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  Skin care

  The skin essentials that help turn back the clock

  You can prevent the appearance of aging and look younger with proper skin care, injectables and light and laser treatments.
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  Caregiving

  Caregivers offered comfort, support

  There are 44.4 million adult American caregivers who care for a family member or friend, according to a study.
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  Brain health

  Early detection of Alzheimer’s can give family time to plan

  New tests — and others in the research pipeline — can now diagnose Alzheimer’s with great accuracy, a critical step in treating the devastating disease
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  Orthopedic surgery

  Knee and hip replacements easier thanks to medical advancements

  Custom fit knee replacements and robotic-assisted hip surgeries are getting patients up and about faster than ever — at all ages.
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  Fitness

  ‘Baby Weight’ author launching exercise video series for moms and moms-to-be

  The 6-month-old smiled and giggled as his mother, MacKenzie Oakley, held him in her outstretched hands while she did a strengthening yoga chair pose at a public beach in Islamorada.
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  Mercedes-Benz Corporate Run

  After 40 years, Footworks still a center of running community

  The Huseby family started FootWorks long before running was cool.

• Plastic surgery 101

  How to fight age in the face

  I do understand that at 43 you do not want to look in your 50s. The aging process is about volume loss and not only about gravity. As people age, people lose volume (fat), which supports the face and then the face falls because of the effects of gravity. The new age of plastic surgery understands that and now physicians try to re-volumize patients to look better (sometimes with way too much material).

• Seniors

  New yoga form has seniors laughing

  Laughing is said to be good for the mind and body. Taking that advice to heart, a number of seniors are flocking to laughter yoga — an exercise that encourages people to laugh while practicing yoga.

• Jock Doc

  How to prevent common golf injuries

  Although golf is generally thought of as a safe sport, overuse injuries are not uncommon.
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  The dangers of thigh gap

  Teenage girls are worshiping a body image that is dangerous and digitally enhanced
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  PTSD

  Musician who finds trauma healing at Miami center gives back with concert

  When classical guitarist Karen Schoenhals first learned about how the Trauma Resolution Center of Miami was helping people overcome post-traumatic stress disorder, she thought she would be the one whom the center couldn’t help.
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  Study seeks 100,000 participants — and key to staying cancer-free

  When Alpa Patel’s grandfather was diagnosed with cancer, he seemed healthy: The 64-year-old had been training for a triathlon when doctors found a lemon-size tumor in his brain. He died almost a year to the day from when he was diagnosed.

• Move it!

  AEF 5K Run and Walk: Help children and families affected by autism, Asperger’s syndrome, anxiety, depression, attention deficit by participating in this run and walk hosted by the nonprofit Alternative Education Foundation; 6 a.m. Sunday; Markham Park, 16001 W. State Road 84, Weston. $25. 954-389-2000, aef5k.org/.
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  Miami Heat Coach Erik Spoelstra gets his workout at a Pilates studio

  When he’s not running up and down courtside, Miami Heat Coach Erik Spoelstra gets his workout at a Pilates studio
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  Homestead

  Homestead mayor recovers from surgical procedure to improve blood flow

  Mayor Steven Bateman said he is feeling better after surgery intended to prevent heart problems.
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  Health

  Spinal injury victims take ride of their lives in Everglades

  On the night of July 7, 2011, Willie Smith was caught in a drive-by shooting in Brownsville, a victim of mistaken identity.

• Skin deep

  How much water does your skin need?

  Our bodies (skin included) need water to function, but how much is enough?

• Little Haiti

  Fair to offer health screenings at Edison High School

  The fair is open to the community around Edison High School.
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  Exercise

  Maximizing your life through fitness

  Jillian Michaels doesn’t believe in doing things halfway. That’s true not just for exercise — she’s best known as the toughest trainer on NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” — but also for motherhood.
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  Chew on this

  Detox naturally with broccoli and berries

  You need a detox diet. And if you, like me, were a child who waited for thermometers to break so you could play with liquid mercury, consider this a mandate.

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