Two Carnival cruise ships next month will resume sailings from Tampa that include port calls in Mexico, Carnival senior vice president of marine operations Brendan Corrigan said today. ...more

May 28, 2009

50,000 Number of violent deaths annually in the United States $52 billion Annual cost in medical care and lost productivity due to violent deaths ...more

May 10, 2009

Two confirmed cases of swine flu have been reported in Florida: an 11-year-old boy from Lee County and a 17-year-old girl in Broward County. ...more

May 2, 2009

Federal health officials say the number of confirmed swine flu cases in the United States has jumped to 64, and states say there are at least four more. ...more

April 28, 2009

More and more I am in contact with others who have food allergies. It's very challenging at home and out. I belong to a support group, and it has been my lifesaver in many ways, and hopefully others have support, too. Are more people getting food allergies? ...more

March 19, 2009

Pets are good medicine, but keeping up with their cost can be a challenge. ...more

March 9, 2009

The trend lines of sexually transmitted diseases in Highlands County are climbing, according to the most recent statistics released by the Florida Department of Health. ...more

February 25, 2009

Next time you have a case of diarrhea that lasts a day or more, chances are better than 1 in 3 that it was food poisoning. As many as a quarter of Americans suffer a foodborne illness each year - though only a fraction of those cases get linked to high-profile outbreaks like the recent salmonella-peanut scare, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...more

February 20, 2009

Sexually transmitted disease rates are soaring in the Tampa Bay area, with more than 70 percent of the cases among 15- to 19-year-olds. ...more

February 16, 2009

Albertsons is recalling trail mix and fruit and nut trail mix products sold under its store brand name because they may contain peanut products possibly contaminated with salmonella. ...more

February 14, 2009