Recent Posts in the Health News Category

• COVID-19 Continues to Hit Florida Nursing Homes Hard
  May 27, 2020
  On May 11, two nursing homes in Pinellas County were forced to evacuate 15 people to local hospitals after they tested positive for the novel ...
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• Big Pharms Bribes FDA Regulators to Approve Deadly Drugs
  Aug 2, 2019
  The term “Big Pharma” is a derogatory nickname that encompasses the billion-dollar pharmaceutical companies that are in the business of manufacturing ...
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• 5 Ways a Spine Injury Can Change Your Life
  Mar 4, 2016
  The brain send messages down to the spinal cord, which instruct the latter to commit movement. The spinal cord causes muscles and limbs in our body to ...
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• Court Ruling Challenges Florida's Damages Cap
  Dec 11, 2015
  A South Florida’s court ruling about a medical malpractice case this year challenges Florida’s damage caps. Susan Kalitan, a dental assistant, went in ...
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• 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Rules on Doctor Gun Law
  Aug 21, 2015
  In 2011, the governor of Florida signed the controversial Florida Firearm Owners Privacy Act into law. The law, found in in Florida Statutes 790.338 , ...
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• Choosing Not to Vaccinate: a Case for Negligence
  Mar 18, 2015
  After being declared eliminated from the United States in 2000, measles is once again on the rise. The reason? Many parents are choosing not to ...
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• Express Medicine: The Growth of Urgent Care Centers and Potential Problems
  Feb 16, 2015
  With emergency rooms demanding notoriously long wait times, the proliferation of urgent care centers has been a welcome trend for many families. Often ...
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• Dangers at the Gym: Misleading Protein Supplement Claims May Harm Consumers
  Feb 6, 2015
  The New Year brought with it new opportunities to begin and maintain a fitness regimen. In addition to purchasing exercise equipment and sports club ...
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