Posts in category Health

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Health has confirmed three cases of  chikungunya fever in the state, with two of the infected people from the …

BLACK PR WIRE — Publix Pharmacy has added another free prescription drug to its growing list, this one to treat high blood pressure.

SAN CRISTOBAL, Dominican Republic — They suffer searing headaches, a burning fever and so much pain in their joints they can barely walk or use …

DAYTONA BEACH (AP) — Deline Louigene kept the giant tumor growing in her mouth shrouded with a cloth in her Haitian village. Now, she rested …

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 …