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Hospital feud with District spins over into election
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY —Voters will get a chance in two weeks to weigh in on the ongoing dispute ...
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New hope for elderly patients with hip fractures
Hip fractures are serious injuries which typically result in severe pain, major surgical procedures and lengthy recovery periods; ...
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Study: Some prescription sleep aids up Alzheimer’s risk
Insomnia. It seems everybody talks about it these days and a lot of people are trying to do ...
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Macular degeneration is frightening but treatable
Vision loss is a huge healthcare problem for America’s aging population, with approximately one person in three being ...
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Local hospitals say they are prepared for Ebola
How prepared are Indian River County hospitals for the threat of Ebola? According to both Indian River Medical ...
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Safe sleep practices for infants from the Healthy Start Coalition
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Over the last 75 years, it has become a custom in Finland to give expecting ...
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Home healthcare: Getting patients back to ‘their normal’
Home health care is widely recognized as a vital aspect of general medical care. As technology and resources ...
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65.7 million adults providing care to someone ill or aged
Much has been written about the challenges that caregivers face. It’s a full-time unpaid position that no one ...
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Health officials adamant: get a flu shot
If you want to get Miranda Hawker’s hackles up, tell her you’re thinking of skipping your flu shot ...
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E-Cigarettes grow in popularity despite known health risks
The increasing popularity of electronic cigarettes raises some tough issues for health officials and medical researchers as they ...
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With vaccinations up, pneumonia still kills the elderly
Indian River County seniors have heeded warnings from doctors, pharmacists and public health officials to get vaccinated against ...
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Prostate cancer common but not usually aggressive
What did the former segregationist governor of Georgia, Lester Maddox, have in common with the Black Panther Party’s ...