April 23, 2024
Healthcare
Human Growth Hormone: Hope or Hype?
It's 'liquid gold' to some, 'snake oil' to others.
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Published on 12/1/2009
Anti-Aging Medicine: Forever Young
Florida is home to more anti-aging doctors than any other state -- and they're finding many patients willing to spend thousands to feel like they did in their 20s and 30s.
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Published on 12/1/2009
New Shands Hospital, a 'Healing Environment'
Walking through the University of Florida’s new Shands Cancer Hospital feels a bit like perusing a Florida art gallery.
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Published on 12/1/2009
Artful Doctors
What do an otolaryngologist, a gastroenterologist, a dermatologist and Muhammad Ali’s fight doctor have in common? They were all featured artists at an exhibit this fall in Boca Raton.
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Published on 11/1/2009
Medical City Is Changing Florida's DNA
Orlando's medical cluster is a big step toward critical mass for the state's biotech initiative.
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Published on 10/1/2009
The Keys to Medical City
Ironically, a medical school wasn’t part of John Hitt’s vision until he learned that "you don’t find a bioscience cluster around anything but a medical school."
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Published on 10/1/2009
Entrepreneurs Aim to Capitalize on Healthcare Reform
A number of Florida firms are among those entering the wide-open marketplace for electronic medical records.
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Published on 9/1/2009
Recession, Reform and Charity Care
Q&A with Dr. Eneida Roldan, President of Jackson Health System
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Published on 9/1/2009
New Way to Make Raw Oysters Safe: Radiation
On average, more than four people die in Florida each year after eating raw oysters.
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Published on 9/1/2009
The Infinite Loser
About 80 Employees of Gainesville's Infinite Energy are competing in a companywide weight-loss competition. Meet some of the contestants and track their monthly progress.
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Published on 8/1/2009
Best Practices in Wellness
Many of Florida Trend's Best Companies understand the link between employees' health and their productivity.
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Published on 8/1/2009
Benefits of Being a Small Company
The best small companies look for ways to offer good benefits.
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Published on 8/1/2009
Florida Trend Reporter vs. Lance Armstrong
Audio slideshow: A Trend reporter tests her physical limits at the National Training Center's Human Performance Lab in Clermont. Find out how this 37-year-old desk jockey fared in an endurance test that pushes an individual to the point of exhaustion.
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Published on 7/1/2009
e-Prescriptions Would Save Lives
PaperFree Tampa has two years to convince 10,000 doctors to switch.
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Published on 7/1/2009
Medical Tourism is Thriving
Florida's medical facilities are cultivating a thriving business among foreigners seeking healthcare. About 400,000 patients visited the U.S. in 2008.
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Published on 3/1/2009
Dosal Tobacco Feels Pack of Trouble
Adding to Florida's cigarette tax is one thing, say Dosal Tobacco executives. But they think it's unfair to slap a fee on their products by retroactively including the company in a legal settlement in which it had no part.
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Published on 3/1/2009
Florida's Most Deadly Jobs
Crashes and gunshots determine which jobs are the most perilous in Florida.
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Published on 2/1/2009
Startup Aims to Make Braces Invisible
A Naples startup company is working to make wearers feel less self-conscious with a new generation of braces and retainers that have nearly invisible wires.
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Published on 2/1/2009
Florida CEO Diets
South Beach, Atkins, you name it, he had tried them all and dreaded the prospect of another diet challenge. But this one worked.
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Published on 2/1/2009
Healthcare 2009
With costs continuing to rise and an increasing number of uninsured patients, Florida's hospitals are bracing for a tough year.
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Published on 1/1/2009
Healthcare & Employee Benefits 2009
Florida CEOs were asked: By what percent are your organization's healthcare costs projected to rise in 2009?
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Published on 1/1/2009
Plant Therapy for Diabetes Patients
Two scientists have different ideas on how to attack diabetes. But one thing they have in common is that they have used fruits and veggies to develop medications and food additives to combat it.
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Published on 12/1/2008
Road to Parenthood
Preimplantation genetic testing and in vitro fertilization let couples minimize the risk of passing along a hereditary disease.
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Published on 11/1/2008
Florida's Economy: How Bad Is It?
Florida is hurting: A regional look at the rough patches and bright spots.
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Published on 11/1/2008
Bouncing Back from a Sports Injury
The prospect of tearing your rotator cuff becomes more likely as you age. For athletes, it can be the kiss of death. But now the science has advanced to speed recovery.
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Published on 10/1/2008
