For those seeking family-oriented alternatives for Halloween fun, two Pasco County organizations are sponsoring free festivities this year. ...more

October 31, 2009

The city council spent about an hour in a special meeting Thursday evening to better prepare New Port Richey and its residents for a possible swine flu outbreak. ...more

October 31, 2009

City Council held a roughly hour long special meeting Thursday evening to better prepare New Port Richey and its residents in the event of a possible H1N1 outbreak. ...more

October 31, 2009

Q. Is the swine flu shot or the swine flu nasal mist best for children under 18 who have sickle cell trait? Also my 8 year old has sickle cell trait and has to take a monthly shot for allergies to dust mites. Which swine flu option is better, the swine flu shot or the swine flu nasal mist? Also is it true that children under the age of 10 need to have a second dose of the swine flu vaccination? How much time should be between the 1st vaccination and the 2nd vaccaination for children under the age of 10? Thanks. ...more

October 30, 2009

ATLANTA (AP) — Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness. ...more

October 29, 2009

More than 22 million doses of swine flu vaccine are available now, and most Americans should soon find it easier to get their dose, U.S. health officials said today. ...more

October 27, 2009

Q. Why did they open the schools, why not wait until everyone had the shot and then open the schools, seems like a lot of people could avoid getting ill. ...more

October 27, 2009

Q. I'm wondering if someone has had symptoms of swine flu i.e. high fever, cough, body aches, etc and H1N1 has not been confirmed but most likely is the illness does the body build up immunity to swine flu and is it still recommended that the person receive the vaccine? ...more

October 27, 2009

The New Port Richey City Council will be convening Thursday evening for a special meeting to address planning implementation in the event of an H1N1 outbreak in the area. ...more

October 26, 2009

Frankie Jackson was all smiles late Tuesday morning while waiting for his swine flu shot. ...more

October 21, 2009