Health Tips

Food is everywhere. Celebrity chefs glamorize it and everyday “foodies” post it on social media. But sadly, many families are finding it increasingly difficult to eat as many meals at home as they once did. In fact, a 2013 Gallup poll found that eight in 10 Americans report eating fast-food on a monthly basis and…

Latte lines stretch out the door as researchers continue debating the pros and cons of the daily java habit. But there’s good news for coffee lovers-many experts agree the health benefits likely outweigh the risks for most people. In fact, when researchers compared coffee drinkers to nondrinkers, they found that those who consumed coffee were…

With all the recent talk about viruses worldwide, it’s easy to forget about influenza, a common bug that hits this time of year and has a simple, readily-available vaccine. Influenza, known to many of us as the flu, affects an estimated 15 to 40 percent of the population. Approximately 114,000 people are admitted into the…

Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions, now affecting 9.3 percent of Americans. As part of the UCF Health Seminar Series, Dr. Joyce Paulson, who is board-certified in internal medicine and treats patients at UCF Health, spoke to a group of people from the community about ways to prevent the disease from progressing in her talk, “Understanding…

From horror movies to theme park monsters, this time of year brings images of terror that many of us absolutely adore. Why? And what draws some of us to scary experiences while others try to avoid it at all costs? The answer: Your brain. For years, researchers have examined the differences between sensation-seekers who actually…

With media headlines dominated by Ebola and enterovirus 68, how concerned should we be? We went to virus expert Dr. Griffith Parks, director of the College of Medicine’s Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, to explain what science knows about the two viruses, how they’re spread and how they can be prevented. Ebola and enterovirus 68…