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Staying Healthy in Your 20s: The Best Way to Protect Your Brain As You Age
If you’re in your twenties, there’s no shortage of good advice telling you what you should be doing now, when you’re young, so you can be happier when you’re older. Start saving money now, preferably in a 401(K), and you’ll be rich when you retire. Protect yourself with sunscreen when you go out in the sun and reduce the chances of skin cancer. And stop worrying what other people think about you. (It truly doesn’t matter!)
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Why Aerobic and Muscle Strengthening Activities Should be Part of Your Exercise Routine
This blog is written in conjunction with Wyndham Bonett and Lee Weber, FSU medical students.
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How Your Medicine Can Increase Your Skin’s Sensitivity to the Sun
Did you know that taking certain medications can make your skin more sensitive to the sun?
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TAVR Heart Valve Replacement Benefits Younger, Healthier Patients Too
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has been used since 2011 for patients with a narrowing of the aortic valve opening (aortic stenosis), whose age or poor health made it unlikely they could survive traditional open-heart surgery. But two new clinical trials indicate that TAVR also can be used in younger, healthier patients. These results will significantly change how doctors treat patients who have failing aortic valves.
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Should You Ditch the Bath Bombs?
The dinner table is cleared. A candle flickers. You instruct your Bluetooth device to play relaxing music. Then you step into a tub filled with lusciously warm water, ready to soak away your stress.
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June is Men's Health Month: Make sure all the men in your life are following these age-related medical recommendations
If you're a woman reading this, you know that men can be reluctant to see a doctor for regular health screenings and checkups. If you're a man reading this, you might be thinking that regular checkups are a waste of time because you're fine—after all, you don't have any symptoms.
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How the Lungs Heal After Quitting Smoking
The risk of getting lung cancer is significantly reduced the longer someone goes without a cigarette. Someone who has spent a decade smoke-free is 50 percent less likely to get lung cancer compared to someone who continues to smoke, according to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). However, a former smoker still has a greater risk of getting lung cancer than someone who has never smoked.
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Wound Care at Orlando Health
An estimated 6.7 million patients will suffer from non-healing advanced wounds this year, according to Wound Care Awareness. Seniors, diabetic patients, cancer survivors, veterans, cardiac and surgical patients, are among those who will be affected by a non-healing wound.
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5 Heart-Healthy Habits to Teach Your Children
Learning heart-healthy habits is crucial.
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Bellyache or Something More Serious? You Might Have Diverticulitis
If you’re suffering from stomach pain, you might think you have a virus or maybe just ate too much. But there are other symptoms that could point to diverticulitis, a common digestive condition that affects millions of people, particularly those over the age of 40.
