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Flesh eating bacteria and infected mosquitos are in the news right now and some South Florida residents should be aware of the potential health hazards related to them. Elderly and easily susceptible people are especially vulnerable to these microscopic invaders. It is important to be sure that home health care workers, family members and others…

What is a stroke? How does it happen? Can it be prevented? Is there rehabilitation after one has a stroke? Strokes can be mild or severe and most people know someone who has experienced them to varying degrees. One may lose their ability to speak indefinitely if a stroke damages that part of their brain.…

In this article we are going to discuss modifying a home to make it easer to move about for those who use wheelchairs, walkers or other mobility enhancing devices. Modifications are generally disability-specific i.e. One's specific lack of functionality dictates the needed modification. Accessibility is a fault of the environment, not the person. We live…

Ten years ago Carrie suffered a stroke that affected the speech area of her brain. She had a stroke while in the hospital in front of medical personnel. They were limited in what they could do for her because she was on Coumadin, a blood thinner, and could not therefore have the meds usually given…