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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 ...

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E-coli can be deadly, but it is also easy to avoid

The human body plays host to a number of microorganisms that people don’t often have reason to think ...

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New options for diagnosis, treatment of sleep apnea

Sleep. It sounds easy, right? Unfortunately, sometimes it’s not. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

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Type 2 diabetes: Prevention depends on diet, exercise

The American Diabetes Association reports that 25% of Americans over the age of 60 now have diabetes, but ...

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Other agencies get what they want from Hospital District

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — The Hospital District last week approved a fiscal year 2015 budget that gives a series ...