Over 40 Seminars and Workshops Highlight Florida Anti-Aging Expo

Angela Handa

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA (June 7, 2010) – More than 40 seminars and workshops will highlight the Florida Anti-Aging & Healthy Living Expo at the Clemente Center set for June 12-13 at the Clemente Center in Melbourne, Florida.

Health First Air Rescue First In Forida To Have Night Vision

FIRST FLIGHT features an EC-135 twin-turbo engine Eurocopter that is equipped with the latest medical equipment, and can accommodate two patients comfortably along with three crew members. ABOVE, Chief flight nurse Ron Spivey, left, with pilot John Youngs.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Central Florida News 13 reported that First Flight is the first in the state of Florida to use night vision on its medical helicopters. Forty percent of First Flight’s emergency calls are after dark, so this new tool allows for more accuracy and safety.

Brevard Hospitals Team Up For Sudden Disaster Training

Flanking an eCareMobile unit live feed of Lisa Goetz from the Health First VitalWatch eICU Clinical Operations Room in Rockledge, are, from left to right, Dr. Peter Pappas, HRMC trauma surgeon; Dr. Antonio Marttos, Director of TeleTrauma at the University of Miami William Lehman Injury Research Center; Mike Gavigan, Vital Watch Nurse Manager; Dr. Jim Shaffer, VitalWatch Medical Director; and Dr. David Mozingo, Chief of the University of Florida’s burn surgery program.  Telemedicine technology was a hot topic at Health First’s annual “Bomb, Blast and Burn” seminar, where Drs. Marttos and Mozingo spoke. Particularly compelling were Dr. Mozingo’s recounting of casualty care after September 11th and Dr. Marttos’s use of telemedicine to aid the victims of Haiti’s earthquake.

Disaster strikes. The drone of mid-morning traffic is cut by the roar of crushed machinery and cries of panic. A train car derails spilling volatile chemicals across a major road. In an instant, the chemicals ignite in a fireball.

Don’t Let the Flu Ruin Your Holiday

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ORLANDO, FLORIDA – The American Red Cross, Mid-Florida Region, offers advice on how to avoid illness during the upcoming holidays.

How To Cope With Holiday Stress

MR. CHRISTMAS: Andy William’s Christmas specials, which appeared regularly until 1974 and intermittently from 1982 into the 1990s, were among the most popular of the genre. Williams has recorded eight Christmas albums over the years and has been penned as “Mr. Christmas.”

FOR MANY, no matter how positive and upbeat we try to be, the holidays bring along stress, pressure, sadness, and for some, sense of loss.

Helmet Use Proven Life-Saver

ACCORDING TO the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a motorcyclist is 27 times more likely to die in a crash per mile driven compared to someone in an automobile, and an unhelmeted motorcycle rider is 40 percent more likely to sustain a fatal head injury than helmeted riders.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – From a leisurely weekend bike ride to driving down the open road on a motorcycle, people love to be in motion. Sadly, thousands every year are killed or forced to endure life-long disability from head injuries involving bicycle and motorcycle crashes.

Be Alert To Holiday Safety Hazards

Paul Forsberg

The holiday season is approaching and the time is usually filled with joy. However, each year many families experience great sadness because of loss of possessions, injuries, or even death.

Double Transplant Recipient Provides Inspiration

Bill Hahn with Richard Salick, Executive Director Kidney Foundation of Florida, at the Cocoa Beach Pier.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – My story began nearly 30 years ago when at the age of 25 when I was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes, just one week before getting married. Wow, two life changing events in the same week – I was shocked!

Get Active! Brevard Addresses Childhood Obesity

GET ACTIVE! BREVARD is for children 5 to 12 years of age, and their parents, and provides wellness education.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – The Brevard Healthcare Forum is taking aim at childhood obesity by hosting “Get Active! Brevard,” a free family event set for Saturday, Oct. 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Viera Regional Park.

Sea Pines Offers Free Health Screenings

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BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Healthsouth Sea Pines Rehabilitation Hospital will present a free Health Screening for the community on Thursday, Oct. 22 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. for individuals with concerns about post-stroke health.

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