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Mary Ellen Scherl, a breast-cancer survivor's daughter, takes the classic sculpting tradition of the bust and turns it into a 21st century public health statement with her Mamorial project. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/top-story/story/798635.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/top-story/story/798635.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:01 EST An American soldier is hit by enemy fire in Iraq. A Humvee speeds him to a field hospital outside the combat area. He looks up groggily to see a robot peering down at him. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/accommodations/story/474118.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/accommodations/story/474118.html Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:25 EDT How South Floridians of all ages get fit http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/accommodations/story/474098.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/accommodations/story/474098.html Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:22 EDT Gigi Lehman on healthier food choices http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/accommodations/story/474097.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/accommodations/story/474097.html Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:18 EDT Howard Cohen works it out for you http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/794523.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/794523.html Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:01 EST ''I have good news and bad news,'' the doctor told me. ``The bad news is you have a broken bone in your foot.'' And the good news? http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/794535.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/794535.html Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:01 EST It is easy to work up an appetite while enjoying an outdoor festival. During our glorious Miami International Book Fair, I took some time off from the readings to check out the food court. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/786628.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/786628.html Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:01 EST One of the Sleuth's favorite scenes in literature -- OK, in chick lit -- comes when the working-woman protagonist of I Don't Know How She Does It ''distresses'' a store-bought pie in order to pass it off as homemade at a school party. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/785760.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/785760.html Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Diabetes has cost Robert Heard dearly. His left leg was amputated below the knee two years ago. Kidney failure -- with its special diets, thrice-weekly dialysis and ever-present threats of infection -- is worse. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/785770.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/785770.html Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:01 EST One of the most inspiring meals during my recent trip to Spain began with a bowl of soup. A gorgeous gigante white bean soup served with a glass of Spanish Rioja was presented as a first course during lunch at Meson de Candido Restaurant in Segovia. The 200-year-old Meson de Candido is famous for the tradition of roasted suckling piglets, so you can guess where this soup gets its flavor! (Actually the recipe calls for one pig's ear and one pig's foot along with chorizo sausage and some cured Serrano... http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/785820.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/785820.html Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Many bemoan the calories in a typical Thanksgiving meal but traditional foods at this feast can be among the healthiest foods you can eat. Here are the top five foods that should make an appearance at your holiday table. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/785757.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/785757.html Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Don't look now, but the cold and flu season is fast approaching. And when you catch a bug this winter, people will recommend all sorts of dietary cures to hasten recovery. Registered dietitian Joanne Larsen, who runs the popular website Ask the Dietitian, has her own advice based on science, not old wives' tales. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/786891.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/786891.html Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Don't starve before the feast. It can result in overeating. Eat a cup of non-fat yogurt or a piece of fruit to avoid feeling ravenous. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/785859.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/785859.html Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:01 EST Not to be a grinch about it, but we're approaching the most dangerous six weeks of the year, diet-wise. Nutritionists say the average American will gain 5 to 15 pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day. And before Valentine's Day, will break his or her resolution to lose it. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/775714.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/775714.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Consider the challenges faced by the early Americans trying to get their first Thanksgiving meal on the table: Outsmart the wild turkeys, clean the codfish, grind the grain into meal, gather the corn and be grateful that Native American chief Massasoit and his 90 men contributed five deer to the feast. (Today, a nice bottle of wine or homemade pie would be considered sufficient.) http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/775690.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/775690.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:01 EST For this Thanksgiving-prep edition of Supermarket Sleuth, we're looking at products that will give you a head start on fixing the biggest meal of the year. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/794540.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/794540.html Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:01 EST Body: Monica Rumler, 24, 5-feet-7, 125 pounds, recent Barry University graduate who lives in North Bay Village. Her passion: Boxing. After starting to train earlier this year, she won the featherweight division in an amateur National Golden Glove competition in Hollywood in July. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/794532.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/794532.html Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:01 EST A little over a year ago, I was killing time on an elliptical machine at a local gym, using a wristwatch heart rate monitor to track the workout. The monitor had settings for my age, weight, sex and height, and kept a running count of the estimated number of calories used. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/794537.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/794537.html Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:01 EST Q: I am a 23-year-old female who has increased my training and running to get in better shape. Over the last three weeks I have had pain in my right hip. It bothers me the more I run and I have had to stop. I went to my family doctor and he took X-rays, which showed no fracture. However, I am still not better. What should I do? http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/794534.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/794534.html Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:01 EST FITNESS RUNS FOR A CAUSE SATURDAY, DEC. 6, Jingle Bell Jog: Popular 5K run and fitness walk. Proceeds benefit the Wellness Center at Broward General Medical Center; 7:30 a.m; Sawgrass Technology Park, Sunrise Boulevard and Northwest 136th Avenue, Sunrise; $25, $20 for ages 18 and younger before race day; $30 on race day. 954-970-7752. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/794543.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/794543.html Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:01 EST iTunes has offered its latest software update for iPhone users and one of the Version 2.2's new features could get you walking -- or make it more fun. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/794545.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/794545.html Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:01 EST Prevention brings its marathon walking program to the ING Miami Marathon for the first time this year. The health magazine figures you need an incentive to get walking. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/785765.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/785765.html Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Endurance athlete Jonathan Goldberg, aka Johnny G., is credited with founding spinning 20 years ago. Spinning, that hyper-speed activity done on an indoor cycle, can burn 700 or more calories per hour but it's mostly a lower-body exercise. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/785782.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/785782.html Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:01 EST What was left of Dan Sivia's ankle simply didn't work. He limped through his 30s by sheer force of will, one foot almost completely immobile from repeated broken bones and surgeries. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/785766.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/785766.html Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:01 EST South Beach's celeb-friendly Equinox gym might be out of the price range of, well, most of us in today's economy. But Equinox sponsors two free classes to the public: Eighth Street Beach Volleyball and Sunset Salutations. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/785756.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/785756.html Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Q: I am a 28-year-old runner and basketball player who has had pain in my right knee for a couple of months. I'm not really sure how I hurt it. It sometimes clicks and catches and swells a little bit. I saw a doctor who ordered an MRI scan and said that I had a medial meniscal tear and would need surgery. Are there any other options? http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/775709.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/775709.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:01 EST On The Biggest Loser, contestants arrive fat and leave thin. And in between, they go through an intense fitness regimen that is, to put a good face on it, grueling. http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/785780.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/785780.html Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Product: Florastor probiotic, $32.80 for 20 (250 mg) capsules, at most pharmacies. Key ingredients: Live freeze-dried yeast cells of Saccharomyces boulardii. http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/754521.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/754521.html Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Product: Glucocil natural diabetes supplement, $39.95 for a month supply on www.glucocil.com. Key ingredients: Mulberry leaf extract; insulina leaf extract; alpha lipoic acid; banaba leaf extract; vitamins B1, B6 and B12; folic acid and chromium polynicotinate. http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/724694.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/724694.html Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT Product: Jellyfish Squish, $9.99 for four-ounce spray bottle at www.jellyfishsquish.com and some surf/outdoors shops. Key ingredients: 4 percent lidocaine, and aloe, eucalyptus oil and filtered water. http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/677389.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/677389.html Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:01 EDT Product: EARinse ear cleansing spray, $7.99 for a one-fluid ounce bottle. Key ingredients: Purified water and seawater. The pitch: ``Gently wash away earwax build-up with the natural cleansing power of seawater from France.'' http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/657375.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/657375.html Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:01 EDT Product: Pedia-Lax Quick Dissolve Strips, $6.99 for a box of 12 strips. Sold at local pharmacies. Key ingredients: Senna, a common vegetable-based laxative http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/637718.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/637718.html Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:01 EDT Product: CherryPharm all-natural 100 percent juice, $20 for eight 8-ounce bottles at www.cherrypharm.com. Key ingredients: Whole tart cherries, water, apple juice concentrate. http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/621028.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/621028.html Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:01 EDT Product: ALCiS pain relief cream, $20 for a two-ounce tube at drugstores. Key ingredients: Ten percent trolamine salicylate, a topical analgesic. http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/603808.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/603808.html Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:01 EDT Product: Aristo Wellness Bars, $1.89 a bar, at The Vitamin Shoppe. Key ingredients: 100 milligrams Omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil (EPA and DHA), plant sterols and antioxidants, along with rolled oats, brown rice and chocolate coating. http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/587716.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/587716.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:01 EDT Product: Insect Shield Repellent Apparel -- bandanna $8-$12, shirt $80 -- available from L.L.Bean, Orvis and other outdoor brands. Info: www.insectshield.com. http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/571709.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/571709.html Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:01 EDT Product: Breathe Right nasal strips, $5.99 for 14 strips. Key ingredients: Medical-grade adhesive and fabrics. The pitch: Opens your nose to reduce snoring and relieve nasal congestion so you can sleep better. Improves airflow up to 31 percent. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/754540.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/754540.html Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Almost 20 years ago Julia Llorent went to get a pregnancy test. It was positive. Then she took an HIV test. It was positive. Her husband had already taken a test. It, too, was positive. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/734074.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/734074.html Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT THE QUESTION Might hypnosis help quell the hot flashes experienced by many women who've had breast cancer? THIS STUDY Randomly assigned 60 breast cancer survivors who had an average of eight hot flashes a day to be given weekly hypnosis or to receive no treatment. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/732068.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/732068.html Sun, 19 Oct 2008 00:01 EDT Pinned to Kimmie Briley's back: a tag that read ``This one is for my mommy.'' And with that, Briley -- still sweating from her own race-walk -- watched proudly as her 58-year-old mother crossed the finish line amid a sea of pink. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/731121.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/731121.html Sat, 18 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT Dr. Steven Narod, of Toronto, is a breast-cancer sleuth. He has led or sent teams seeking cancer-causing gene mutations around the world -- to Cuba, Colombia, Costa Rica, Canada, the Philippines, Poland, Israel, Mongolia, Iran and Vietnam. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/731092.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/731092.html Sat, 18 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT Crooked Island/Acklins Island is a couple of idyllic sand spits totaling 90 square miles, 240 miles southeast of Nassau surrounded by coral reefs and sparkling water, inhabited by countless flamingos, 28 species of butterflies and a few hundred people. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/731021.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/731021.html Sat, 18 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT Thousands of people are expected to walk, jog and run though downtown Miami Saturday morning to raise money for the fight against breast cancer. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/729661.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/729661.html Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT With each stretch, each breath, the women concentrated on yoga poses to release their anger and quicken their healing. But this was no ordinary yoga class, and the women, all breast cancer and ovarian cancer patients, had more at stake than traditional stress reduction. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/731124.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/731124.html Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:01 EDT University of Miami medical researchers say they are close to solving a medical mystery: why Bahamian women tend to get breast cancer earlier in life, and in a more aggressive form, than other women. The breakthrough is a step toward new screening tests that could identify those at risk. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/729593.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/729593.html Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT Margie Gelber is optimistic about her doctor's appointment next week, when she will find out whether her breast cancer has recurred. The reason is simple: Connecting with a legion of breast cancer survivors and thousands of supporters participating in Saturday's Komen Race for the Cure in Miami will help ease her anxiety. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/725962.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/725962.html Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT Mama Mio Post Pregnancy Therapy/ER Emergency Repair Good news: The baby's napping and you can have some ''me'' time. Bad news: You've lost your camouflage. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/724711.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/724711.html Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT When Zunilda Guzman first felt the lump on her left breast earlier this year, she dismissed it as an annoying byproduct of her menstrual cycle. She had no family history of breast cancer and a mammogram had given her a clean bill of health. A month later, however, the biopsy told a different story. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/790494.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/790494.html Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Parents, you can keep those flash cards and alphabet books. But there's another device in your home that can help develop language and visual skills. It's called -- hold on to your remotes -- the television set. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/770685.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/770685.html Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:10 EST So SuperNanny seems to be too busy to take your calls, and you need some in-home child care. Where to start? MomsMiami consulted several experts in the field to offer advice for finding a modern-day Mary Poppins or a suitable alternative. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/754531.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/754531.html Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:01 EST On her back in a dark tube, Blair Smith held still as a scanner combed her brain with magnetic waves. Words flashed by her eyes: tack, vase, hope, glow, vague, cade. The 11-year-old had been told to press the button in her right hand if the word was real, the button in her left if it was nonsense. The answer itself was less important than the map the scanner would make of which areas of Blair's brain lighted up when she struggled with a word. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/754512.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/754512.html Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:01 EST In a new and disturbing twist on the obesity epidemic, some overweight teenagers have severe liver damage caused by too much body fat, and a handful have needed liver transplants. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/754506.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/754506.html Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:29 EST When I recently addressed a school nurses group, I learned of an alarming trend among teenagers and young adults. ''There is a paradigm shift in drug abuse from marijuana to prescription drugs,'' said Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Because of the widespread medical use of prescription drugs, ``teens are inclined to feel they are safe because they are prescribed by doctors.'' http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/752701.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/752701.html Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Like many parents, Karen and Michael Stanley wanted to give their daughter the best when she was born 17 months ago. Then they went a little crazy. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/748373.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/748373.html Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:43 EDT With nearly 800,000 children without health insurance, Florida has the second highest rate of uninsured kids in the nation, according to a national survey released Thursday in Washington. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/743743.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/743743.html Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT Food allergies in American children seem to be on the rise, now affecting about 3 million kids, according to the first federal study of the problem. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/743734.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/743734.html Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT On Halloween night, children can flutter their wings, fly on brooms and fight evil forces. And the nighttime trickery gets sweeter with every stop as miniature Snickers and Skittles, Nerds and Tootsie Rolls fill up plastic pumpkin baskets, pillowcases and shopping bags. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/717382.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/717382.html Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:01 EDT Drug manufacturers said Tuesday that over-the-counter cold medicines should not be given to children under 4, acknowledging pediatricians' and health officials' concerns. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/715583.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/715583.html Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT Here's a multiple-choice question for the families of high school students facing yet another round of SATs and other standardized tests: Why has the college application process grown so stressful and all-consuming? http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/798595.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/798595.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:01 EST Mount Sinai Medical Center, which has been suffering financially for years because of Miami Beach's shift to a younger demographic, is telling investors of its junk-rated bonds that it expects an operating loss of $18.5 million this year -- twice as much as last year. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/799440.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/799440.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:26 EST Two men, including one from Coral Gables, have been sentenced to prison on charges related to an Internet pharmacy business. Alexis Avello of Coral Gables, and Peter Colon Lopez, formerly of Puerto Rico, were sentenced Nov. 25 in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. The charges involved an Internet pharmacy run by Miami-based Parmacom International. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/796148.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/796148.html Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:36 EST Mount Sinai Medical Center, which has been suffering financially for years due to Miami Beach's shift to a younger demographic, is telling investors of its junk-rated bonds that it expects an operating loss of $18.5 million this year -- twice as much as last year. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/793195.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/793195.html Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:01 EST With growing numbers of people looking for healthcare solutions in these tough economic times, insurers are starting to offer low-cost options for those who can't afford full insurance. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/781066.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/781066.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:11 EST Boca Raton Community Hospital lost $120 million for the year ended June 30. But the nonprofit hospital lost only $2 million in the July-through-September period, including a $9 million loss from operations. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/770294.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/770294.html Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Baptist Health South Florida has announced that it is considering taking over operations at Fishermen's Hospital in Marathon -- a move that would give it control of two of the three hospitals in the Florida Keys and expand its geographic dominance in the southernmost area of the state. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/769426.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/769426.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:27 EST Baptist Health South Florida, already the largest nongovernment employer in South Florida, has announced it it has signed a nonbinding letter of intent about taking over operations at Fishermen's Hospital in Marathon. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/759589.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/759589.html Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:13 EST Noven Pharmaceuticals, the South Miami-Dade drug maker, reported Thursday revenue for the third quarter of $25.7 million, an 18 percent increase over the $21.8 million for the same period last year. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/758761.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/758761.html Thu, 06 Nov 2008 07:41 EST Revenue rose 7 percent to $65.1 million in the first quarter at Continucare (CNU), the provider of primary physician services, while earnings edged up to $2.5 million, or 4 cents per diluted share, from $1.9 million, or 3 cents per share, in last year's quarter. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/758756.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/758756.html Thu, 06 Nov 2008 07:41 EST Experiencing fewer births and more poor patients on Medicaid, Sunrise-based Pediatrix Medical Group's (PDX) third-quarter profits fell 5.5 percent to $37.4 million or 81 cents a share. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/757709.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/757709.html Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:18 EST Again experiencing fewer births and more poor patients on Medicaid, Sunrise-based Pediatrix Medical Group reported Wednesday increased revenue but a decline in profits for the third quarter. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/785760.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/785760.html Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Diabetes has cost Robert Heard dearly. His left leg was amputated below the knee two years ago. Kidney failure -- with its special diets, thrice-weekly dialysis and ever-present threats of infection -- is worse. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/785772.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/785772.html Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Where are the keys? What did I go into the kitchen for? Should I be worrying about my -- you know, that thing, memory? Or is this just what happens to everyone with age? http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/775705.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/775705.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Lois Victor's only children, Debbie and Linda, died at ages 8 and 35, respectively. The cause? A debilitating genetic disorder that is found in Ashkenazi Jews. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/775697.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/775697.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:01 EST There are about 10 million cancer survivors in the United States -- the largest group of people living with a chronic disease. Just from breast cancer, there are 2.5 million survivors. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/765325.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/765325.html Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:01 EST If you can't remember that you've just read this sentence, well, this might signal a problem. If you can't remember where you left your car keys (or car), the name of the person you just met, or where you left your *@!#^& glasses, this probably is not a problem -- especially if you are one of the 78 million boomers for whom such memory loss is normal. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/765308.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/765308.html Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Think achy joints are the main reason we slow down as we get older? Blame the brain, too: The part in charge of motion may start a gradual downhill slide at age 40. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/754531.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/754531.html Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:01 EST On her back in a dark tube, Blair Smith held still as a scanner combed her brain with magnetic waves. Words flashed by her eyes: tack, vase, hope, glow, vague, cade. The 11-year-old had been told to press the button in her right hand if the word was real, the button in her left if it was nonsense. The answer itself was less important than the map the scanner would make of which areas of Blair's brain lighted up when she struggled with a word. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/754525.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/754525.html Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:01 EST How closely have you been following the latest nutritional research? Take our multiple-choice quiz and find out. 1. A study has shown that a diet high in fat, fatty acids and cholesterol is linked with which condition: http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/754527.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/754527.html Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Diabetes increases the odds of having cardiovascular problems. Might aspirin or an antioxidant lower that risk? http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/724713.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/724713.html Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT THE QUESTION: If a pregnant woman gets a flu shot, might the child she's carrying be protected after birth? THIS STUDY: Randomly assigned 340 women in the third trimester of pregnancy to get a flu shot or a shot that contained a vaccine against meningitis and pneumonia. Twenty-two children born to the women developed an influenza infection in their first six months. Infants whose mothers had gotten flu shots while pregnant were 63 percent less likely to have the flu than were the other children... http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/715699.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/715699.html Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT 1 Definition: This is a condition in which the senses are cross-wired. It can take many forms. Sufferers might sense the taste of chicken as a pointed object or see colors in response to certain letters or numbers. http://www.miamiherald.com/378/story/794525.html http://www.miamiherald.com/378/story/794525.html Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:01 EST Q: I heard on the news that Viagra might actually improve an athlete's performance. How does that work and do you think it is true? http://www.miamiherald.com/378/story/794541.html http://www.miamiherald.com/378/story/794541.html Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:01 EST Q. My daughter told me her best friend is secretly cutting herself and doesn't eat or eats everything in sight and throws up. Her mom doesn't know any of this. My daughter doesn't want me to say anything because her friend asked her not to tell. I don't know what to do. http://www.miamiherald.com/378/story/794535.html http://www.miamiherald.com/378/story/794535.html Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:01 EST It is easy to work up an appetite while enjoying an outdoor festival. During our glorious Miami International Book Fair, I took some time off from the readings to check out the food court. http://www.miamiherald.com/378/story/794537.html http://www.miamiherald.com/378/story/794537.html Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:01 EST Q: I am a 23-year-old female who has increased my training and running to get in better shape. Over the last three weeks I have had pain in my right hip. It bothers me the more I run and I have had to stop. I went to my family doctor and he took X-rays, which showed no fracture. However, I am still not better. What should I do? http://www.miamiherald.com/378/story/785756.html http://www.miamiherald.com/378/story/785756.html Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Q: I am a 28-year-old runner and basketball player who has had pain in my right knee for a couple of months. I'm not really sure how I hurt it. It sometimes clicks and catches and swells a little bit. I saw a doctor who ordered an MRI scan and said that I had a medial meniscal tear and would need surgery. Are there any other options? http://www.miamiherald.com/378/story/785778.html http://www.miamiherald.com/378/story/785778.html Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Q: How successful are fat injections to the nasal labial folds of the face? Within the last two years, I have had Restylane, Perlane and Juvederm injected into the face. They worked well, but of course, don't last. http://www.miamiherald.com/378/story/785781.html http://www.miamiherald.com/378/story/785781.html Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Q: I can't complain about specific skin problems -- I'm lucky not to have acne or age spots -- but my complexion still looks, for lack of a better word, blah. What gives? http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/healthAP/story/799846.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/healthAP/story/799846.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:11 EST When you're smiling, the whole world really does smile with you. A paper being published Friday in a British medical journal concludes that happiness is contagious - and that people pass on their good cheer even to total strangers. American researchers who tracked more than 4,700 people in Framingham, Mass., as part of a 20-year heart study also found the transferred happiness is good for up to a year. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/healthAP/story/799222.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/healthAP/story/799222.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:07 EST Many of the thousands of troops who suffered traumatic brain injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan are at risk of long-term health problems including depression and Alzheimer's-like dementia, but it's impossible to predict how high those risks are, researchers say. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/healthAP/story/799119.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/healthAP/story/799119.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:07 EST Measles deaths worldwide declined dramatically to about 200,000 a year, continuing a successful trend, global health authorities reported Thursday.