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Provided by Nina Azwoir I can feel my fingers pitter patter away on an enormous keyboard, yet my gaze often pivots to a view outside my unwelcome sliding glass doors. I find myself looking out to a stunning backyard. A pool with water like Caribbean turquoise seas, surrounded by Mango trees ripe with fruit. If it were any other year, …

Bufo toads, also known as cane toads, were introduced to Florida back in the 1930s from Central and South America to protect our sugar cane and other crops. Bufo toads have a lethal secretion that can kill pests within minutes. That’s why they were brought here to protect farmers and plantation owners’ crops. Over the years, these pesky bug-eyed frogs …

Viruses like the novel coronavirus need a host to proliferate and mutate. Once they invade the body, they need the body to continue to live, or the virus dies if it does not move into another host. One way that we as hosts to viruses can either ward it off or fight it aggressively is through a bolstered immune system …

Florida’s largest independent medical group Millennium Physician Group to hit 30,000 telehealth visits today five weeks after launching its MPG Connect platform to dampen the spread of COVID-19. What’s exceptional about Millennium’s Telehealth Service MPG Connect is that it connects Millennium’s 450,000 patients with their physicians, which is a departure from most telehealth services that use third-party healthcare providers who …

By Andrea Bickerton, M.D. Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) has been around since the 1930’s and has been a topic of much research and discussion since that time. As the debate continues over the risks vs benefits of hormone replacement, Dr. Andrea Bickerton, MD of Refined Image discusses some of the myths and misconceptions of BHRT below. Myth: BHRT is …

Whether young or old, most people lucky enough to live in Florida appreciate the great outdoors. The weather and sunshine allow Floridians and visitors alike time well-spent kayaking, golfing, playing tennis, jogging, and participating in competitive sports for the majority of the year. While exercising outdoors is a healthy luxury, ballistic movements through exercise and sports- related activities can cause a …

Did you know that a cleaning service company can do so much more than keep your home clean? Did you know that a service like this can actually help to reduce the amount of stress that you are suffering from? Let me explain. Cleaning takes a lot out of you. I mean, even the slightest clean to your home can …

By Ulla-Undine Merritt (Dee) National Producer Number (NPN) 8853366 Most of the major insurance companies that sell a Major Medical Plan, Employers Group Plans, Medicare and Medicaid have your back. Most are waving all members cost sharing, including copays, coinsurance and deductibles for COVID-19 diagnostic testing provided at approved locations in accordance with CDC guidelines. You can login to your …