Imagine a new drug that reduces LDL (bad) cholesterol as much as statins do while more than doubling the levels of HDL (good) cholesterol, all without the muscle pain associated with statins.  Eli Lilly had high hopes for this new drug, called evacetrapib,...

During the Cape Coral Fire Department’s 7th Annual Open House, over 2000 people visited at least one of the Department’s 10 stations, and many guests visited multiple stations. The Fire Department Open House is an important community event as it enables citizens to learn...

The following 5 tips, combined with a skin regimen formulated by your providers at Florida Skin Center, can help decrease the appearance of wrinkles around the eyes. Start now if you haven’t already! We cannot stress the importance of applying sunscreen enough. You may...

CCFD and Red Cross install smoke detectors and share fire safety tips  Seven times a day, someone in the US dies in a home fire, and a fire-related injury is reported every 40 minutes. As a part of fire prevention month, the Cape Coral Fire...

Thank you to everyone who came out to visit the fire stations during the Open House on Saturday. We were excited to meet so many people from the community, and hope that everyone had a great time and learned something new. Thank you so...

According to a recent article by Dr. Michael Greger, there are several levels of preventative medicine.  Primary prevention would be like trying to prevent someone at risk for heart disease from getting their first heart attack.  Secondary prevention is when you already have the...