy, it’s pretty common. There are many different kinds of indoor and outdoor allergies and sometimes the symptoms can be hard to tell the difference between a viral infection (like a cold) or if you are just having a flare up of allergies. Here are…

  • The “Ripe” Time for Cataract Surgery

    The “Ripe” Time for Cataract Surgery

    Whenever I tell a patient that he or she has cataracts they immediately ask if they need to have surgery. We start thinking about cataract surgery whenever the patient’s quality of life is affected. Common complaints include, “I can’t read road signs,” or “I can’t read the writing on TV,” or “I can’t read small…

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