Allan Cohen, a 66-year-old Aventura resident, dramatically changed the way he ate after being diagnosed with prostate cancer 15 years ago.
Dr. Harlan Selesnick on sports injuries
Dietician Sheah Rarback on healthy eating
Social worker Shirley Malove on mental health
We couldn't do without the sun. It keeps us warm, fuels photosynthesis so we have spinach to eat and helps our bodies make vitamin D. We couldn't see across the street without the sun.
Here are two recipes demonstrated by Janelle Hoilett in a recent cooking class at Aventura Hospital.
Since time immemorial, adults have been telling kids, ''Spit out that gum.'' Turns out, the adults should b...
We're nearing the year's first tomato harvest in Central California, one of the leading producers of the cr...
Gut-friendly bacteria have become a diet staple, so today I will make the case for fungi. Not just any fung...
On June 2, Cristin Dillon-Jones had Kashi Heart to Heart cereal mixed with Total Cinnamon Crunch, skim milk...
Barbecue season is here, and with it comes seasonal warnings about potential links between grilling and can...
Q: Thirty years ago I had torn cartilage in my knee and I had the old-time surgery with a big scar and they...
Q: I love playing tennis and over the last few weeks I have had pain in my wrist. It particularly hurts whe...
Ashtanga Yoga Workshop: Lectures and discussions that focus on integration of yoga practice and philosophy ...
Aikido for ages 13 and up: 8-9 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays and 7:30-9 a.m. Saturdays at Tumblebees Gymnasti...
Unlike first kids Malia and Sasha, my brother and I never convinced our parents to let us adopt a dog. My d...
Product: UVSunSense monitoring wristbands, $5.87 for a seven-pack, at www.amazon.com. The pitch: ''Convenie...
Product: AHAVA Time Line anti-aging cream, $56 for 1.7 ounce jar. Key ingredients: water, ethylhexyl palmit...
Product: Organix Cough and Sore Throat Drops, $3.99 for 24 drops (honey lemon, cherry, dark chocolate mint ...
Frances Woofenden is an 84-year-old competitive trick water skier who also bikes 10 miles a day. But it's h...
A habitual stomach-sleeper, Amanda Schlechter found herself in an uncomfortable position several years ago ...
Flip-flops aren't just hazardous to politicians -- they also pose risks for your feet. The floppy footwear,...
There's a new wrinkle remover on the market. Late last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sanctio...
More babies in Miami-Dade are now born by cesarean section than by natural childbirth, state records reveal...
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There are a few skin changes that you should never ignore, even in children. Take your son or daughter to a...
Nearly two years after the FDA issued a formal advisory urging parents not to give over-the-counter cough a...
You don't have to be an adult to have insomnia. Children can also have problems sleeping -- and no simple l...
Athletic parents who've been through it have some advice for those embarking on parenthood for the first ti...
A lawsuit filed by three former Stiefel Laboratories employees alleges that in the months leading up to a m...
Miami-based Opko Health is expanding into biotech and vaccine platforms.
A survey finds problems with Florida medical schools' ethics policies regarding pharmaceutical companies.
Eli Lilly & Co. officials wrote medical journal studies about the antipsychotic Zyprexa and then asked doct...
Unsealed internal company documents show that Lilly marketed an antipsychotic drug to older patients with d...
Microsoft and the University of Miami started a pilot project to help diabetics in Overtown -- and perhaps ...
As the White House prepares its major reform action for healthcare, concerns mount that pressure to cut cos...
Flu outbreaks are generally a winter problem. But the H1N1 virus is sticking around -- and spreading -- eve...
Allan Cohen, a 66-year-old Aventura resident, dramatically changed the way he ate after being diagnosed wit...
The sooner someone is diagnosed with dementia, the better. Increasingly, that's the mantra of experts in Al...
Michel Medina Gonzalez shook violently in a chair inside a patient room at Orlando Health, where he was fit...
We couldn't do without the sun. It keeps us warm, fuels photosynthesis so we have spinach to eat and helps ...
Summer may be a time to look at life through rose-colored glasses, but just make sure the glasses have enou...
There are three basic types of skin cancer. Two of them, basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, ...
Q. I have one ear that sticks out more than the other ear. Is it possible to only correct the ear that is b...
Q: My 10-year-old daughter has taken gymnastics for awhile and is very good. Lately she doesn't want to go....
Q: Thirty years ago I had torn cartilage in my knee and I had the old-time surgery with a big scar and they...
Devotees of detox diets and spa treatments have long insisted that fasting, slathering yourself with mud an...
Q. I hope you can help me. I have one nipple that goes in instead of sticking out. I am embarrassed to wear...
Q: I love playing tennis and over the last few weeks I have had pain in my wrist. It particularly hurts whe...
Q. I would like to have surgery on my face but I am scared I'll end up with that chasing-the-wind look. Do ...
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