Wellness & Prevention


Watch Now: "Sweet Revenge: Turning the Tables...

(VIDEO: Recent studies continue to expose the dangers of sugar in the American diet. Listen to what Dr. Robert Lustig says about what he calls...

May 15, 2015 / 2 min read


3D Mammography: Clear and Accurate

Mammography plays a major role in detecting breast cancer when it’s still small enough to be easily treated. And advances in detection and treatment of...

May 14, 2015 / 3 min read


Watch Now: Big Data – Secrets to...

Harlan Krumholz, M.D., a cardiologist, healthcare scientist and professor of medicine at Yale University, was featured at Baptist Health South Florida’s Speaker Series: Thought Leaders...

May 14, 2015 / 1 min read


6 Tips for Making the Most of...

Food trends all start with a common food ingredient that suddenly receives attention and makes it more attractive to the consumer.

May 13, 2015 / 2 min read


Facing the Facts of Fibromyalgia

  Irish singer-songwriter Sinead O’Connor, actress-comedian Janeane Garofolo and Academy-award winning actor Morgan Freeman know the agony of the chronic, widespread and severe pain associated...

May 12, 2015 / 3 min read


New ‘WATCHMAN’ Device Reduces Stroke Risk, Need...

The innovative new device is called WATCHMAN, and while it does not keep time like the name suggests, it helps patients with irregular heartbeats and...

May 11, 2015 / 2 min read


Fructose Makes Brain Crave High-Calorie Foods, Study...

Fructose occurs naturally in honey, fruits, vegetables and their juices — and is found in “high fructose corn syrup” — the much-maligned ingredient added to...

May 8, 2015 / 3 min read


Watch Now: Treadmill Safety Tips

Such fatal accidents on treadmills are rare, and the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that there have been 30 reported deaths linked to...

May 7, 2015 / 2 min read


5 Melanoma Myths

  Many see developing skin cancer as “no big deal,” compared with other forms of cancer, but for the 73,870 Americans who will be told this...

May 4, 2015 / 4 min read


One Hour of Daily TV Linked to...

Children in kindergarten and first grade who watch at least 60 minutes of television a day are more likely to be overweight or obese. Cutting...

May 1, 2015 / 2 min read