Hitting the right pace
Racewalking has benefits of running, but with fewer injuries
Aging baby boomers with achy knees, listen up: Racewalking provides a good cardiovascular workout with about one-third the impact of running. It's not just for slowpokes, either. Really good racewalkers can break a 6-minutemile pace. That's faster than most folks run. Full Story
It's never OK to shake a baby
The Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida's Child Advocacy Program, generously supported by the Prendergast Family Endowment Fund, is working to prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome in Southwest Florida. Full Story
Health System lecture will focus on child abuse
The Lee Memorial Health System Foundation will host its third installment of the Prendergast Lecture Series on Tuesday, April 22. The lecture will take place at 7 p.m. in the Manatee Room of the Clarion Hotel, located at 12635 South Cleveland Avenue in Fort Myers. Full Story
New Physicians join Lee Memorial
Lee Memorial Health System announced that the following physicians joined the medical staff in March. • Charles D. Talakkottur, M.D., Hospitalist, obtained his medical degree from the American University of the Caribbean and an Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center. He has joined Inpatient Consultants of Florida. Full Story
More help with metabolism
Several weeks ago, I wrote a column on my personal experiment with natural supplements that enhance metabolism. Actually, it seemed close to being my obituary because I thought I was going to have a heart attack, a common problem with these types of supplements. Full Story
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