The newest star of the nutritional world is clearly vitamin D. Most people don't get enough of this wonder nutrient and increase their risk of several diseases by being deficient. ...more

March 7, 2009

A pair of genetic abnormalities could help doctors determine who might have colon cancer and how aggressive the malignancy might be. ...more

January 21, 2009

Could you improve your chances of avoiding cancer if you ate the right food? Some studies show a correlation between diet and some types of cancer. Test your knowledge with a true-false quiz based on nutritionist David Grotto's "7 Foods Proven To Fight Cancer." ...more

November 22, 2008

Could you improve your chances of avoiding cancer if you ate the right food? Some studies show that there is a correlation between diet and some types of cancer. Test your knowledge with a true-false quiz based on nutritionist David Grotto's "7 Foods Proven To Fight Cancer." ...more

November 8, 2008

If they new how to trigger cell death, doctors would have a powerful tool for fighting cancer. On the other hand, if they knew how to block cell death, they would have an equally powerful tool with which to battle the ravages of aging. ...more

September 24, 2008

California on Friday became the first state to ban trans-fats from restaurant food, following several cities and major fast-food chains in erasing the artery-clogger from menus. ...more

July 26, 2008

Typically, golf courses play host for particular groups who want to raise funds for their causes. ...more

July 15, 2008

a treatment for obesity that is known to reduce heart disease and diabetes - decreases the incidence of cancer by 80 percent during the five years after the procedure, Canadian researchers reported Wednesday. ...more

June 19, 2008

The advice made her head spin: Have the lump removed. No, let them take the whole breast. Chemo? Radiation? Everyone seemed to have an opinion. ...more

February 17, 2008

SEBRING – Whenever someone moves to another country, the adjustments of language, food, culture and customs are overwhelming. Dr. Kye Pahk arrived from Korea in 1967 and interned in Nashville, at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio and then in Orlando. In 1973 a Sebring internist, Dr. Robert Rengarts, encouraged him to move here and open his practice in urology. Softening the uphill challenge of starting a new business was the fact that when Pahk came here he was the only urologist in Highlands County. His practice grew and within two years he was able to add a partner. ...more

January 28, 2008