Tag: cancer prevention

Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices

We all know that maintaining a healthy weight and exercising is a path to better overall health.  Studies now suggest...

October 22, 2014

Watch Now: Komen Race For the Cure

It was a sea of pink, more than 30,000 people descending on Bayfront Park for the 19th annual Komen Race...

October 20, 2014

Breast Cancer: Know Your Family History

For some patients, the risk of developing breast cancer is in their genes. About 5 percent to 10 percent of...

October 15, 2014

Are You Fruit Smart?

Eating a couple of pieces of fruit a day could cut your risk of heart disease and stroke by up...

October 9, 2014

Early Detection is Everything

Mammograms have recently been in the news as studies have questioned their effectiveness in detecting breast cancer. So what does...

October 3, 2014

Top 5 Steps to Healthy Aging

Primary care physicians are increasingly providing an aging population with "wellness and prevention" guidelines so that these patients can remain...

September 24, 2014

Don’t Put Off Regular Screenings

Regularly scheduled checkups, complete with different screening exams tailored toward your age, keep you on the wellness track.

September 22, 2014

Watch Now – Colonoscopy: Conquering Test Anxiety

Booyah! I finally scheduled and went through with a colonoscopy — a health screening for colorectal cancer. I zoomed past...

September 16, 2014

Dementia Risk Factors, Stroke Prevention & Other...

Your blood type may play a small role in your risk for dementia, a new study finds. People with blood...

September 12, 2014

Frequent Cycling and Prostate Risks

A new study has raised concerns for long-distance male cyclists. Researchers found that cyclists who ride the most—several hours a...

September 5, 2014

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Coronavirus concerns are dominating our daily lives. You have questions. Our physicians have answers. Host, Dr. Jonathan Fialkow and his guest, Dr. Kamaljit Kaur address the most frequently asked...

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Florida International University and Baptist Health South Florida are partnering on an initiative to manufacture face shields for healthcare workers on the front lines of...

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Do pregnant women have more to fear from the coronavirus (COVID-19) than the average, healthy adult? Public health officials and doctors say that there are...