Posts in category Health

MIAMI — Jackson Memorial Hospital wants you to breast-feed your baby. Gone are commercially-sponsored formula samples in discharge bags from the maternity unit. Instead, expect …

BELLE GLADE — Ron Duprat, best known for competing on season 6 of Bravo TV’s Top Chef, will give healthy cooking demonstrations at the Haitian …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mark Matulaitis holds out his arms so the Parkinson’s specialist can check his tremors. But this is no doctor’s office: Matulaitis sits …

Although stress is a normal part of life, it can become overwhelming and have several adverse effects on both the body and mind, including impaired …

FORT LAUDERDALE — Broward Heath’s Seventh Avenue Family Health Center was officially renamed after Cora E. Braynon, the first black director of nursing for Broward …

MIAMI — With agriculture accounting for 20,000 jobs and a $2.7 billion impact on the economy of Miami-Dade County, commissioners have agreed to conduct a …

WASHINGTON — The health care law has opened up an unusual opportunity for some mothers-to-be to save on medical bills for childbirth.

Plan to attend an event to increase asthma awareness on May 19, at 9 a.m., at 8600 NW 17 St., Suite 200 (large conference room), …

EDITOR’S NOTE: In 1981, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first cases of a rare pneumonia that had sickened five Los …

NEW YORK — Bad news for lazy dogs: A new device, called Whistle, lets pet owners track how much exercise – or sleep – their …