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
- Sawgrass Mills open on Easter, offers shuttle service to touristsSawgrass Mills will be open on Easter . […]
- Free entrance to Everglades National Park Saturday and SundayGet outdoors and explore Everglades National Park for free Saturday and Sunday to celebrate opening day weekend. […]
Sun Sentinel Breaking News
- Dania Beach man dies after attempt to rescue pets from fireA 43-year-old man who went back into the flames of his burning trailer home to save his beloved pet dachshunds has died of injuries sustained in the futile rescue effort, his family said Sunday.
- Man faces federal charge of pointing laser into plane cockpit at PBIAA Wellington man pleaded not guilty on Friday to a federal charge of pointing a green laser light into the cockpit of an airplane as it was about to land at Palm Beach International Airport. […]
- Three Sheriff's Office patrol cars rammed during arrest, authorities sayDEERFIELD BEACH A car alarm triggered a chase that left three patrol cars damaged, two deputies injured, and a burglary suspect in custody all before dawn Wednesday, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.
