Need to relax? Take two comedies and call me in the morning. It appears laughter can help increase the amount of blood moving through the arteries, and thus improve blood pressure and lower the risk of heart disease, studies presented to the American College of Medicine show. ...more

September 12, 2009

Next time, Minnesota's Democratic Party says, it will closely check its Internet links before sending news releases. ...more

July 31, 2009

A surprising number of teenagers, nearly 15 percent, think they're going to die young, leading many to drug use, suicide attempts and other unsafe behavior, new research suggests. ...more

July 1, 2009

Three years ago my husband Sam died after a 10-year bout with Alzheimer's. Since his passing, I have been a part of Lyn and Bill Roche's caregiver support group. What a blessing they have been to me. ...more

May 13, 2009

A North Carolina researcher says the 2009 hurricane season for the Atlantic and Gulf coasts will be about average and slightly less active than last year. ...more

April 9, 2009

Tampa police are investigating a fight video involving teenage girls that popped up on MySpace last week. The case has been assigned to a detective, who is following up on it today, said retired Sgt. Jim Contento, a department spokesman. ...more

April 2, 2009

People often begin their genealogical quests wondering, "Where did my ancestors come from?" ...more

March 15, 2009

Society generally has not been kind to those with mental illnesses or quirky personalities. Embarrassed by such relatives, their families of decades past often sent them to institutions and never talked about them again. ...more

January 25, 2009

Verenium Corp. and Tampa-based Lykes Brothers Inc. unveiled plans this morning to build the nation's first commercial cellulosic ethanol plant in central Florida. ...more

January 15, 2009

Aiming to capitalize on its success in its fight against diabetes, the University of South Florida named one of its prominent professors to its new $1.4 million endowed chair in diabetes research. ...more

December 1, 2008