Smart Bottle Helps Patients Remember Prescriptions
New technology promises to help patients remember to take their prescription drugs and will warn patients, doctors, even caretakers if doses are missed.
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New technology promises to help patients remember to take their prescription drugs and will warn patients, doctors, even caretakers if doses are missed.
Florida's surgeon general has temporarily suspended part of the state's new "pill mill" legislation that requires doctors to use new prescription pads meant to be counterfeit-proof.
Private health insurers inaccurately reported how much they spent on patient care and owe Florida health officials $3.1 million in refunds for a government children's health care program, according to a recent federal report.
Florida's surgeon general has temporarily suspended part of the state's new "pill mill" legislation.
Hundreds of part-time Miami-Dade County Public Schools food service employees have gotten a crash course on healthier food.
Everybody is trying to cut skyrocketing health care costs, including the University of Florida. In a first for the state, President Bernie Machen wants to opt-out of the State health insurance program for employees, and run one just for the University.
If you've picked up a bottle of Extra Strength Tylenol and noticed a musty or moldy odor, you're not alone. Johnson & Johnson, makers of Tylenol, issued a recall of nearly 61,000 bottles of the medication.
Sales of so-called barefoot running shoes have taken off. In fact, a number of top shoe manufacturers like Nike and New Balance are coming out with their own versions but a local physical therapist warns these shoes aren't for everyone.
Coffee lovers can erase the guilt when refilling their mugs.A new study by conducted by University of South Florida researchers found that a mystery ingredient in your morning joe could protect you from developing Alzheimer's disease
Preventing skin cancer is vitally important especially for those who live in sunny South Florida. We already know skin cancer and premature skin aging from the sun are preventable with sunscreen but you can also prevent it by eating the right foods.
Straight, sleek, shiny. That's the promise of a Brazilian Blowout. The trouble is, however, some straightening treatments contain formaldehyde, a known carcinogen, and come with a safety warning.
If you suffer from knee pain but you're not wild about the idea of surgery, there is an alternative.
School is out, the South Florida sun is blistering hot and what kid doesn't want to spend the afternoon splashing around in a pool.
Plants have long been used medicinally, but a group of plants are now being recognized as "super plants" for what they can do to clear the air.
