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Sharon Harvey

Pretty Shoes, Painful Feet?

I love my stilettos; but it’s a dysfunctional relationship. I walk on eggshells and pinched toes to make it all work. At the end of...

October 9, 2013 / 3 min read

New Patient Privacy Rules

It’s official. Medical records now have stronger locks. A new era in patient privacy regulations started this week, thanks to changes in federal laws designed...

September 24, 2013 / 3 min read

Life With Irregular Heartbeats

Do you know the truth about AFib? Those four letters form a catchy abbreviation for atrial fibrillation, the most common type of irregular heartbeat. Every...

September 19, 2013 / 3 min read

Single-Site Gallbladder Surgery

Did you know that your gallbladder is a small pear-shaped organ that stores and releases bile and other juices that help you digest food? But...

September 10, 2013 / 2 min read

Ways to Help Obese Kids and Teens

Seventy percent of obese kids have at least one risk factor for cardiovascular disease and nearly 40 percent of have two or more risk factors,...

September 5, 2013 / 3 min read

Advisory: Mosquitoes & Dengue Fever

A local division of the Florida Department of Health has issued a mosquito-borne illness advisory for Miami-Dade County. The advisory follows a report about Miami-Dade County’s first confirmed case of locally transmitted dengue fever this year.  Additionally, there...

August 30, 2013 / 2 min read

Puppy Love, Healthy Hearts

Does stress have you on a short leash? Getting a watchdog may help. Fido, the family pet, can help guard your heart from the ill...

August 21, 2013 / 2 min read

Stress Busters for School Season

Just like a jumbo box of crayons, back-to-school anxiety can outline your life with a jumble of shades and colors. That’s because back-to-school season carries...

August 13, 2013 / 2 min read

Not Just for Royals

Inquiring minds want to know if new mom Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, plans to breast-feed newborn Prince George. The debate over formula vs....

August 7, 2013 / 2 min read

13 Ways to Avoid Jet Lag

Whether you’re traveling for business or pleasure, jet lag can highjack travel plans and hold you hostage with an assortment of ailments. And it’s not...

July 26, 2013 / 2 min read