Health

If health is measured by the number and quality of care providers - hospitals, clinics, treatment centers and nursing facilities - the Tampa Bay region is in good shape. Plenty of options await those in need as do choices for healthier living from recreation and sports to spas and places to relax.

Health Features

New USF Robotics Lab Aims To Improve Lives By Studying How Bodies Move

By B.C. Manion Tuesday, February 02, 2010

USF's new Motion Analysis Laboratory brings together researchers and students across multiple disciplines to share perspectives that can improve the lives of those with disabilities. In the new lab, researchers will be able to study lower extremity motions involved in walking up a ramp, climbing stairs, turning a doorknob, lifting a box, putting away dishes and other everyday activities that can be daunting for people with disabilities.read on…

Tampa Vet Sees That The Eyes Have It

By Jeff Berlinicke Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Most of the vision problems Veterinarian Dr. E. Dan Wolf of Tampa sees involve cataracts. He specializes in a technique that he says is simple and mostly painless to the animal. Basically, he places a lens inside the eye of the animal. It's a relatively common procedure, similar to a human putting in a contact lens; only with an animal, it's permanent.read on…

Photo Slideshow: Stand Up Fitness, St. Petersburg

By Julie Busch Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Brody Welte's Stand Up Fitness combines outdoor exercise with scenic natural beauty by offering paddle tours of the waters around Tampa and St. Petersburg. The tours often include trips along the Hillsborough River. read on…

Best Bets For Vegan Foodies in Tampa Bay

By Kate Bradshaw Tuesday, December 08, 2009

Today's trend toward more healthy eating and an apparent increase in the Tampa Bay region's pro-animal rights, vegetarian and vegan populations have helped restaurants that serve primarily vegan fare � or at least offer multiple options that are sans-animal products � become increasingly common and increasingly profitable.read on…

Q&A: Len Polizzotto, Draper Laboratory

By Diane Egner Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Draper Laboratory, an MIT spin-off based in Cambridge, MA, and pioneer in the development of MEMS technologies for 25 years, opened facilities in October at the University of South Florida in Tampa and in St. Petersburg. Dr. Len Polizzotto, principal director of strategic business development, talks with 83 Degrees about Draper's expansion into Florida.

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