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Protect Your Joints and Help Your Golf Game

Many people injure themselves simply because they do not stretch. A survey showed that more...

Diagnosis and Treatment of Shingles

Shingles is a contagious virus (varicella zoster) that results in a painful rash. The virus...

Understanding Metastatic Bone Disease

Cancer is always a frightening diagnosis, and knowing that the disease can spread from one...

Operative Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease

We’ve talked about what Peripheral Arterial Disease is in previous columns. Now, let’s look at...

Pop Quiz: Crash Course on Caffeine

Caffeine plays a big role in the lives of many Americans, with coffee, tea, caffeinated...

Touched by Type 1

Health Advocate Fulfilling Dream of Helping Youth With Type 1 Diabetes by TERESA SCHIFFER It...

Let Food Be Thy Medicine

A Dietician’s Guidance Can Help You Make the Best of Your Health by PAMELA PALONGUE...

Care Team an Important Part of Diabetes Care: Sponsored by Central Florida Health Care

by TERESA SCHIFFER An estimated 34.2 million Americans are living with diabetes, a disease that...

Overcoming Fear With Education

Sponsored by Central Florida Health Care by TERESA SCHIFFER Breast cancer is the most common...

Breast Cancer Surpasses Lung Cancer as Most Common

According to new information released by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), breast...

What Is Peripheral Arterial Disease?

We’ve talked about what Peripheral Arterial Disease is in previous columns. Now, let’s look at...

Revision Surgery After Total Joint Replacement

Pain and loss of mobility in the joints of the leg due to arthritis can...

Mohs Micrographic Surgery for Skin Cancer

There are few things in life as scary as learning that you have cancer. At...

Contact Lens Care

Contact lenses may look like simple pieces of plastic, but actually, they are medical devices. ...

Strength in Sisterhood

Breast Cancer Foundation of Central Florida Provides Resources, Support for Local Patients by PAMELA PALONGUE...

Home Run for Local Physician

 Haven’s Dr. Henne Receives Polk Emerging Leaders Award by TERESA SCHIFFER   In the four...

An Education in Fortitude

Breast Cancer Patient Discusses the Lessons Her Journey Has Taught Her story by TIM CRAIG...

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...

Determination & Dreams

Polk State Respiratory Care Student Works Hard to Reach Her Goals by PAUL CATALA Shaledra...

Robotics Help Refine Hip, Knee Replacement

As we move further into the 21st century, more and more of the amazing things...

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