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Holiday food drives across the region focus on helping to feed the 1 in 6 Central Floridians struggling with hunger at any given time. With healthier food options readily available in the supermarket, you can make even more of a positive impact this season by reading the labels when selecting food donations.

Orlando, FL (May 10, 2018) –North America’s leading animal welfare funder is helping Central Florida patients experience the healing power of pets.

Imagine a wrist that rotates in a circle while bent at a 90-degree angle. Or fingers that can flex as far backward as forward. Add in a third and fourth arm. No, this isn’t something from the set of a science-fiction movie. It’s a surgical robot that assists doctors in performing intricate surgery with a level of accuracy and precision difficult to attain with the human hand.

When Julia Montgomery Stewart was pregnant with her second child, she never imagined that she could pass on a hereditary trait causing her baby to be born with a hole in his heart.

More than 75 percent of Americans own a smartphone, making these devices an integral part of our everyday lives. But for many of us, smartphones have moved from handy tools to all-consuming toys. 

Whether you find yourself facing a minor fender-bender, a looming deadline or a fast-approaching locomotive, any stressful event can trigger a series of well-coordinated, nearly instantaneous reactions in your body. Often known as the “fight-or-flight” response, this process evolved as a survival mechanism for humans and other mammals to react quickly to life-threatening situations, helping them to fight off danger or escape to safety.

As Central Florida continues to grow, so does its number of trauma cases.

Women are part of an evolving healthcare movement that only within the past 30 years has recognized their specific wellness and treatment.

The brain’s response to acute stress is amazing, triggering a series of instinctive reactions to ready the body for fight — or flight. And when the perceived danger or threat passes, stress hormones go back to normal levels, and your body returns to normal function.

Rice, pasta, fruits and vegetables. These foods are all carbohydrates — but they don’t share the same nutritional benefits for your body. You’ve probably heard the terms “good carbs” and “bad carbs” — it’s true that some forms of carbohydrates are better for you than others. Here’s what you should know: