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Number of Male Caregivers Growing

Posted: 4:01 PM When you hear the word caregiver you probably think of a woman, but the number of men as caregivers are growing.

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Seniors Encouraged to Review Their Health Care Coverage

Posted: 12:18 PM With just one month left in the Medicare Annual Enrollment Period, the Florida Department of Elder Affairs’ SHINE program is reminding Florida Medicare beneficiaries to carefully evaluate their health care needs.

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Melamine detections lead national consumer group and Ill. AG to call for infant formula recall

Posted: 11:10 AM Disclosure that laboratory tests have detected traces of contamination in several major brands of infant formula generated concern and confusion Wednesday, with a national consumer's group and the Illinois attorney general demanding a Food and Drug Administration recall and the federal agency saying it had released inaccurate information on what chemicals were found in which top selling products.

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More Babies Born With Down Syndrome These Days

Posted: 9:14 AM The number of babies born with Down Syndrome is up considerably as expectant parents learn that children afflicted with the disorder are leading better lives now days.

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Get Your Flu Shot!

Updated: 3:37 PM People are taking extra precautions this years to avoid missing work! It's time to get that flu shot!

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Medicaid Pays Millions For Unapproved Drugs

Posted: 6:36 PM An Associated Press analysis of federal data has found that Medicaid is paying millions for drugs that have not been reviewed for safety and effectiveness

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Holiday Safety Tips From The OCSO

Updated: 2:04 PM Unfortunately the Holidays can be a prime time for crime, so keep these crime prevention tips in mind:

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America's Unhealthiest City

Posted: 5:35 PM As a portly woman plodded ahead of him on the sidewalk, the obese mayor of America's fattest and unhealthiest city explained why health is not a big local issue.

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Teen Lives 4 Months with No Heart

Posted: 5:32 PM MIAMI - D'Zhana Simmons says she felt like a "fake person" for 118 days when she had no heart beating in her chest.

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Doctor Convicted In Prescription Drug Conspiracy

Updated: 8:08 PM Acting United States Attorney Thomas F. Kirwin, Northern District of Florida, announced today that Dr. Gerardo A. Klug, 65, of Palm Coast, Florida, was convicted following a week-long trial of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and of conspiracy to commit money laundering.

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Insurers Make Pitch For Health Coverage Mandate

Posted: 11:39 AM The health insurance industry says it will support a national health care overhaul that requires them to accept all customers regardless of pre-existing medical conditions.

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Medical News

  • Report questioning salt guidelines riles heart experts
    An unusual medical brawl erupted on Tuesday when the influential Institute of Medicine issued a report questioning the basis of years of advice for Americans to cut their salt intake in half.
  • Chris Christie's weight-loss procedure doesn't always work

    New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie revealed that he's had gastric-band weight-loss surgery, which experts say has the least amount of short-term risk but also yields the least amount of weight loss.New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie revealed that he's had gastric-band weight-loss surgery, which experts say has the least amount of short-term risk but also yields the least amount of weight loss.


  • Caffeinated gum raises health buzz

    A new line of caffeinated chewing gum is causing jitters among health advocates and prompting federal officials to take a new look at the proliferation of jolt-infused foods, including those marketed to children and teens.A new line of caffeinated chewing gum is causing jitters among health advocates and prompting federal officials to take a new look at the proliferation of jolt-infused foods, including those marketed to children and teens.


  • Dr. Oz's tips for losing those last 10 pounds

    Stress, the slowing of metabolism of middle age, and hormone changes after having a baby are three main reasons why many people see the numbers on the scale going up. Dr. Mehmet Oz shares tips on how to shed those final 10 pounds. Stress, the slowing of metabolism of middle age, and hormone changes after having a baby are three main reasons why many people see the numbers on the scale going up. Dr. Mehmet Oz shares tips on how to shed those final 10 pounds.


  • How First Lady won over Miss. on school lunches
    Despite its deeply red political leanings, it was Mississippi that early on embraced the first lady’s ideas about healthy food, and was the site where Mrs. Obama kicked off a two day, three-city tour touting the three-year anniversary of her “Let’s Move” initiative, which encourages kids to get and stay fit.
  • Anger may raise heart attack risk, study finds
    Bottling up emotions is thought to harm both mind and body, but a new study suggests that the opposite extreme may be no better.
  • Just one daily soda can raise diabetes risk
    Drinking just one 12-ounce soda a day may increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes, a new study from Europe suggests.
  • Gut bugs linked to heart attacks, strokes
    Thousands of heart attack victims every year have none of the notorious risk factors before their crisis - not high cholesterol, not unhealthy triglycerides.
  • 12 school football players die each year, study finds
    Each year in the U.S. an average of a dozen high school and college football players die during practices and games, according to a new study that finds heart conditions, heat and other non-traumatic causes of death are twice as common as injury-related ones.
  • Chelation little help for heart disease: study
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Removing metals from the body through a controversial treatment has little effect on the long-term health of people who've previously suffered a heart attack, according to the results of a government-funded trial released Tuesday.
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