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• Children Who Survive Congenital Heart Defects May Have Additional Challenges

  Congenital heart defects affect about 1% of newborns, but even for the majority that survive, the quest for good health continues into adulthood. On-going research indicates that children who survive the heart condition are at higher risk for developing other respiratory illnesses and other neurodevelopment health problems including unique learning challenges, autism and attention deficit disorders.

• Learning a Lifesaving Skill: How the ISR Program Teaches Infants and Children How to Swim

  Every day, two children under age 14 die as the result of accidental drowning.

• Help! How Do I Get My Sex Drive Back?

  If you’d rather curl up with a whodunnit or watch Seinfeld reruns than make love, you’re not alone. Many women lose their sex drive — at any age. Sometimes the change is temporary, such as during the stresses of child-rearing or relationship trauma. Other times it’s merely a matter of physiology. You may be less interested in having sex as your hormones change.

• Proton Therapy Q&A with Dr. Naren Ramakrishna

  In 2012, our team broke ground on a very special endeavor at the Orlando Health Cancer Institute. One that will surge our Cancer Center forward as providers of the latest and most effective technologies in healthcare and, more importantly, serve the community by giving our patients the best possible chance to win their fight against cancer.

• Can Anything Help My IBS?

  You have plans for the day, but before you can get started, the abdominal pain starts. Whether it is accompanied by diarrhea or constipation, the pain may only go away for a while once you defecate — but it may come back, keeping you in the bathroom, ruining your plans and your day. Although anyone can have stomach discomfort occasionally, if you have had these symptoms three days a month for the past three months, you may have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

• Thirsty Much? Know the Signs of Dehydration

  Our bodies need water to survive. Water doesn’t just keep us from feeling thirsty, it is instrumental in helping our bodies run efficiently. Water makes up 55 percent to 65 percent of adult bodies and about 78 percent of newborn bodies. Within the body, the brain and heart contain 73 percent water, muscles and kidneys contain 79 percent and even our bones are made up of 31 percent water.

• ‘Veep’ Star Julia Louis-Dreyfus Diagnosed with Breast Cancer

  An estimated 252,710 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed this year, affecting thousands of women and their families.

• Why Some Women Aren’t Taking a Key Breast Cancer Prevention Drug

  About 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime, but according to one recent study, women who are high risk for breast cancer may not be taking medication that could reduce their risk for the disease.

• Recognizing the Signs of Drowning

  Drowning is the second-leading cause of injury-related deaths in children between 1 and 14 years old in the United States, and it is the third-leading cause of unintentional death worldwide.

• 1 in 3 Americans Consume Sugary Drinks Every Day

  The average American consumes a lot of sugar — 20 teaspoons every day, to be exact.