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Stroke Symptoms: Are Women Different?
Women often experience less-typical warning signs when it comes to stroke. Do you know what they are? May is National Stroke Awareness Month, a time to highlight both stroke symptoms and the importance of acting quickly to ensure the most …
Diabetes: Assessing Your Risk
Diabetes strikes nearly 26 million adults and children nationwide each year — and age, gender and race are partly to blame. Diabetes develops when there is too much glucose or sugar in the blood — which we need for fuel …
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Preventing Colorectal Cancer
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a perfect time to take steps to prevent this disease. As many as 60% of the more than 50,000 deaths from colorectal cancer each year could be avoided if everyone age 50 or …
Tips for Taming Your Salt Habit
Say so long to excess sodium. Reduce your salt intake for a healthier heart. Salt has long been used to flavor and preserve foods. Our bodies need sodium to function properly. However, too much salt can have a negative …
Categories: Cardiac Health
Tags: blood pressure, cardiac, cardiovascular, diet, FL, food, heart, heart attack, hypertension, nutrition, salt, sodium, St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg General Hospital, stroke
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The Dangers of Untreated Sleep Apnea
Occasional disruptions to your sleep pattern is normal, but not treating sleep apnea can be worse than just being tired the next day. Sleep disorders like sleep apnea are often undiagnosed. You may feel the symptoms without realizing you are …
Categories: Sleep Disorders
Tags: ", American Sleep Apnea Association's "Alert, AWAKE, diabetes, energy, fatigue, FL, heart attack, obesity, Sleep, Sleep Apnea, sleep disorder, St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg General Hospital, stroke, support, weight, Well And Keeping Energetic
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Kyphoplasty and Spinal Fractures
If you live with Osteoporosis or have Sudden Back Pain, it is possible you have experienced a Spinal Fracture. Learn more about Spinal Fractures and a minimally invasive procedure called Kyphoplasty. Your spine supports your whole body. The spine is …
Categories: Orthopedic Health
Tags: back pain, balloon, bones, cement, FL, fracture, kyphoplasty, osteoporosis, pain, spine, St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg General Hospital, Surgery, vertebra, vertebrae, vertebroplasty
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What to Expect from the Midwife Experience
Find out what to expect when you’re expecting, with a midwife. Every woman will have a unique pregnancy and birth experience. Of the many choices you’ll make, one might be that you choose to use a midwife. Since the beginning …
Categories: Health for Women
Tags: baby, birth, breastfeeding, children, delivery, doctor, expecting, FL, labor, midwife, postpartum, pregnancy, St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg General Hospital, support, women
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Fitness Resolutions for 2013
Make a resolution for the new year that benefits your mind and body; set fitness goals for 2013. Physical fitness should be a priority for everyone but, unfortunately, many people abandon fitness resolutions after a short time. If you make …
Categories: How to be Healthy
Tags: diet, exercise, fitness, FL, health, New Year's, nutrition, physical activity, resolutions, St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg General Hospital, workout
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The Risk Factors for Addiction
Addiction is a disease that can creep up on you. Know your risk factors to protect yourself. Drugs and alcohol can take over your life. Addiction leads to poor health, ruined relationships, financial problems, and possibly even death. The loss …
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Knowing When It’s an Emergency
Do you know when to head to the emergency room? When accidents happen, everything seems to spin out of control. A minor injury may seem more severe or you might wonder if you’re overreacting. The emergency room can be an …
Categories: Emergency Care
Tags: accident, bleeding, chest pain, children, emergency room, family, FL, ICE card, illness, injury, pain, St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg General Hospital, vision
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