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May is Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month Skin cancer is the most common cancer. More than 2 million cases of skin cancer will be diagnosed this year and that’s just in the United States, according to the Centers for…
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…
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,…
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…
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,…
Professionals at Health First Pro-Health & Fitness Centers weigh in on the keys to disease prevention From warding of diseases, to strengthening bones and controlling weight, to simply boosting your mood and outlook on life, there are few choices that…
As a long-term acute-care hospital, Kindred Hospital Melbourne has the time to provide the level care needed to reduce each patient’s chances of re-admission As a health care system focused on treating medically complex patients who need extended recovery time…