By James Clauson, Director, Beach Mosquito Control District and President, Florida Mosquito Control Association
Beach Mosquito Control District (BMCD), of Panama City Beach, and the Florida Mosquito Control Association (FMCA), headquarters in Tallahassee, have had something in common this past year. The director of BMCD and the President of FMCA...
Nearly one in 10 Americans age 12 or older struggle with substance abuse involving alcohol or illicit drugs (1). When you look around our community, it’s unfortunately not difficult to wrap your mind around that statistic. Addiction is a bondage that destroys lives, families, and communities and there are...
The Arby’s Foundation has committed $500,000 to support every community where Arby’s has a restaurant, including Northwest Florida. The Northwest Florida-area Arby’s team is proud to have selected Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida (BBBSNWFL) as a recipient of a $13,900 grant to support its mentoring programs from...
By Dr. Richard Chern, M.D.
The Women’s Health Initiative Study (WHI) was started with the goal to prove that synthetic hormones worked as well as bio-identical hormones. Unfortunately, the results of this study were announced in a way that scared most women and physicians into stopping hormones of any kind...
By Greg Durette, Florida Health Connector
It’s finally here again—Medicare Open Enrollment or more precisely, the Annual Election Period (AEP). Every year, from October 15th to December 7th, Medicare eligible folks are able to do pretty much anything they want with their coverage. Some of my previous columns have addressed...
By Jamie C. Williamson, PhD
The secret to long-lasting romance in marriage is surprisingly simple, inexpensive, and fool proof.
It isn’t a candlelit dinner on your anniversary. And, unless you learn this simple secret, it won’t be your long-anticipated romantic get-away, either.
Events designed to be romantic flop when you aren’t already...
By Jamie C. Williamson, PhD
Couples who play together, stay together, but that doesn’t mean you should treat your marriage like a game. If you treat your marriage like a game, you’ll get played and lose every time.
Couples who “play together” by engaging in fun, novel activities grow closer to...
By Dr. Richard Chern, M.D.
Men eventually go through ANDROPAUSE which is basically male menopause. This typically occurs between age 35 & 55 but can occur earlier. This process occurs slowly and symptoms creep into our lives unnoticed until they begin affecting those around us. Symptoms include weight gain, lack...
