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Ahoy, Scurvy Awareness!

Today is Talk like a Pirate Day, which is a great opportunity to shed some light on scurvy - a disease that is often associated with those who sail the seven鈥�
Weighty Choices: Selecting Optimal G-CSF Doses for Stem Cell Mobilization to Optimize Yield

Nosha Farhadfar, MD, and colleagues at University of Florida Health Cancer Center led a study conducted by an international team of researchers using data鈥�
Be Aware this Flu Season

As the holiday time of the year comes to a close, another season 鈥� one that is much less fun 鈥� is looming. This is the time of year when cases of the flu peak,鈥�
Mend a Failing Heart

Heart failure occurs when the heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet the body鈥檚 needs. This condition affects nearly six million Americans annually and鈥�
Take the Pledge: Learn About Mental Illness

This year, Oct. 1鈥�7 is Mental Illness Awareness Week, a time to shine a light on mental illness and replace stigma with hope. Each year we fight stigma,鈥�
Getting Fit for the Summer Beach Season

With April underway, it鈥檚 almost time to bring out those bikinis, one-pieces and board shorts (and the all-important sunscreen). However, if you aren鈥檛 feeling鈥�
Not just drowsy: New research on sleep deprivation and weight gain

We know a lack of sleep will make us drowsy, but scientists have discovered that this might not be the only consequence of sleep deprivation. BOB体育鈥�
A Year in Review: Most loved stories from BOB体育

The last 12 months can be described in many ways, but certainly not dull. From new research breakthroughs to heart-warming stories of hope, BOB体育 shared鈥�
How Does Your Garden Grow

In recent years, Wilmot Gardens at the University of Florida sat in disrepair 鈥� until C. Craig Tisher, M.D., former dean of the UF College of Medicine, started鈥�
Are you getting enough vitamin C?

Scurvy in the 21st century? Not quite, but researchers say most of us aren鈥檛 getting nearly enough vitamin C in our diets to ward off cancer, heart disease and鈥�