Common causes of poor vision
SpotlightBryan February 10, 2016
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Common causes of poor vision

Vision loss is a common condition, as the World Health Organization notes that more than 285 million people across the globe suffer some type of visual impairment. Many people can effectively counter their vision problems with prescription lenses, but others may have a more significant issue, such as low vision. The Kellogg Eye Center defines low vision as a reduced level of vision that cannot be fully corrected with conventional glasses. Those with low vision […]

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Renovations for senior safety
SpotlightBryan February 8, 2016
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Renovations for senior safety

 As adults approach their golden years, the homes they once thought of as sanctuaries can become unsafe. Families wrestle with the decision to keep parents and grandparents in their homes or move them into assisted living facilities or other senior residences. The National Institute on Aging says that families may be able to have a senior stay at home by helping older relatives remain independent but safe. The following are a few ways to do just […]

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Fighting Fair …
SpotlightBryan February 4, 2016
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Fighting Fair …

by Larry A. Attig, Pastor, Melbourne First Church of the Nazarene February has multiple celebrations and every day has some national day of something. While most of us have never heard of the majority of those celebrations, we are familiar with Presidents’ Day, Lincoln & Washington’s Birthday, Groundhog Day, Ash Wednesday and Super Bowl Sunday. The only thing that may get more attention than the super bowl is Valentine’s Day. It’s probably good those two […]

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Health First Uses Minimally Invasive Equipment to Detect Lung Cancer
SpotlightBryan January 27, 2016
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Health First Uses Minimally Invasive Equipment to Detect Lung Cancer

Health First has a new weapon in the fight against lung cancer. In December, Health First Medical Group’s Dr. Theodore Amgott completed the first two procedures in Brevard County using state-of-the-art Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy (ENB) at Health First’s Holmes Regional Medical Center. ENB is used to reach parts of the lung that previously were unreachable and unseeable with traditional bronchoscopy. According to Amgott, not only does it allow access to distant areas of the lung, […]

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