FORT WALTON BEACH — A ribbon cutting and grand opening for a new Clinic Annex in Fort Walton Beach is planned by the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County. The park landscape will be dedica…
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March of Dimes reminds parents to immunize children for the new school year
MAITLAND — March of Dimes, the leading organization for mom and baby health, urges parents to immunize their children against infectious diseases before the beginning of the 2014-2015 school year. In…
Heat and medicine: a dose of danger for seniors
A potentially deadly danger lurks in the medicine cabinets of local seniors this summer. Did you know that heat, when combined with certain medications, can seriously harm seniors?
Look Good, Feel Better program scheduled in Crestview
CRESTVIEW — Look Good Feel Better's next session is 1-3 p.m. Aug. 11 at North Okaloosa Medical Center, Senior Circle classroom, 127 E. Redstone Ave., Suite A.
Six parks receive advisories for hazardous water
FORT WALTON BEACH — Six Okaloosa County parks may have potentially hazardous bathing water, the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County stated this week.
Bodybuilder, neurosurgeon debunk 5 training myths
While big chunks of America’s population continue to be ravaged by obesity, causing other problems such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes, there are many millions who choose to prevent those con…
Crestview boy back home following viral meningitis diagnosis
CRESTVIEW — Kelly and Michelle Stackhouse are glad to have their 7-year-old son, Gabriel, back at home.
Okaloosa parks pass hazardous water tests
FORT WALTON BEACH — No Okaloosa County parks have hazardous bathing water this week, the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County stated.
Residents, visitors urged to take precautions during extreme heat
Residents should take precautions to avoid heat exhaustion, the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County states.
O Negative blood needed immediately
O Negative blood supply has reached very low levels due to summer vacations and school and college summer breaks.