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Diabetes

Teen learns to tackle Type 2 diabetes

For a 17-year-old Coral Reef High student, a trip to the emergency room with a frighteningly high blood sugar level led her to get serious about Type 2 diabetes
Health

Heart patient, 21, waits for transplant approval

Twenty-one-year-old Daniel Lasprilla’s life is measured in beats.
HEALTH/MEDICINE

University of Miami Hospital sends team to Panama to save NCIS agent’s life

University of Miami Hospital sent a team to Panama with the special Impella heart pump to help save an NCIS agent’s life.

Life-saving face transplant performed in Poland

Doctors in Poland say they have performed an urgent total face transplant on a 33-year-old man whose face was torn off in an accident which also crushed his jaws. 1369221969
Cancer Society hits 100 as US cancer rate falls

The American Cancer Society - one of the nation's best known and influential health advocacy groups - is 100 years old this week. 1369207272
Portland, Ore., rejecting water fluoridation

The mayor of Portland, Ore., has conceded defeat in an effort to add fluoride to the city's drinking water.
More tornadoes from global warming? Nobody knows

A deadly tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City on Monday. A quick look at some basic facts:

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Diabetes

Teen learns to tackle Type 2 diabetes

For a 17-year-old Coral Reef High student, a trip to the emergency room with a frighteningly high blood sug...
Health

Heart patient, 21, waits for transplant approval

Twenty-one-year-old Daniel Lasprilla’s life is measured in beats.
HEALTH/MEDICINE

University of Miami Hospital sends team to Panama to save NCIS agent’s life

University of Miami Hospital sent a team to Panama with the special Impella heart pump to help save an NCIS...
Marijuana

Miami area leaders discuss marijuana legalization

The Urban League of Greater Miami and Concerned African Women are hosting a public conversation to discuss ...
Stem cells recovered from cloned human embryos

Scientists have finally recovered stem cells from cloned human embryos, a longstanding goal that could lea...
Skin Deep

If you’re basking in the sun, watch what you drink

Every year, I have at least one alarmed parent bring in their 18- to 25-year-old child with a strange rash ...
Move it!

Beach Bliss: Enjoy light yoga, Pilates, walking, stretching and meditation. Be gently guided through a rela...
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HEALTH/MEDICINE

University of Miami Hospital sends team to Panama to save NCIS agent’s life

University of Miami Hospital sent a team to Panama with the special Impella heart pump to help save an NCIS...
Chew on this

British fast-diet fad hitting our shores

The most recent trendy U.K. import is not music or fashion but a weight-loss plan. The British bestseller T...
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High-protein breakfast can cut cravings all day

Would you be interested in a pill that decreases the hunger-stimulating hormone ghrelin and increases the s...
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Frozen produce a nutritional asset

As I was describing the virtues of frozen produce to a class recently, one of my students shot me a “...
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Try these foods for better sleeping

Do you jump out of bed ready to start the day or are you making deals with the alarm clock for five more mi...
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Eating more fruits and vegetables associated with lower risk of ALS

Produce power strikes again. The role of vegetables and fruits in reducing the risk of heart disease, certa...
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Weight-loss tech, the bad and the good
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Jock Doc

How to avoid spring break injuries

Inevitably, a week after a spring break I see an increase of injured athletes in my office. In terms of vol...
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Skin Deep

A holiday skin survival guide

It’s that time of year again, and odds are you have a schedule filled with holiday parties for work,...
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LET'S TALK

Caught in mom's trap again

Q: Every vacation, I visit my mother for several days and spend the rest with my partner. Mom's always tryi...
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