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The annual observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is Friday. It’s held each year on February 7. In a program, sponsored by Georgia Blackmon’s…
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Measles continues to spread in the United States, with at least 704 cases reported so far this year in 22 states, including Florida. The disease was…
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As the 2017 calendar year drew to a close, flu activity levels in Florida continued to increase sharply for the fourth week in a row, including a spike…
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Flu season is getting underway and health officials at all levels are sending out the word for people to get their vaccinations.During the first week of…
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Sacred Heart Hospital is launching “Prevent T-2,” a new diabetes program aimed at helping pre-diabetic people avoid development of the disease.“T-2”…
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U.S. Senator Bill Nelson is imploring his colleagues not to take up any bills that could undo recent progress in fighting the nation’s growing opioid…
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While the start of football season is occupying the thoughts of many these days, there’s another season beginning soon that deserves just as much…
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A mosquito-borne illness advisory is going out from the Florida Department of Health in Escambia County, after the first case of West Nile in 2016 was…
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On Monday, Aug. 1, one of the nation's largest blood suppliers will begin testing its donations for the Zika virus. OneBlood’s announcement on Thursday…
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The Zika virus is here, it’s here to stay and there must be ways developed to minimize its damage to humans. That’s the theme of two presentations in the…