POLK CITY - The remarkable thing was that he was still breathing. Inside the pitch black and the smoke, cars were crashing into each other all around him. His own Mazda Protégé was wrinkled up like a squeezebox into the back of a Geo Tracker. But Eric Rannebarger was alive and awake. ...more

February 16, 2008

John M. Angelini finally quit smoking in 1999, after triple bypass surgery and, 20 years earlier, a major heart attack. ...more

February 12, 2008

There's no one stereotype to describe a woman with heart disease. It affects women of all ages, races, sizes and shapes. ...more

February 8, 2008

If you have heart disease and you are having or want to have sex, questions and anxieties almost always arise. Reduced sexual desire and avoidance of sexual activity are the most common problems encountered by heart patients. These problems can be compounded by drug therapy, depression and fear by the patient — or his or her partner — that sex will bring on a heart attack, rhythm disturbance or other cardiac abnormality. ...more

February 8, 2008

New research suggests that more people survive major heart attacks with fewer problems if doctors use a mini-vacuum to clear out an artery blockage instead of pushing it aside to restore blood flow. ...more

February 7, 2008

Smoking is good. At least it is in John M. Angelini's case. The usually reviled habit provided the impetus for his 20-year collection of more than 500 cigarette lighters. About half of them are lighting up the Hudson Regional Library in a display that opened last week. ...more

February 6, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Wesley Chapel won its third consecutive district title Saturday night, beating host Land O' Lakes 47-39, but both teams had smiles on their faces afterward. ...more

February 4, 2008

Edward John Trombetta, who served as a top official under Gov. Reubin Askew, has died. He was 69. ...more

January 29, 2008