By Thomas A. Powers, PhD
Over the last several months, the Attorneys General in Arizona, Louisiana, South Carolina, and Georgia issued warnings to be alert for scams or misleading sales tactics regarding Over-the-Counter (OTC) hearing aids. These warnings are an important reminder for consumers since the FDA (Food and Drug...
By Dr. Stacy Kehl
In the last couple of issues, I’ve discussed the importance of getting in to see your healthcare provider for routine checkups and care. Seeing your primary care provider is a key step in preventing, detecting, or controlling chronic disease. The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)...
By Dr. Richard Chern, M.D.
Women often ask us to optimize their creams or sublingual hormones another physician put them on. Men ask us to get their testosterone shots dosed correctly. Unfortunately, it’s not possible to get consistent therapeutic levels of hormones using these methods. Secondly, most research indicates these...
Navy Federal Credit Union has collaborated with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida (BBBSNWFL) to provide virtual, financial education for Littles from Pensacola to Panama City.
Offered as quarterly, hour-long virtual training sessions, middle school and high school-aged Littles are participating in interactive workshops and given access to financial...
By Morgan Heinrich, Hearing Loss Association
It’s 8 p.m. and you are going through your bedtime routine. You wash your face, brush your hair, brush your teeth, and grab a cotton swab to clean out your ears. But wait-drop that cotton swab! Believe it or not, that earwax you feel...
By Michael Riles, Entomologist for Beach Mosquito Control District
Beach Mosquito Control District (BMCD) conducts a series of surveillance events each week to provide information for mosquito control efforts. We conduct surveillance from an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) philosophy where we survey habitats for indicators of activity from mosquitoes or...
By Dr. Stacy Kehl
Last month, we discussed the importance of getting in to see your healthcare provider for routine checkups and care. Taking the time for preventive care is a critical step in avoiding a serious event or condition that causes irreversible damage. From a healthcare perspective, it is...
By Dr. Richard Chern, MD
Some patients and doctors ask us about testosterone and its effects on the heart. Many patients (and some doctors) are mistakenly under the impression that testosterone increases the risk of heart problems. This article will hopefully dispel these myths and explain how they came about.
There...
