Recent Stories
Pandora’s box of tests you don’t need
What if a screening test performed in a local parking lot “suggested” that perhaps something might be wrong.
Some screening tests make very good sense, can find problems early, and make a difference in your health.
Nancy Rudner Lugo: Your food, your baby
“You are what you eat,” a common refrain, also translates to “your baby is what you eat, too.”
Tips for a healthy baby
Spoonful of honey may help allergies
A teaspoon of local honey a day during pollen season is said to reduce your body’s reaction.
But just as Orange Blossom Trail does not always live up to the bucolic beauty the name suggests, orange blossom time may not be the best time of year for you either.
Nancy Rudner Lugo: Superwoman could be healthier
Women ages 45 to 64 have the lowest well-being of any age group or gender.
Women ages 45 to 64 have the lowest well-being of any age group or gender, and are worse off than women a generation ago.
How to compare health agencies
Thanks to the health care reform law, more quality measures and transparency will be available.
Health Action: How to lower high-blood pressure
More than 1 in 4 adults in Central Florida has hypertension.
Health Action: Ready to quit smoking?
Your guide to do it
Quitting smoking is not that simple. If quitting were, more smokers would have quit long ago.
Health Action: Make biking part of your life
Couple bike to work
Mandy and Steve Booker found biking to their Rollins College jobs from their Oviedo home every day doesn’t take much more time.
Lose your job, gain your health
Lost your job? It can make you sick or be the cue to focus on a healthier you.
Lost your job? It can make you sick or be the cue to focus on a healthier you.
Health Action: Got endorphins?
Endorphins are a natural high, your own natural morphine, without the addiction.