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Alkaline Water: Is the Hype True?
These days, consumers have more choices than ever when it comes to water — spring, filtered, flavored, carbonated, mineralized and more. Proponents of “alkalized” water say it offers possible health benefits ranging from cancer resistance and diabetes prevention to helping with weight loss, lowering cholesterol and improving energy. But before you spend your hard-earned cash on water, Orlando Health nutritionist Lisa Cooper, RD, says it’s important to know the facts.
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Balancing Act
When we think of exercise, we tend to think of sweating on the treadmill or doing that third set of bicep curls.
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Could My Picky Eater Have a Feeding Disorder?
If you have a picky eater, you’ve probably experienced some stressful mealtimes.
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Testing Your Testes
If you have testes, you’re at risk for testicular cancer, says Dr. Andrew Davidiuk, a urologist with Orlando Health Medical Group Urology.
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Helping Diseased Lungs Breathe Easier
Unless we have a cold, most of us don’t think about breathing — we just do it.
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Orlando Health acquires prime I-4 frontage in Osceola County
To meet the needs of Florida’s growing Northwest Osceola county and surrounding areas, Orlando Health is building a standalone emergency room on a 28-acre campus located in Northwest Osceola County at 8011 Osceola Polk Line Road, Davenport, FL 33896.
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Dr. Higgins Goes Home
Growing up in the Bahamas, Jonathan Higgins saw his share of strong hurricanes — from Andrew in 1992 to Charley, Frances and Jeanne in 2004. But those storms didn’t compare in ferocity to Hurricane Dorian, a Category 5 storm, as it ripped through the northern Bahamas in early September, leaving 70,000 people without food or shelter and reducing buildings to rubble.
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On the Edge of Crisis
It seemed like an ordinary workday morning. Except that Cristina Settanni was running late. The registered nurse at Orlando Health UF Health Cancer Center needed a faster route to work so she took a toll road she typically avoids. As she crossed an overpass toward her exit, something caught her eye.
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Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital to open $20 million expansion to public this month
Orlando, FL (February 07, 2020) – Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital recently unveiled its new $20 million expansion on the hospital’s fifth floor, which was designed to provide additional space to facilitate the growing community and enhance the quality of care for surgical patients.
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From Seeing Stars to Running Marathons
Rachel Robbins was attending nursing school in Alabama when some strange things started happening to her last fall. First, the 27-year-old avid runner began seeing “stars” and developing migraines. Then, her vision got worse — people’s faces were fuzzy and letters on the left side of signs were missing.
