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Plan ahead to protect your health during a hurricane
Vero Beach has escaped major storm damage in recent years and so far in 2024, but experts keep ...
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Controlling inflammation: Diet, exercise essential components
Inflammation can be a body’s good friend. It fights off foreign invaders, heals injuries, and mops up debris. ...
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HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital unveils renovated maternity floor
Expectant mothers arriving at HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital’s newly renovated maternity wing will soon be able to deliver ...
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Alone time offers healthful opportunity to self-reflect
Solitude and loneliness are similar in some obvious ways but very different in others. Both tend to include ...
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Scully-Welsh expands integrated medicine treatment for cancer patients
A cancer diagnosis can be devastating and debilitating. Often the patient is in such a state of disbelief ...
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Lack of awareness impedes treatment of uterine fibroids
Although research shows that up to 70 percent of women will develop uterine fibroids during their reproductive years, ...
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‘Tick’ these boxes: How to avoid bites. What to do if bitten.
With climate warming and increased human exposure to tick-prone areas, tick-borne diseases have become a significant health concern ...
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Robotic surgery advances treatment of severe slipped discs
Most lower back pain gets better without treatment, but some conditions that cause recurrent pain may require medical ...
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WATCHMAN Implant for people with AFib cuts chance of stroke
Floridians’ hearts go aflutter more than anywhere else in the country – not because we fall in love ...
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Aerobic and anaerobic exercise both necessary for optimum fitness
All of us can benefit from focused training that includes both aerobic and anaerobic activities – but what’s ...
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Maternal health panel tackles challenges faced by moms-to-be
Indian River County Healthy Start Coalition hosted a Maternal Health Brunch last month with goal of educating attendees ...
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Active measures: Get moving to ward off age-related muscle loss
As we age, our muscle mass shrinks and strength and power decline. Known as sarcopenia – age-related muscle ...