Deportation fears have legal immigrants avoiding health care
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press MIAMI (AP) – The number of legal immigrants from Latin American nations who access public health …
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Florida county sees alarming increase in opioid overdoses
CRISIS: Florida has seen eight times more opioid overdoses since 2013. STOCK PHOTO FORT MYERS, Fla. – Health officials in a Florida county are calling …
CVS Pharmacy promises to end touchups of its beauty images
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) – Pharmacy giant CVS said it will stop significant touchups of images …
Feeling SAD? 6 ways to boost your mood this winter
STOCK PHOTO By NATALIE LAMB Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), often described as the ‘winter blues’, is a type of depression which comes and goes in …
Eat tasty, but healthy, mashed cauliflower with this simple recipe
The health-conscious do not have to sacrifice flavor with this mashed cauliflower recipe. PHOTO COURTESY OF DOWNSHIFTOLOGY.COM By SARA MOULTON Associated Press Let’s say you’ve …
Packed emergency rooms, deaths as flu hits California hard
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The flu has hit California so hard this year, pharmacies have run out of medicine to treat it, emergency rooms are …
Robot duck’s aim: Helps kids with cancer via power of play
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By MARINA HUTCHINSON Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) – A plush, robotic duck may soon become a fixture in the world of …
Texting ban may soon be enforced on Florida’s deadly roads
Texting while driving may soon be outlawed in Florida STOCK PHOTO By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. …
Week In Review
PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM FOUR DEPUTIES WOUNDED, ONE DEAD IN COLORADO ATTACK DENVER (AP) – Authorities in suburban Denver were investigating what led a 37-year-old …
Cardiologist says love is more than a matter of the heart
By JONATHAN M. PITTS The Baltimore Sun BALTIMORE (AP)- Dr. Armin Zadeh was well established in his career as a cardiologist and professor at Johns …