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Probiotics: Health Hype or Everyday Essential?
Many people don’t realize it, but there are billions of yeasts and bacteria – both good and bad – living in our bodies. Increasingly, we’re learning more about the key role these colonies play in keeping us healthy and performing at our best.
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Orlando Health: Extraordinary Doctors. Extraordinary Care.
At Orlando Health, our team members are truly our most valuable asset. Our doctors are trusted by our patients as well as health professionals around the globe – from U.S. News & World Report and Sirius Radio interviews to the Wall Street Journal and local news stations, the Orlando Health team is busy sharing knowledge and making an impact.
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Get the ‘Right Care’ at Orlando Health
At Orlando Health, an initiative called Right Care is helping to standardize hospital processes so the “right” care is delivered to every patient, every time, in every Orlando Health facility.
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Will My Student Athlete Be a Healthier Adult?
Playing sports as a child can set your kid up for a lifetime of healthy habits. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in five children is obese in the United States. As a result, diabetes, high cholesterol and hypertension are rising among children, who historically hadn’t been plagued by these health issues.
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Have a Healthy Heart
On Valentine’s Day, we think about the heart in terms of love, but Valentine’s Day is also a good time to think about the heart in terms of health. Having a healthy heart is the best gift you can give yourself and those you love.
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Eating Vegan for Heart Health
When professional soccer player Toni Pressley began a vegan diet, she lost weight, increased her energy and stamina, slept better at night and found her mood improve. But she got an added benefit of improving her heart health.
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The growing role of robotic surgery in gynecology at Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies
Lately there has been some very serious discussion in the media about robotic surgery programs, how surgeons are credentialed and trained, and the role that the manufacturer of the robotic equipment (Intuitive Surgical) may or may not play.
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Can a Healthy Diet Prevent Skin Cancer?
Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer and is mainly caused by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays. More than 85 percent of skin cancers are associated with UV exposure — which can come from the sun and other sources such as tanning beds and sun lamps. The UV rays generate molecules — called free radicals — in the body that inflame and damage the cell function and the skin’s DNA. That damage to cells causes changes or mutations to the cells, leading to skin cancer.
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4 Things You Need to Know for Good Bone Health
About 1.5 million bone fractures occur each year in the U.S., leading to 500,000 hospitalizations, 800,000 emergency room visits and more than 2.6 million doctors’ visits, according to the U.S. Surgeon General’s report.
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Meet Daisy-Mai – An Orlando Health Pet Therapy Dog
Daisy-Mai, my eight-pound Pomeranian, was born to be a pet therapy dog. Our journey began the day she climbed into my sister-in-law, Nicole’s, lap and cuddled up into a fluffy ball, begging to be pet and loved. As Nicole stroked Daisy’s soft, silky fur and soaked in her gentle sweetness, she had the sudden thought that Daisy should become a therapy dog. I immediately agreed, which led to Daisy becoming a part of the Orlando Health Pet Therapy Program.
