Feds approve Oxitec mosquito trial
The federal Environmental Protection Agency has approved field tests for Oxitec’s biologically modified mosquitoes. If approved by the state of Florida and local authorities, the first tests...
SWIM SURVIVAL
Parents bring their very young children — six months and up — to the pool four days a week for 10 minutes, for up to six weeks....
Health Department Encourages Breastfeeding
With the current health crisis, the Florida Department of Health in Monroe County understands this is a stressful time for everyone, including mothers who are breastfeeding. Breast...
Foundation teaches survival skills
By any standards, this is a success. In the past six weeks, three instructors and 49 kids have been schooled in the swim-float-survive technique in the Florida...
How to Eat Your Fruits and Veggies…
by Sarah Thomas
It used to be a simple directive from doctors to patients, parents to children: “Eat your fruits and veggies.” But as time has gone on...
Say Goodbye to Erectile Dysfunction – New treatment can replace the blue pill
Anyone curious about solutions to erectile dysfunction (ED) should learn about this innovative treatment. It’s not new – it’s been used in Europe for over a decade...
Digital Detox
By Professor Andrew Sharman
Digital distractions are sweeping through our lives like wildfire.
In 2016, Nielsen reported that we spend 127 minutes per day on our smartphones, 63 minutes...
To Z or Not to Z: Exploring the Antibiotic Question
by Dr. Stanley Sack
Here in the Keys, we may not have easy access to a Wal-Mart. But one thing we do have available to us, at least...
Key West dining does a body good
Our wonderful island is known for a lot of things, and indulgence is one of them. From our theme songs “Cheeseburger in Paradise” and “Margaritaville” to the...
Our Barefoot Doctor Offers Sunscreen Tips for the Kids
Help! First the plastic straws go. Now sunscreen? Is it true that our sunscreen chemicals can damage the reefs? While our community health might be better by...
