Oral Hygiene Tips for the Cooler Months
When it’s cold outside, exposed skin isn’t the only part of your body that can...
Learn About LASIK and Other Refractive Procedures
Refractive surgery is designed to correct myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness) and astigmatism to effectively reduce...
Healthy Foods for the Holiday Season
by TRENT ROWE, food editor Here’s to Uncle Harry. He’s your mom’s roly-poly brother who...
Polk County Initiative Seeking to Instill Healthy Habits in Schools
by CHERYL ROGERS The Building a Healthier Polk School Health Team is teaching kindergarten...
Facts and Statistics About Arthritis
by ERIKA ALDRICH Florida may not be locked into a deep freeze during the winter...
Tips for Maintaining a Healthy, Youthful Look
by MARY TOOTHMAN Things have changed a lot since the days when the primary beauty...
Local Medical Team Visits Kenya to Treat Patients with Heart Disease
by MARY TOOTHMAN A group of local medical professionals traveled to Kenya earlier this year...
Pre-Diabetes and the Type 2 Diabetes Struggle is Real— You Don’t Have to Manage It Alone
By DAWN C. HILL, DNP, ARNP, CDE Central Florida Health Care IF YOU ARE wondering whether...
Fighting the Flu
The flu season is here again and with it concerns for protecting not only ourselves...
Oral Hygiene Routines
Yahira Ferrer, Dental Assistant October is National Dental Hygiene Month, an effort to celebrate the...
Collaborative Psychology and Medicine
What happens when you get a few people around a table who are looking for a...
How to Get Rid of Bad Breath
Having bad breath is something that is a reality for millions of Americans. Researchers estimate...
Diabetic Retinopathy
Diabetes is a disease that affects small blood vessels throughout the body. The retina is...
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...
The Dementia, Alzheimer’s, and Diabetes Connection
by Mary Joye, LMHC Forgetfulness happens to all of us at some time in our...
Living with Diabetes: The Stories of Three Patients and the Daily Lessons Learned While Managing the Disease
Ray Pelton likes to play pickleball, a game that uses a paddle and ball like...
Common Misconceptions About Diabetes
by ERIKA ALDRICH Diabetes is becoming an increasing problem in the United States with over...
Walking the Walk to fight diabetes
by Lenore Devore Robert Weis knows one thing about diabetics: “There are two kinds: Ones...
Stay Hydrated this Fall with these Facts and Stats!
The season for fall sports is upon us, and while that may mean crisp air...
Support Systems and Cancer
Breast cancer is one of those conditions which frightens everyone just by the mention of...