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Healthcare
Mishaps
Walk into a local medical spa, and you may be swept away by the scent of aromatherapy and the promise of youthful rejuvenation.
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Published on 12/1/2006
Medical Growth
When the Burnham Institute for Medical Research broke the news in August that it will build a research facility in Orlando, local leaders called the event the most significant announcement since Walt Disney shared his plans for a theme park in central Flo
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Published on 11/1/2006
Air of Hope
Researchers are working on new ways of detecting and treating lung cancer, the most deadly form of cancer in the U.S
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Published on 11/1/2006
Accounting RX
Albert Santalo has his own prescription for physician groups worried about their revenue streams. His Miami company, Avisena, delivers billing and collections solutions using online technology and backoffice administrative support.
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Published on 10/1/2006
Cutting Out Surgery
Of all the U.S. men diagnosed with cancer this year, the largest number -- 33% -- will have the disease in the prostate, according to the American Cancer Society.
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Published on 9/1/2006
Clinically Tested
Bernardo B. Fernandez Jr., 45, CEO, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston.
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Published on 8/1/2006
Intensive Care
South Florida hospitals may suffer financial headaches if demographic trends pan out as expected over the next 25 years.
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Published on 7/1/2006
High-Tech Teeth
Dentists are going to new lengths today to make their patients more comfortable, with some even calling their offices "dental spas."
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Published on 7/1/2006
Concierge Care: Self-Limiting or Hot Trend
Only some 500 physicians nationwide have turned to concierge practices, according to Jack Marquis, a healthcare attorney with the Michigan law firm Warner Norcross & Judd who helped found a professional organization called the Society for Innovative Medic
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Published on 6/1/2006
Exploring Alternatives
Pain management physicians, always looking for ways to reduce discomfort so patients can better heal, often recommend what peers in other fields might consider alternative medicine.
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Published on 6/1/2006
The Doctor Will See You Now ... For An Extra $1,500
A Florida company is at the epicenter of what's called "concierge medicine." Some physicians and patients are happier, but the trend leaves medical ethicists in a quandary.
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Published on 6/1/2006
Healthy Ambition
Heather J.ohan, 50, CEO, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, Aventura.
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Published on 5/1/2006
Promising Developments
When he attends the Nasdaq-100 Open tennis tournament in Miami, Sorrel Resnik wears long sleeves, long pants, a hat and a towel to cover his hands.
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Published on 5/1/2006
Trendsetters - April 2006
Deanna Wathington, USF; Ron Brown, AeroClave; John May, Health Through Walls; Sue Washer, Applied Genetic Technologies; Barry Katzen, Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute; Gasper Lazzara, Imagine Orthodontics; Diana Robinson, Aisling Capital.
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Published on 4/1/2006
Tools for Good Health
Florda healthcare innovations are making medical care more efficient.
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Published on 3/1/2006
Eye Opener
As the U.S. population ages, researchers are racing to find cures for the most common eye conditions people face in their later years, including cataracts and macular degeneration
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Published on 3/1/2006
An Epidemic of Fat
The counties in Florida with the highest percentages of obese people tend to be rural and poor -- but more than half of all Floridians are either overweight or obese.
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Published on 2/1/2006
Growing New Cells
Two clinical trials at the University of Florida's Shands Jacksonville Medical Center offer new hope for heart patients who've tried every option short of a transplant.
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Published on 2/1/2006
Cost Shifting
An overhaul of Florida's $15-billion Medicaid program is set to begin this year.
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Published on 1/1/2006
Doing Well
As a longtime family doctor-turned-healthcare executive, Edward E. Goldman did not like the direction he felt managed care was taking his practice and patients. His prescription: Concierge medicine.
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Published on 1/1/2006
Weighing In
'The Gold Coast Cure' steers dieters to nutrient-rich foods.
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Published on 1/1/2006
Cost Control
Health Savings Accounts are a health insurance option small businesses can consider.
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Published on 12/1/2005
Labor of Love
Stephen Dresnick started Sterling Healthcare, sold it -- and now he's got it back again.
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Published on 11/1/2005
A Florida First
At a Washington, D.C., seminar in 1996, Joseph Caruncho became intrigued with a novel concept emerging from Medicare: A provider-sponsored organization.
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Published on 11/1/2005
Taking Stock
Auto mechanics have long recommended taking your car in for a 60,000-mile checkup to avoid untimely surprises. Now, more executives are heeding the same advice when it comes to their bodies.
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Published on 11/1/2005
