How Does Your Garden Grow
In recent years, Wilmot Gardens at the University of Florida sat in disrepair — until C. Craig Tisher, M.D., former dean of the UF College of Medicine, started…
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Thanksgiving and your taste buds
Ready to carve that turkey and dig into a slice of pumpkin pie slathered with whipped cream? Maybe the broccoli casserole and sweet potatoes sound more…
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Sometimes You Need a Team of People to Cheer You to Victory
Two years ago, Barbara Adams, 46, discovered how important the support of the right team could be. She was volunteering at the local YMCA, playing kickball…
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When Seconds Count: Identifying and treating sepsis
If you’ve heard the word sepsis and have ignored it — or don’t know what it is or why it matters — you are not alone. Nearly half of Americans have never heard…
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Celebrating PA Week: Second-year physician assistant student sets sights on addressing health disparities
Teresa Zamor is experiencing a lot of firsts. She’s a first-generation American — her father hails from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and her mother is from Kingston,…
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Are you getting enough vitamin C?
Scurvy in the 21st century? Not quite, but researchers say most of us aren’t getting nearly enough vitamin C in our diets to ward off cancer, heart disease and…
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A Fresh Fruit a Day Keeps Heart Attacks at Bay
A little bit of fresh fruit every day can give a big boost to heart health. Researchers at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom have found that a…
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5 Things to Know About Uterine Cancer
The United States Congress designated January as Cervical ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Awareness Month. Almost 13,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer…
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Millennials, the doctor will see you now: 3 reasons to make an annual wellness visit
Millennials have surpassed Baby Boomers as the largest generation in United States history. With this considerable amount of young adults influencing the…
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The Mommy Makeover Takeover
Pregnancy and breastfeeding change the body, and while the result of having a new child is more than gratifying, some new mothers may find themselves…
