http://www.EDGEmiami.com Your life... with an EDGE. en-us 2013 EDGE PUBLICATIONS, INC. editor@edgepublications.com (Managing Editor) webmaster@edgepublications.com (Webmaster) Sat, 18 May 2013 09:03:02 -0400 http://www.EDGEmiami.com/rss Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender/Health/Fitness/miami http://www.edgemiami.com/?144722 http://www.edgemiami.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144722 Nearly eight months after voters here legalized pot for adults, officials in Washington state took their first stab at setting rules for the state's new marijuana industry. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgemiami.com/?144707 http://www.edgemiami.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=videos&sc3=&id=144707 Dr. Allen Frances, co-author of the previous version of the "Diagnostic and Strategic Manual of Mental Disorders" discusses new, controversial changes to the text. Frances is the author of a new book called "Saving Normal." Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgemiami.com/?144647 http://www.edgemiami.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144647 Whitman-Walker Health, the nonprofit community health center that specializes in HIV/AIDS and LGBT-competent care, announced Tuesday it will be offering meningitis vaccinations to people who are not current patients due to increased demand. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgemiami.com/?144517 http://www.edgemiami.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=144517 The age-old cliche that claims we can only operate using with one "head" at any given time is nothing more than a silly old wives' tale, right? Actually, it's one that proves true a lot more often than we'd like to admit. Let's examine the evidence. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgemiami.com/?144631 http://www.edgemiami.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144631 States should cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half, matching a standard that has substantially reduced highway deaths in other countries. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgemiami.com/?144628 http://www.edgemiami.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144628 Critics are angry over revision to the new psychiatric manual of mental disorders that classifies everything from "senior moments" to grief after the death of a loved one as a mental illness. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgemiami.com/?144627 http://www.edgemiami.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144627 Health care workers in Saudi Arabia are becoming ill from the SARS-like coronavirus that is spreading across the Middle East and Europe. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgemiami.com/?144589 http://www.edgemiami.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144589 On Tuesday, Christine Quinn disclosed a difficult piece of her past that she had kept private: She was bulimic for a decade in her teens and 20s, went to rehab for it at 26 and considers herself a recovering alcoholic to this day. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgemiami.com/?144259 http://www.edgemiami.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=144259 We all enjoy the look and feel of flip flops and sandals, but style and support are key to healthy feet and an enjoyable summer. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgemiami.com/?144569 http://www.edgemiami.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144569 A couple filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the state of South Carolina for what they say was an unnecessary sexual assignment surgery performed on a toddler they later adopted. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgemiami.com/?144568 http://www.edgemiami.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144568 A study suggests that it's not clear whether eating super low-sodium levels offers many benefits. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgemiami.com/?144559 http://www.edgemiami.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=144559 EDGE speaks with Danny Resnic, the founder of the condom company Origami, to learn how his brand of unique condoms differs from standard condoms that currently monopolize the market. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgemiami.com/?144544 http://www.edgemiami.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144544 Popular psychologist Joyce Brothers died Monday May 13 at age 85 of respiratory failure at her home in Fort Lee, N.J. Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgemiami.com/?144539 http://www.edgemiami.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144539 Maria Cheng interviews Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie, who announced on Tuesday that she had a preventive mastectomy after learning she had a gene that significantly raised her risk of breast cancer. Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgemiami.com/?144537 http://www.edgemiami.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144537 For breast cancer treatment, women can now look to "oncoplastic" surgery, combining oncology, which focuses on cancer treatment, and plastic surgery to restore appearance. Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgemiami.com/?144533 http://www.edgemiami.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=videos&sc3=&id=144533 The journal of the American Medical Association says 150-thousand Americans are misdiagnosed every year. And one-in-three patients die or are debilitated. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Holly Phillips reports. Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgemiami.com/?144531 http://www.edgemiami.com/index.php?ch=entertainment&sc=&sc2=videos&sc3=&id=144531 Star reveals in the New York Times that she has undergone a preventive double mastectomy because she had "faulty" gene that gave her an 87 percent breast cancer risk. Ben Tracy reports. Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgemiami.com/?144373 http://www.edgemiami.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144373 New research shows that compounds related to THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, appear to weaken HIV-1 infections. Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgemiami.com/?144509 http://www.edgemiami.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144509 Across the world, two billion people are staving off hunger by eating insects. Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgemiami.com/?144508 http://www.edgemiami.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=144508 Two new respiratory viruses -- novel coronavirus in the Middle East and a new bird flu spreading in China -- have the potential to spark a global outbreak. Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 EST