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  • Why Do I Need to See a Mental Health Counselor?

    Why should you see a mental health counselor? The answer may surprise you. Many people think they must have a serious issue to see a counselor. They may worry that going to a counselor indicates they are not right in the head. Neither are true.

  • Do I Have an Anxiety Disorder?

    Everyone worries or feels stressed out on occasion. For the millions of people who live with anxiety disorders, these experiences are far more severe. That worry, stress and fear can negatively affect their work, social life, relationships or even just their ability to function. There is reason to have hope: Anxiety disorders are highly treatable through a variety of methods, including psychotherapy and medications.

  • Exciting? Scary? What It’s Like to Have Quadruplets

    Something was wrong. The technician at the doctor’s office in Charlotte, N.C., was performing the ultrasound, when her entire demeanor changed. She said excuse me, placed her ultrasound wand back on the machine and left the room.

  • Study: One Minute a Day of Weight-Bearing Exercise May Improve Bone Health

    It turns out that even one minute of exercise can be beneficial for the body, according to one recent study.

  • Safety Tips That Will Help Keep Your Holidays Happy

    For most of us, the holidays are a time when we may take some extra time off work to shop for presents or spend time with friends and family. A lot of people pull Grandma’s recipe book off the shelf and try some of her traditional recipes. The holidays are also a time when people like to travel, either to visit relatives or experience the season in a different place.

  • New Treatments for Lung Cancer

    Harnessing the body’s immune system to help destroy lung cancer cells is the goal of new therapies being developed at UF Health Cancer Center — Orlando Health. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among both men and women, causing more deaths every year than breast, prostate, and colon cancers combined, according to the Cancer Research Institute. Cigarette smoking is responsible for nearly 80 percent of lung cancers.

  • Recognizing and Treating Autism

    “I didn’t want to hear it, I didn’t want to know. 

  • Understanding and Preventing Heart Disease in Women

    Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, causing more deaths than all forms of cancer combined. “But the signs of heart disease in women can differ from those in men, so many women do not recognize when their heart is in danger,” says Maria Demori, MD, a cardiologist with Orlando Health Heart & Vascular Institute. Although chest pain is still the main symptom, women more often than men experience atypical symptoms such as:

  • Spring Allergy Alert

    Springtime is here — and so is allergy season.  Allergic rhinitis, also known as hay fever, is marked by a sensitive reaction to things in the environment, such as pollen, dust mites or pet dander. If you suffer from a runny or stuffy nose and watery, itchy eyes around this time of year, it’s likely that you have seasonal allergic rhinitis. And in spring, pollen is the main culprit.

  • Redefining herself – and her lifestyle

    For years, no decades, Michelle Milliner walked through department stores and dress shops admiring the designer labels and their elegant styling. She looked but never for very long. She knew her size 30 body was not going to fit into any of those clothes.