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Free quit-smoking classes offered at several locations here

Sixty years after the U.S. Surgeon General announced that smoking is harmful to human health, puffing on tobacco ...

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Why are women in the U.S. now living 6 years longer than men?

Although women have historically lived longer than men in nearly every place in the world, in recent years ...

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Sleep and Alzheimer’s risk: How much is too much, or too little?

Remember how “Goldilocks” rejected Papa Bear’s bed because it was too hard, Mama Bear’s bed because it was ...

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Senior Resources offers lifeline to caregivers with DayAway

The news that Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman lived for a week with the body of his deceased wife ...

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EMDR: Effective treatment for PTSD and related conditions

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing – commonly called EMDR – was originally developed as a treatment for post-traumatic ...

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IV nutrition therapy trend is having a moment, but is it effective?

From celebrity Instagram stories to local wellness spas, IV nutrition therapy is having a moment. Promising everything from ...

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No kidding: Some ‘spurts’ also linked to the aging process

Remember when you were growing up and your aunt or uncle said it looked like you shot up ...

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Thrive clinic flourishes in new, bigger Vero location

After operating for decades out of cramped converted houses near downtown Vero Beach, substance abuse and behavioral health ...

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Cleveland Clinic heart transplant patient tells her story

Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital celebrated National Donate Life Month in April with a gathering of hospital staffers, ...

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Pap smear or HPV test: Changing trends in cervical testing

Pap smears have been used worldwide as a clinical tool for the early detection of cervical cancer for ...

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The skinny on eczema: Lots of new treatments OK’d or in pipeline

There’s good news for the 31 million people in the U.S. who suffer with eczema. A number of ...

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Cleveland Clinic’s expert stroke team saves man’s life … twice

It’s hard to call someone lucky who has had two strokes, but the term can be justly applied ...