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Yellow Fever Vaccine Shortage Update – What You Need To Know
Yellow fever is a serious, potentially deadly viral infection transmitted by mosquitos. This disease is most prevalent in certain parts of Africa and South America.
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A Trip to Take Before You Travel
If an international trip is in your future, chances are you have a checklist of things to do before you leave. One important item that should be on that list is a trip to a travel medicine specialist. And for this trip, you don’t have to go far.
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Behavioral Counseling Can Help Healthy People Lower Their Heart Disease Risk, Too
Heart disease is responsible for 1 out of every 3 deaths in the U.S., making it the leading cause of death in the country.
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Melinda and Paxton’s Journey to Becoming a Pet Therapy Team
My journey to becoming a Pet Therapy Team started after I began volunteering at Orlando Health. I decided to donate my time to the organization because it was close to home, and I had family members who had been patients at Orlando Regional Medical Center. I knew that one day I would want to work at Orlando Health so I thought volunteering would give me a better idea of what the organization is like.
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Why Do I Feel Hot (or Cold) All the Time?
As a family physician, I see patients every day with a variety of symptoms and conditions.
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The possible link between celiac disease and unexplained infertility
I saw a lovely 26-year-old woman who has been trying to get pregnant for two years in my office recently. Neither she nor her husband has ever conceived. She was having normal regular periods and frequent unprotected intercourse in the middle of her menstrual cycle. She had no complaints of painful periods or painful intercourse. Her only medical complaint was abdominal bloating, cramps and diarrhea that seemed to be related to stress. She had lost weight recently by exercising and eliminating breads and carbohydrates, and as a result, her bloating also improved.
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Sinus Headache or Migraine? How To Tell the Difference
When you have a headache, it can be hard to pinpoint the cause. Is it a sinus headache? Is it a migraine? While it may not matter to you in the aching, painful moment, understanding the difference between the two can help you to manage your pain more effectively.
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Pelvic Floor Disorders: More Common Than You Think
Even the closest of friends might not feel comfortable discussing issues like bladder leakage. This may be one of the reasons why urinary incontinence and other pelvic floor disorders don’t get as much attention as they should.
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Urinary and Bowel Problems After Pregnancy: You're Not Alone
Although many women are eager to share the milestones that come with new motherhood, there are some things they might be embarrassed to bring up — like the urinary and bowel problems that can happen after giving birth.
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What's the GERD Diet and Why Does It Help the GI Tract?
With the holidays approaching, celebrations with friends and family over a large, delicious meal are tradition. But overindulging at the buffet can lead to stomach upset, or worse, trigger an episode of gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD.
