Archive for 'Well Being'
Two new techniques for keeping knees active
By Jana Soeldner Danger Chronic knee pain can make life miserable. Sufferers often need to cut back on or abandon their participation in athletics or fitness programs, and even day-to-day activities like walking can be uncomfortable. [...]
New bio artery stent may improve on metal
By Jana Soeldner Danger A new type of stent that is absorbed by the body after supporting an artery previously blocked with plaque may eventually replace traditional metal stents. Memorial Regional and Holy Cross hospitals are currently [...]
Getting rid of tumors by freezing them
A freezing technique called cryoablation can destroy benign tumors. Could it do more? By Nancy McVicar Finding a lump in the breast is scary, even though most are not cancerous. Even some benign tumors can cause [...]
Someone important on gift list: Yourself
By Nancy McVicar The weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day can be hectic, stressful, happy, disappointing, sad – the whole gamut of human emotion, as well as physically challenging at times. A perfect gift to [...]
New procedure for heart valve replacement
By Nancy McVicar For people too old or too sick to undergo open-heart surgery for aortic valve replacement, there is a new minimally invasive procedure that can be done in about an hour and get them [...]
Disrupting brain cancer with electricity
An innovative alternative to chemotherapy uses electric fields to disrupt tumor growth By Nancy McVicar The latest treatment for the most aggressive form of brain cancer is so new and so gentle on the patient [...]
Cyberknife: Cutting-edge cancer treatment
By Nancy McVicar Men diagnosed with prostate cancer have almost a dozen different choices of treatment, says Dr. Srinath Sundararaman, director of radiation oncology at Memorial Cancer Institute in Pembroke Pines, from removal of the gland [...]
Stronger, faster, healthier – naturally
BY NANCY McVICAR Some athletes will do almost anything to stay ahead of the competition – even resorting to taking banned substances for that extra edge. But if you simply want to be the best you [...]
An ‘astounding advance’ in heart treatment?
By Nancy McVicar February is Heart Month, reminding us that heart disease remains the number one killer of both women and men in this country, accounting for nearly one in three deaths – 2,150 each day, [...]
Gift ideas for good health and relaxation
BY NANCY McVICAR Deciding what to give your uncle, who is a bit persnickety, or your sister-in-law, who eats a gluten-free diet, or your beloved, overworked spouse can be stressful as the holidays approach. Bearing in [...]
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- Weekend preview: Hot air, hot music and a jellyfish sombreroIt’s not often that the Broward Center for the Performing Arts offers a concert by a singer whose songs are heard among the thumpy pop hits on Y100, but there are all kinds of new things going on at the big house on the New River.
- It took so long to make it: Jimmy Webb in Delray BeachOne of pop music's most accomplished songwriters makes his Florida debut with songs such as "Wichita Lineman," "Galveston" and "MacArthur Park" at the Arts Garage Saturday and SundayJimmy Webb is one of America’s foremost storytellers, a reporter of unique sensitivity most famous for dispatches sent back from a lonely, love […]
Food & Dining
- Women's grilling clinic set for MayRobyn Lindars, who writes the popular food blog GrillGrrrl.com , is hosting another one of her popular Women’s Grilling Clinics. It’s 5 to 9:30 p.m. May 31 in Hollywood. […]
- Tour South Florida breweriesWant to see how beer is made? At least four South Florida craft breweries now offer behind-the-scenes tours of their facilities that go beyond tastings to the nuts and bolts of the brewing process.
fashion & Style
- Local stages expand, from cabaret in Manalapan to performance art in PompanoThere’s plenty of newness locally when it comes to theater and the performing arts.
- Theater review of "Dividing the Estate" in West Palm Beach“Dividing the Estate” starts with a nice, slow burn and gets steadily funny as it goes along. […]
Shopping & Beauty
- Trader Joe's announces opening date for Wellington storeTrader Joe’s fans, let the countdown begin. […]
- Target's free $191 Experian credit monitoring offer expires WednesdayTarget's offer for a free year of credit monitoring from Experian, valued at $191, expires on Wednesday, April 23. […]
Sun Sentinel Breaking News
- Man accused of DUI, hit and run, crashing cop car near Fort LauderdaleA 31-year-old man with a history of traffic charges is accused in a DUI hit and run involving a Fort Lauderdale police officer, the Broward Sheriff's Office said.
- Habitual offender accused of burglary in Fort LauderdaleA Fort Lauderdale man, who the courts labeled a habitual offender for his string of burglaries, is facing new burglary charges, Broward court records show.
- Dolphins players inspire teens at Broward courthouseThere was nothing easy about becoming a professional football player, Miami Dolphins cornerbacks Will Davis and Jamar Taylor told a group of teenagers Tuesday.
