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Tanya Racoobian

Why Dog Ownership Can Mean Living Longer...

Dog ownership is associated with a lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, alleviating social isolation and improving one’s overall perception of well being, according...

November 27, 2017 / 2 min read

Move, Set Limits to Avoid Holiday Weight...

Packing a suitcase and traveling to visit family and friends during the holidays is a welcome activity for many. But there’s another type of packing...

November 14, 2017 / 3 min read

The Health Benefits of Meditation (Video)

Meditation is now being linked to a decrease in a person’s risk of heart disease. For the first time, the American Heart Association (AHA) has...

November 8, 2017 / 2 min read

Emergency Departments on Front Line of Opioid...

A presidential announcement Thursday declared a U.S. public health emergency because of the hundreds of people who are dying daily from overdoses involving opioids. Joseph...

October 27, 2017 / 2 min read

Lower Breast Cancer Risk With Lifestyle Choices

Jane Mendez, M.D., Miami Cancer Institute, advises patients to focus on lifestyle factors that are proven to contribute to increased breast cancer risk.

October 26, 2017 / 3 min read

Parents Beware: Kids’ Costumes Could Harbor Head...

As children prepare to celebrate the arrival of fall with trick-or-treating activities, parents may need to keep an eye out for a different type of...

October 25, 2017 / 2 min read

Walking Past Peripheral Artery Disease – PAD...

Miami resident Michael Greenman talks about being treated for peripheral artery disease, or PAD, at Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute.

October 19, 2017 / 2 min read

Breast Cancer Roundup: Radiation Therapy ‘Not as...

The majority of patients who have radiation therapy for breast cancer say the treatment isn’t as “scary” as they thought it would be, according to a...

October 6, 2017 / 3 min read

Restoring Homestead Hospital’s Grow2Heal Garden After Irma

Two weeks after Hurricane Irma blew through South Florida, most work and school schedules are back on track. But in Homestead, located in the southernmost...

September 28, 2017 / 3 min read

Student Athletes Cautioned About Post-Storm, Heat-Related Illness

Hurricane Irma sidelined student athletes from game play and practice. But some school teams are about to re-start practice about a week after the storm...

September 15, 2017 / 5 min read