Based on its ability to literally destroy a person's large intestine and resist attempts to treat it, the bacterium Clostridium difficile has been dubbed a "superbug." For nearly two decades researchers and clinicians had been trying with little success to tame C-diff as it spreads around the globe causing severe, life-threatening intestinal illness. ...more

March 4, 2009

Lawmakers serving west Pasco County are gearing up for a special session of the Florida Legislature next week to work on the state's budget deficit of more than $2.3 billion. ...more

January 3, 2009

State lawmakers from West Pasco are gearing up for a special session of the Florida Legislature next week to make up a budget deficit of more than $2.3 billion. ...more

January 3, 2009

February typically is the height of flu season and while there isn't an epidemic out there now, getting a preventive shot now can ward off any future ailments, health officials say. ...more

December 22, 2008

SEBRING — Nursing homes and long term care facilities are places where many of us hope we never go, but where nearly half who reach retirement age will eventually reside. Several factors determine when it's time to sell the car, stop cooking and move into a skilled nursing facility or adult living center. Hanford Brace is a family physician with Integrity Health and regularly works with seniors. He said that residency at a skilled nursing facility after an illness or injury doesn't rule out a return home. ...more

May 11, 2008

Nursing homes, notorious places for voter fraud, need greater guidance on how to help residents vote, senators and voter advocates said Thursday. ...more

February 1, 2008

The Nature Coast Festival Singers have been rehearsing for their upcoming Christmas concerts since August. Their first show will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25, at Nativity Lutheran Church in Weeki Wachee. Their next two performances will take place at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26, at Wesleyan Village Church in Brooksville and at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, at St. Mark's Presbyterian Church in Hudson. For more information, call 597-2235. ...more

November 25, 2007

SEBRING — The Highlands County Health Department is holding flu vaccination clinics for the public at its Sebring office, 7205 S. George Blvd., on the following dates: ...more

October 25, 2007

Flu season has returned, so Pasco County Health Department officials are offering vaccination shots to avoid the aches, pains and fever from the highly infectious disease. ...more

October 10, 2007

The Pasco County Health Department wants to help residents avoid the aches, blahs and fever from a highly infectious illness: the flu. ...more

October 10, 2007