Health & Fitness

The gift of life: donate blood

Thursday, 05 January 2012 16:15 Last Updated on Thursday, 05 January 2012 16:24 Written by Joanna Hammond

Northwest Florida Blood Services is asking the public for assistance in maintaining an adequate supply of O negative blood for area hospitals.

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Walk this way

Wednesday, 21 December 2011 10:26 Written by Joanna Hammond

One year ago, Pam Purdy decided something had to change.

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Practice toy safety to keep the holidays merry

Wednesday, 14 December 2011 08:45 Written by Staff Reports

As we approach the busy shopping season, Baptist Health Care is offering the following safety tips to shoppers who will be buying toys for children. Millions of toys are out there, and hundreds of new ones hit the stores each year.

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World AIDS Day: 30 Years of HIV

Tuesday, 29 November 2011 10:45 Written by Joanna Hammond

It has been more than 30 years since the first cases of AIDS were reported. Since that time, more than 615,000 Americans have lost their lives to AIDS, and more than 1.1 million are estimated to be living with the disease today.

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Seeds of Hope walk to raise awareness of suicide risk

Thursday, 17 November 2011 10:57 Written by Joanna Hammond

The University of West Florida chapter of Students for Suicide Awareness (SSA) and the Lambda Beta chapter of Sigma Chi will host the second annual “Seeds of Hope” 5K community walk at the University of West Florida campus on Nov. 19.

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Awareness, cure needed for Type 1 Diabetes

Wednesday, 09 November 2011 10:23 Written by Joanna Hammond

World Diabetes Day is Nov. 14, and became officially recognized by the United Nations in 2007 with the passing of a resolution. Diabetes is the only non-communicable disease to be recognized in this manner.

The United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 61/225 on Dec. 20, 2006.

“This landmark Resolution recognizes diabetes as a chronic, debilitating and costly disease associated with major complications that pose severe risks for families, countries and the entire world,” the resolution states. “It designates 14 November, the current World Diabetes Day, as a United Nations Day to be observed every year beginning in 2007.”

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Recalls spur food safety discussion

Wednesday, 26 October 2011 10:50 Written by Joanna Hammond

A recent outbreak of listeria in cantaloupes has once again drawn attention to the safety nation’s food supply and the dangers of food borne illnesses.

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