With your doctor’s OK, you may be able to safely start an exercise program on your own, said A. Lynn Millar, chairman, department of physical therapy, Winston-Salem State University, North Carolina.
Gardening can be tricky in a part of the country where the soil is essentially sand and creates a less than ideal situation for growing plants, trees or vegetables.
An Air Force Special Operations Command Air Commando permanently paralyzed from an enemy attack in 2013 will receive a mortgage-free home from the nonprofit organization Building Homes for Heroes, officials announced March 6 during a Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce breakfast.
Fort Walton Beach Medical Center and Twin Cities Hospital will present the fourth annual Women on Wellness symposium April 10, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Resort on Okaloosa Island. This one-day educational conference is aimed to help women achieve balance and success in life, work and health.
Master Sgt. James Albanesi received the General Lew Allen Jr., Trophy for 2014, Feb. 27, 2015, at the Pentagon in recognition of his outstanding contributions while assigned as the Forward Area Refueling Point manager at the 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron on Hurlburt Field.
The local branch of Baptist Medical Park in Navarre is always buzzing with patients seeking top-notch care close to home. Many locals use the facility regularly for the professional and prompt diagnostic imaging and laboratory services offered right around the corner. Those services include fast-turnaround service for ordering physicians and patients with digital X-ray, digital mammography, a 16-slice CT scan, a new bone density (DEXA) scan, and new ultrasound and echocardiogram equipment. The facility also is a collection site for blood draws and urinalysis with physician orders for lab tests.
