GAINESVILLE — Wet wood treated with the pesticide chromated copper arsenate (CCA) loses arsenic three times more than dry wood, so if it rains, you can expect more arsenic on your wood deck surface, …
Category: health-fitness
Registration deadline approaching for Healthy Okaloosa Family Challenge
OKALOOSA COUNTY — This summer, the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County invites families to make healthy lifestyle choices.
Women's health Q-and-A session set in Crestview
CRESTVIEW — North Okaloosa Medical Center's Healthy Woman program has planned "House Calls," a June 23 casual but candid question-and-answer session with a panel of experts.
Okaloosa beaches get 'all clear' for hazardous water
FORT WALTON BEACH — All Okaloosa County parks have passed hazardous bathing tests, the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County stated this week.
Niceville park receives advisory for hazardous water
FORT WALTON BEACH — An Okaloosa County park may have potentially hazardous bathing water, the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County stated this week.
Here's your chance to win Imagine Dragons tickets and support cancer research
CRESTVIEW — Last December, Lindsea Taylor won a prize from the rock band Imagine Dragons.
1 year later: Crestview's Drew Barefield is almost recovered
CRESTVIEW — Last summer, signs around town asked passersby to “pray for Drew.”
Crestview doctoral graduate analyzes low fertility rate findings
MANHATTAN — The number of childless women in the United States is at an all-time high, according to new research from Kansas State University, which suggests it may be due to the country's economic d…
Crestview Health Center earns national recognition
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Committee for Quality Assurance announced that Crestview Health Center has received NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition.
Free dental X-rays available at Northwest Florida State College
NICEVILLE — Students in the Dental Assisting Program at Northwest Florida State College would like to take X-rays of your teeth — free of charge.