Florida Agenda

   By ANDY KRESS For hundreds of years, spices have kindled international trade inspiring man to voyage out and discover new lands. Over these years, they have been used for everything from medicines, dyes and perfumes to the flavorings in your food. Today, spices are still prized for the variety and tastes they can lend [...]

By Andy Kress Many Americans take supplements to aid in their diets—usually without the benefit of a doctor’s recommendation. Listen to the commercials and you can understand why. According to the ads, the average diet does not supply adequate nutrients. Swallow your nutrition in the form of a pill once a day, and good health [...]

By JARRETT TERRILL MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylo-coccus aureus) is a staph infection that is not easily treated with antibiotics.  However, it is relatively easy to acquire and spreads under the skin at an alarming rate.  Local emergency rooms are seeing a rise in the number of MRSA cases that they treat. Last week, the Sun-Sentinel noted [...]

By ANDY KRESS Cakes, cookies and desserts have been part of the American diet for years and are definitely here to stay. These treats are great tasting and full of quick energy when eaten in small sensible amounts. A well-balanced healthy diet consists of having an occasional treat and not denying those inner desires. Note [...]

By Tom Bonanti I have been working out all my life. In that time, I have read a lot, heard a lot and I’ve seen everything. Everyone has an opinion about how to bulk up, cut up and trim down. antibiotics no prescription Some of this information has proved invaluable; some of it is pure [...]

By Cliff Dunn The old canard about the size relation of one’s hands and feet to the length one’s penis has long been dispelled by competent experts. But researchers in South Korea say there may be a direct relationship between finger length and the longitude of one’s manhood. According to researchers at Gachon University in [...]

Simple, Easy and to the Point By Tom Bonati “Summertime and the livin’ is easy…” so said Gershwin in that famous ballad, but nowhere is the season hotter and more eventful than in tropical South Florida. Remember this summer to relax, take some time for yourself, pack your sunscreen and a good book and  ponder [...]

Island City Health and Fitness Care about “Challenge” Participants By BOB KECSKEMETY “It was a great chance to give back to the community,” said Reece Darham owner of Island City Health and Fitness, home of the 2011 Brian Neal Fitness Challenge in which Darham donates the use of the gym. “When I fully understood the [...]

How Ed Cook changed his life through healthy living By BOB KECSKEMETY At 56, Ed Cook enjoys walking around in a tank top and being stopped by younger guys who want to tell him how incredible he looks. And when they ask him how old he is, Cook further enjoys the looks on their faces. [...]

Third in the Series Recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness Month By BOB KECSKEMETY     Thanks to improvements in treatment and early detection, millions of women are surviving breast cancer today. Th is antibiotics no prescription information briefly represents the views of the doctors and nurses serving on the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Information Database Editorial [...]