Health

Cash for Candy, Local Dentist Takes a Stand Against Halloween Sweets

Submitted by Rachel Leitao, First Coast News Staff

Thursday, October 27th, 2011, 8:36am

Cash for Candy, Local Dentist Takes a Stand Against Halloween Sweets

Trick-or treaters can bring their Halloween candy to Cypress Point Family Dentistry at 8130 Baymeadows Circle West, Suite 103 in Jacksonville Wednesday, November 2nd from 4-6:30 PM and receive $1 per pound of candy! Dr. Franklin Rios is putting his money where his mouth is by buying cavity-provoking candy back from kids. The treats will be shipped to our troops overseas so they can enjoy Halloween away from home.

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Update: Mosquito-borne Illness Alert for Duval County Continues

Submitted by Rachel Leitao, First Coast News Staff

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011, 9:38am

Jacksonville, FL -- The Duval County Health Department (DCHD) continues its mosquito-borne illness alert for Duval County. One additional human case of West Nile virus (WNV) has been reported (confirmed or probable) during the current update period. The most recent case involves a 72 year-old female resident. Duval County has 19 reported cases of WNV in 2011. There have been two reported deaths associated with a confirmed case of WNV.

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First Coast Gears: Car Show Benefits Marine Corporal Tyler Southern | SLIDESHOW

Submitted by Bill Bortzfield, First Coast News Digital Director

Monday, October 17th, 2011, 11:31am

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15th Annual Festival of Lights 5k and 1 Mile Family Fun Run

Submitted by Nicole Mishko

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011, 11:36am

15th Annual Festival of Lights 5k and 1 Mile Family Fun Run

It is time once again to lace up the jingle bells on your running shoes and get ready for the 15th Annual Festival of Lights 5k and 1 Mile Family Fun Run. The Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals event will take place in San Marco Square on Saturday, Decemeber 10, 2011 beginning with the Fun Run at 5:30 PM followed by the 5k at 6:00 PM.

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ElderSource Event Honoring Advocates and Caregivers

Submitted by ElderSource

Monday, October 10th, 2011, 1:23pm

ElderSource Event Honoring Advocates and Caregivers

Friends of ElderSource is excited to announce it's upcoming signature event, A Night with the Stars. The event will honor advocates and caregivers of elders in our community. Honorable Mayor Alvin Brown will be the keynote speaker and Mrs. Delores Barr Weaver will be recognized for her compassion for elders.

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Think Pink This Month at BlackFinn

Submitted by Rachel Leitao, First Coast News Staff

Thursday, October 6th, 2011, 11:06am

To do its part in helping beat breast cancer, BlackFinn American Grille will host a series of happy hours each Friday in October, with proceeds benefiting various local breast cancer-related charities.

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Overweight or Obese Children at Risk for Higher Blood Pressure

Submitted by Rachel Leitao, First Coast News Staff

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011, 4:57pm

If your children are overweight or obese, their risk of having high blood pressure is almost three times higher than children at normal weight, according to new research in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.

A study of 1,111 healthy Indiana school children over a period of 4.5 years revealed that when the children’s body mass index (BMI) reached or passed the 85th percentile — the beginning of the overweight category — the adiposity effect on blood pressure was more than four times that of normal weight children. Adiposity is fat under the skin and surrounding major organs.

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