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Doing some summer cleaning? While you’re busy beating rugs, cleaning curtains and organizing cabinets, don’t forget to check your bathroom counter! Add these four items to your checklist to include dental hygiene in your battle plan. While you’re at it achieving healthy teeth takes a lifetime of care. Even if …

When your golf swing is lacking, it may be because of underlying mobility issues that are actually affecting your entire body. Whether impinged muscles, injury, stiffness or pain are limiting your range-of-motion, physical therapy will not only get you out of pain but can improve your golf game by increasing you …

Provided by United Healthcare Numerous studies and statistics show Alzheimer’s and other related dementias are on the rise. According to the Alzheimer’s Association’s latest figures, nearly 5.2 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, and that number is expected to triple by 2050. Experts estimate that an Alzheimer’s diagnosis will affect close to …

During the next few months, our families will be a little more active than normal with school being out and vacations planned for the near future. We will soon be enjoying, excursions, playing on the beach, visiting the parks, and barbecuing a lot more often. With all of this extra activity, …

By Gil Cortes, MD, FAAD Ultraviolet, or UV rays, are part of the invisible energy that comes from the sun. UVA (aging) rays account for 95% of our sun exposure. They cause skin aging and contribute to skin cancer. UVA rays penetrate deeply into the skin layers, damaging collagen and …

In Florida, our warm weather starts way before the rest of the country. We’re experiencing hot summer temperatures in the beginning of spring in many cases, and the heat continues into the autumn months. With warm weather in full swing, many people are looking for ways to escape the sultry heat. …

Magnetic Resonance Imaging, or MRI, is a diagnostic tool that uses a powerful magnetic field and radio frequencies to capture data that is sent to a specialized computer, which produces highly detailed images of joints, soft tissues and bones. MRI’s ability to capture musculoskeletal (MSK) structures and tissues makes it a …

By John H. Piccin Tires come in all varieties. Without getting into all different types of tires, let’s concentrate on the everyday tires on your two or four door sedan, SUV or pick-up truck. First of all, you should frequently check to make sure your tires are properly inflated. Tire pressure …

We’ve all heard the jokes about how men never want to ask for directions, and they avoid the doctor like the plague, but when it comes to men’s health, going to a healthcare provider is crucial for prevention, early diagnosis, successful treatment outcomes, and quality of life. June is Men’s Health …

Submitted by Hospice of Marion County There are currently over 40 million people in the U.S. aged 65+ and this number is anticipated to double by 2050. As a result, demand for durable medical equipment (DME) is in higher demand for this segment of the population due to normal aging ailments, …