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March for Babies raises funds to benefit more than 4,000 newborns each week in Florida March for Babies, the nation’s oldest fundraising walk secures funds needed for research, grants, advocacy and medical breakthroughs that enable the March of Dimes to…
Contest Winner’s Results Juvéderm Voluma XC is the first and only FDA-approved filler to temporarily correct age-related volume loss in the cheek area. Dr. Anita Saluja is the first physician in Brevard County to offer this injectable treatment and she…
“It is the success of organizations like the Brevard Indo-American Medical and Dental Association that demonstrates the important link between Florida’s prosperity and the rich cultural heritage of our residents. Thank you for your commitment to help ensure the…
Get fit with HIIT You want to lose weight, you know you need to burn a lot of calories but you don’t have hours to spend at the gym several times a week. The solution could be “HIIT” or High…
Achieving an active and healthy lifestyle after an injury, illness or other condition sometimes requires medical rehabilitation. Medical rehabilitation benefits patients with a wide variety of diagnoses including orthopedics, trauma, pediatric, neurologic impairments, arthritic conditions, work-related injuries, sports injuries,…
With the holidays creeping up quickly, finding the perfect gift for each person on your list can be a daunting task. But with the abundance of local shops on the Space Coast, gift buying doesn’t have to be a complicated…
Your bones are living and growing tissue. When you lose too much bone or make too little bone they become weak and may break from even a minor fall. Health First Medical Group’s Dr. Catherine Rossi explains, “Osteoporosis is a…
Audrey Joiner to Lead SCVIM as Executive Director After five years of work organizing, opening and running Space Coast Volunteers in Medicine (SCVIM), Executive Director and Clinic Founder Paul Ringenberger is stepping down. Replacing him will be SCVIM Medical Office…
Breast cancer survivors are as passionate in their survivorship as they are supporting others going through the treatment process and raising money for the cause. This month, we feature some local survivors who shared their journey with the “C” word….
You’ve heard the alarming statistics on breast cancer, read about early detection, genetic risk and mutations. Even movie stars are weighing in. Actress Angelina Jolie publicly revealed in February that she had a double mastectomy after her doctor indicated strong…
Amazingly, the human heart will start beating about four weeks after conception and will beat about 3.5 billion times in a lifetime or about 100,000 times a day. It is a perfect pump with four chambers that allows nutrients, oxygen,…
Sports medicine physicians help athletes maximize function and minimize injuries. Whatever sport is your favorite, staying healthy and on top of your game takes time and dedication, and the unfortunate truth is injuries are a common part of almost every…
Ginger Burton, ARNP-C and Michelle Bartlett team up to beat the odds. At age 38, Michelle Bartlett was doing everything she’d been told to screen for breast cancer. Starting at the young age of 25, when her mother was diagnosed…
“Brotox” the use of Botox by men is gaining in popularity. Men constitute nearly 10 percent of all BOTOX® Cosmetic treatments and that number has grown considerably in the last 5 years. Dubbed “brotox” when used for men, the procedure…