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When Is Your Stomach Pain Something More?

March 09, 2025

Is your stomach ache something more than just abdominal pain caused by stress or bad food? We look at common culprits for discomfort, and when you should see your doctor.

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Seeing the Signs of Stroke

March 09, 2025

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Test Your Knowledge of Essential Health Screenings for Men

March 06, 2025

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Recent Blogs at AdventHealth Altamonte Springs

Helping Children Prevent Scoliosis

April 11, 2018
Estimated read time: 4 minutes

For decades, virtually every schoolchild in America has passed through the same nurses' office ritual. The child leans forward at the waist, and the nurse looks for a bulge in the child's rib cage...

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Is Your Child Not Listening, or Is It Auditory Processing Disorder?

April 11, 2018
Estimated read time: 3 minutes

Do you feel like your child hears you but frequently doesn't understand? Does he or she fail to follow directions in school or regularly need others to repeat themselves?

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Proper Posture: What You Need to Know for Your Child's Health

April 11, 2018
Estimated read time: 4 minutes

Good posture is important it leads to healthy bone and muscle development and prevents pain in childhood and later in life. But there are more threats to good posture than ever.

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School and Your Child's Spine: Back to Basics

April 11, 2018
Estimated read time: 5 minutes

Leaned forward, elbows on the desk. Leaning back, teetering on the chairs back legs. Running from class to class to beat the bell. Without a second thought, kids put their spine through a workout...

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Twists and Breaks: Childhood Sports Injuries to Watch For

April 10, 2018
Estimated read time: 7 minutes

Minor scrapes, strains and bruises are expected, but as many as half of all children will experience a broken bone. And most of these fractures occur while engaging in sports.

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How Stephen Fry Caught His Prostate Cancer Early

March 22, 2018
Estimated read time: 4 minutes

A diagnosis of prostate cancer can be devastating, confusing and scary, both for patients and their families.

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3 Ways Basketball Fandom is Good for Your Health

March 19, 2018
Estimated read time: 3 minutes

If you're a basketball fan, you know what keeps you coming back for more.

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Stephen Hawking and ALS: A Closer Look at Lou Gehrig's Disease

March 19, 2018
Estimated read time: 6 minutes

For five decades, scientist Stephen Hawking was confined to a wheelchair with ALS, a neurological disease that strips away a persons ability to move, swallow and breathe independently.

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Colorectal Cancer Screenings: A Jonas Family Affair

March 15, 2018
Estimated read time: 2 minutes

After being diagnosed with stage II colon cancer last year, Kevin Jonas, Sr., is speaking out about the importance of early detection and urging his famous sons to get screened, too.

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