Archive for 'Well Being'
Proton therapy takes careful aim at cancer
By Jana Soeldner Danger City & Shore Magazine Proton therapy, an advanced form of radiation treatment now offered at the Miami Cancer Institute, a part of Baptist Health South Florida, promises to minimize exposure to healthy [...]
New, more accurate test for prostate cancer
By Jana Soeldner Danger City & Shore PRIME Magazine One in seven men in the United States is diagnosed with prostate cancer annually, and 30,000 die of it. Now, a new test that combines MRIs of [...]
Therapy offers hope for leukemia, lymphoma
By Jana Soeldner Danger City & Shore Magazine A recently approved type of immunotherapy is offering new hope and help for some leukemia and lymphoma patients for whom other treatments have failed. The new CAR T [...]
Program helps addicts get high with music
By Jana Soeldner Danger City & Shore Magazine Shakespeare may have said that music is the food of love, but Paul Pellinger, a founder of an innovative substance abuse treatment center in Fort Lauderdale, says it [...]
New treatments emerge for chronic pain
By Jana Soeldner Danger City & Shore Magazine Chronic pain is a debilitating and discouraging problem that can drastically reduce quality of life. It’s also surprisingly common. “It’s endemic,” says Dr. Joseph Alshon, DO, an interventional [...]
What Foodie Physician Brings to the Table
By Jana Soeldner Danger City & Shore Magazine During her residency in New York City, Dr. Sonali Ruder, a DO in emergency room medicine, worked long, irregular hours. When she finally arrived at home exhausted, she often flopped [...]
In the moments with Dr. William Leone
By Jana Soeldner Danger City & Shore PRIME Editor’s note: Patients see Dr. William Leone, head of the Leone Center for Orthopedic Care at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, as someone they hope will eliminate [...]
Looking younger has never been easier
By Jana Soeldner Danger City & Shore PRIME If looking better can make you feel better – by boosting your self-confidence – today’s surgical and nonsurgical techniques can make it easier than ever to restore a [...]
The ‘ABCDE’ warning signs of Melanoma
By Jana Soeldner Danger City & Shore Health Writer For many of us, summer means days at the beach and fun in the sun. But all that sun can also make summer a dangerous time for [...]
Tests may detect oral cancer earlier
By Jana Soeldner Danger City & Shore Magazine Oral and throat cancers can be life-threatening, and their frequency seems to be increasing. Now, two tests that are simple, painless and noninvasive can often detect them at [...]
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- U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds cancel Fort Lauderdale Air Show appearanceThe Thunderbirds lost a pilot in a fatal training crash earlier this month in Nevada.
- Review: Stiltsville Fish Bar in Miami Beach wobbles with inconsistencyTwo and a half stars for Stiltsville Fish Bar, where chef couple Jeff McInnis and Janine Booth create an unfussy seafood vibe but where the food can be uneven.
The Go Guide
- U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds cancel Fort Lauderdale Air Show appearanceThe Thunderbirds lost a pilot in a fatal training crash earlier this month in Nevada.
- Review: Stiltsville Fish Bar in Miami Beach wobbles with inconsistencyTwo and a half stars for Stiltsville Fish Bar, where chef couple Jeff McInnis and Janine Booth create an unfussy seafood vibe but where the food can be uneven.
Shopping & Beauty
- Starbucks Happy Hour: Half off grande MacchiatosSave 50 percent on grande Macchiatos at Starbucks Happy Hour on Thursday. Sign up to get an invitation with a ring code and then stop in starting at 3 p.m. at participating stores to get the savings. Starbucks has changed its popular promotion and now requires a promo code at the register found...
- Free AMC movie ticket with Coca-Cola Freestyle drink purchasesDrink up and get a free movie ticket at AMC Theatres, just as summer blockbusters are being released. Download the free Coca-Cola Freestyle app and scan the barcode on the machine in theaters (one per day per device) to get a free ticket after purchasing two drinks. Then, you'll get an email with...
Sun Sentinel Breaking News
- Do you still support Sheriff Scott Israel?The Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputies Association’s 1,300 members have been voting electronically since last Friday on whether they still have confidence in Broward Sheriff Scott Israel. The results of that vote are set to be announced at 4 p.m. Thursday. Israel denounced the vote, saying the union’s...
- U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds cancel Fort Lauderdale Air Show appearanceThe Thunderbirds lost a pilot in a fatal training crash earlier this month in Nevada.
- Cooper City burglar seen on cellphone video, reports sayA Cooper City woman watched helplessly on her cellphone as a burglar ransacked her home and Broward Sheriff’s detectives are searching for him. A security company called Michelle Miller-Hayle at work Monday when her home’s alarm was activated and she was able to view her home surveillance cameras...
