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Friday, February 18, 2011
For women: Everything you want to know
By admin @ 2:55 PM :: 265 Views
For the second Ladies Night Out lecture, set for Thursday, Feb. 24, at 5 p.m. at the Medical Center, Dr Elizabeth Updike will present “Everything you want to know about menopause and sex after age 53.” Ladies Night Out is presented by the Medical Center Foundation.
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Friday, February 04, 2011
Doctor prescribes emotional health and exercise for the heart
By admin @ 2:52 PM :: 118 Views
Marc Gillinov, M.D., cardiac surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic Heart and Vascular Institute in Ohio, is set to give the second lecture in the Medical Center Lecture Series about the number one health threat, heart disease. Information about heart health abounds, filling web pages and shelves at bookstores. But much of this information is incorrect. Separating myth from truth is challenging, but can be lifesaving. Sharing key points from a book due out in early 2012, Dr. Gillinov will discuss the relationships between the heart and three primary factors: emotional health, exercise and red wine.
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Thursday, January 27, 2011
Medical Center Announces Endowment Campaign
By admin @ 2:43 PM :: 151 Views
Operating a healthcare facility in a seasonal environment results in an annual deficit, no matter how well the Medical Center is operated.  Forty percent of our deficit is underwritten with annual funds raised through Ocean Reef Club Check-Off, All Charities Gala, Medical Center Golf and Tennis event and Boutique d’ Reef.  The balance of the shortfall is covered by the Medical Center Foundation endowment.  This is where we need your help.
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Monday, January 10, 2011
How are Your Lungs? Pulmonary Evaluations Available at MCOR
By admin @ 10:00 PM :: 614 Views
Generally speaking chronic cough, shortness of breath, wheezing or fatigue are good reasons to visit the Medical Center at Ocean Reef. These are a few of the symptoms that may lead to further pulmonary evaluation.
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Friday, January 07, 2011
Breast Health, Subject of Opening Lecture in Medical Center Series
By admin @ 2:35 PM :: 138 Views
An expert on breast health is to give the opening lecture in the seventh annual Medical Center Lecture Series, and it’s a topic relevant to both men and women. According to Dr. Robert DerHagopian, a breast surgeon and medical director of the Baptist Health Breast Center in Miami, 12 percent of the general population is affected by breast cancer. The good news is, then, 88 percent of us are not.
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Saturday, January 01, 2011
Speaker Highlights Diagnosis in the 21st Century
By admin @ 3:20 PM :: 569 Views
Medical imaging such as Computerized Tomography (CT) scans have become a primary diagnostic tool at healthcare institutions throughout the country. It is becoming one of the most common ways to make, or confirm, a diagnosis in the 21st century – according to Dr. Ricardo Cury, Director of Cardiac Imaging at Baptist Hospital of Miami and Baptist Cardiac and Vascular Institute.
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Wednesday, December 01, 2010
Vascular Health: What You Need to Know
By admin @ 4:13 PM :: 534 Views
You wake up in the morning and the decisions begin. Should you skip breakfast, have a high fiber cereal with fruit, or bacon and eggs? Should you skip your daily walk or tennis game, or should you go exercise for an hour or so? Day in and day out, simple choices develop into patterns, patterns develop into ingrained habits, and over time those habits largely determine how we age.
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Saturday, October 30, 2010
Lab Tests and a Physical Help Ensure Optimal Health
By admin @ 10:39 AM :: 535 Views
Most people have an idea of what good health is thanks to media’s focus on health and diet trends and research results. Most know we should walk or engage in exercise about 30 minutes a day, and that certain food and drink is better for our bodies than others. Still, heredity and lifestyle play a factor, and early detection of health problems preclude potentially more serious problems later.
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Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Vision Care, Retinal and Macular Services at MCOR
By admin @ 4:07 PM :: 428 Views
As Dr. Zachary Segal of Med Eye Associates begins his third season in the visiting specialist program at the Medical Center at Ocean Reef, he looks forward to preventing vision loss by taking care of ophthalmologic needs.
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