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Under pressure? Identify what you can control
Worrying to death is no longer just a catchy expression. Stability has become a luxury to many as jobs and the economy have taken a hit this year. With more challenges in life, the stress factor has become a major concern as evidence continues to mount...
School can bring separation anxiety for parents, kids
The school year presents several phases of separation for children and parents, beginning with pre-school and ending with an empty nest. Susan Page has been working as a mental health counselor since 1994 and is part of the Pattison Professional Counseling...
Inside the FWBMC breast MRI
Convenience and comfort - words one would not normally associate with a visit to the hospital. Yet Fort Walton Beach Medical Center has combined those attributes with its longstanding commitment to the latest in medical technology to offer the community...
The Good, The Bad, The Verdict
Do you drink diet soda? Substitute Splenda for sugar in your coffee? If so, have you ever wondered if you might be doing more harm to your body than good? We asked White-Wilson Medical Center's Nancy King to give us her take. The Good Artificial sweeteners,...
Look, feel younger on the Emerald Coast
Centuries ago, Ponce de Leon searched for the elusive Fountain of Youth along Florida's shores. He didn't find it, but we can all relate to his motivation. Local residents need not search for a fountain that doesn't exist. From skin care to plastic...
Urgent care: a step between your doc and the ER
It's a Friday - finally the end of a hectic work week, and you're looking forward to enjoying the weekend with family. But when you arrive at the daycare center at 4:30, you're informed that your youngest child has been running a high fever and is complaining...
Menu Makeover
Sara Carroll of Fort Walton Beach shared her recipe for peach cobbler, one that she admits she likes "far too much." When she does serve it, she limits it "to special occasions and only when the rest of the meal is low in fat and a healthy offset." Well...
View your student's lunch choices online
Beginning in September, public school children in Okaloosa County will have an additional lunch-planning resource. By linking to Nutri-Café on the school district's Web site, okaloosaschools.com, students and parents can see what's for lunch and...
Put it where the sun does shine!
Fiona St. George wears sunscreen with an SPF of 50 every single day. She puts it on her face, her neck and her chest, first thing in the morning, paying particular attention to her left side, where the sun hits her through the driver's side window. She's...
Special Delivery
It's a great time to deliver a baby in Northwest Florida. Of the four hospitals in Okaloosa and Walton counties that offer maternity care, all of them have sub-stantially upgraded their facilities and services within the past three years. Here's a rundown...
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