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Coping With Mental Health While Social Distancing

Everyone’s world has been turned upside down, so I put together a list of things experts are suggesting may help you cope during this time. I want to reiterate I am not a medical professional. There are some websites...

Hydroxychloroquine Shortage

I brought this topic up a few weeks ago in an article, that there may in fact be a shortage of hydroxychloroquine coming as it was already on back order at several pharmacies (mine included). According to the FDA website as of...

What is Multiple Sclerosis?

Multiple Sclerosis (MS for short) is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. I would like to take the opportunity to stress that I am not a medical professional and information in this article should in no way be taken as...

Polk County COVID-19 Cases Now up to 5704 in Florida and 63 In Polk County

Florida Department of Health Updates New COVID-19 Cases, Announces Eight New Deaths Related to COVID-19, Evening Update~5,489 positive cases in Florida residents and 215 positive cases in non-Florida residents~TALLAHASSEE —To keep Florida residents and visitors safe, informed and aware about...

Could Popular Lupus Drug Treat COVID-19?

While there currently is no known cure for COVID-19 there are drugs being studied that could be potential treatments for this virus. One of which is a common drug used to treat lupus called hydroxychloroquine. I want to reiterate...

Florida Department of Health Updates New COVID-19 Cases, Announces One New Death Related to COVID-19, 11 a.m. Update ~1,330 positive cases in Florida Residents...

Florida Department of Health Updates New COVID-19 Cases, Announces One New Death Related to COVID-19, 11 a.m. Update ~1,330 positive cases in Florida Residents and 82 positive cases in non-Florida residents~   TALLAHASSEE — To keep Florida residents and visitors safe, informed and aware...

The State of Florida Issues COVID-19 Updates – Governor DeSantis Announced More Actions on Covid-19

The State of Florida Issues COVID-19 Updates TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The State of Florida is responding to COVID-19. In an effort to keep Florida residents and visitors safe and aware regarding the status of the virus, the Florida Department of Health will issue this...

What is Hashimoto’s Disease?

What is Hashimoto's Disease? Hashimoto’s (also referred to as Chronic Lymphocytic Thyroiditis according to the Mayo Clinic) is an autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks the thyroid wreaking havoc on the thyroid and the body. Before I explain Hashimoto’s...

Florida Department of Health Updates New COVID-19 Cases, Announces One New Death Related to COVID-19, 11 a.m. Update ~474 positive cases in Florida Residents...

Florida Department of Health Updates New COVID-19 Cases, Announces One New Death Related to COVID-19, 11 a.m. Update ~474 positive cases in Florida Residents and 46 positive cases in non-Florida residents~   TALLAHASSEE — To keep Florida residents and visitors safe, informed and aware...

The Precautions Those With Autoimmune Disease Should Take To Protect Themselves From Coronavirus

As you all know we are dealing with a new type of coronavirus called COVID-19 all across the world, that is being labeled as a pandemic and the CDC has come out with some guidelines we need to follow....
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Check Out Local Bookstores at the 4th Annual Lakeland Book Crawl

by James Coulter Ever been to a beer crawl? Wish you could experience a similar event, only for books? Well,...
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