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  • A Nose for COVID-19

    A Nose for COVID-19

    Central Florida Company Trains Canines to Detect Virus by JULIE GMITTER In 2020, many people adapted to the changing health crisis — whether it meant conducting business differently, working from home or virtual learning with their kids. F1K9,  a Central Florida canine scent detection training school, is one of many businesses refocusing their efforts in…

  • Transformation

    Transformation

    Winter Haven Operating Room Technician Opens Up About Her Weight Loss Surgery and Journey by TERESA SCHIFFER photos by APRIL SPAULDING Elizabeth Lawhorne was living a life of frustration and poor health before she made a decision that would change her life forever. Lawhorne was 356 pounds with serious health issues, including high blood pressure,…

  • Uplifting Experience

    Uplifting Experience

    Thread Lifts Offer Less Invasive, More Affordable Option for Facial Rejuvenation by TIM CRAIG While thread lifts have been around in the U.S. since the 1990s, advances in technique and technology have steadily made them more popular, widespread, and increasingly local.   Ashley Newman, the founder of Ageless Aesthetics and Wellness Clinic in Lakeland, has…

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  • Crowns in One Day? Yes, it’s Possible with CEREC Technology

    Crowns in One Day? Yes, it’s Possible with CEREC Technology

    by GERALD V. CERDAN, DMD Modern dental care has made some amazing advances in recent years, and one such innovation is the CEREC technology that makes same-day crowns possible. CEREC, also called CERamic REConstruction, has revolutionized the way dental crowns are constructed and placed. If you’ve had a crown put on in the past, it…

  • Support Systems and Cancer

    Support Systems and Cancer

    Breast cancer is one of those conditions which frightens everyone just by the mention of the words. This certainly frightened one family of four from the time the diagnosis was made until the family was splintered by tragedy. When the knot in the breast was first diagnosed, the news terrorized not only the mother of…

  • Facts About Breast Cancer

    Facts About Breast Cancer

    October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. To honor that I wanted to discuss some facts about a disease that still affects one in every eight women in the US. Breast cancer describes a disease whereas cells within the breast grow and multiply independently and without control. This is the basis of cancer. The degree to…

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