United Airlines acted correctly in removing an ill patient from the airplane ("Swine flu challenges airlines," front page, Nov. 10). Tuberculosis, measles and influenza are among many serious diseases that have spread in an airplane cabin. ...more

November 13, 2009

A confirmed case of tuberculosis at Plant City High School has prompted health department officials to recommend testing of seven separate classes and all the lunch room personnel, school district spokeswoman Linda Cobbe said today. ...more

November 5, 2009

Local health officials will be at Armwood High School today to test for tuberculosis. ...more

May 11, 2009

Doctors have given a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells, eliminating the need for anti-rejection drugs. ...more

November 19, 2008

The Senate voted Wednesday to triple spending for a much-acclaimed program that has treated and protected millions in Africa and elsewhere from the scourges of AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. ...more

July 17, 2008

A man was jailed for failing to take his tuberculosis medication after officials said he was a serious health risk. ...more

December 7, 2007

Winifred and Walter J. Dean married in 1944 and soon after bought a lot in Brandon on which to build their home and raise a family. The parcel, a block north of Brandon Boulevard at Ridgewood Avenue and Morgan Street, cost $125. ...more

November 24, 2007

Thank you to the residents of Lake Haven Estates who contributed to my daughter's trick-or-treat for her UNICEF effort. We were able to raise almost $20. That may not seem like too much, however, when it is added to the approximately $4.5 million that will be raised across the country, it will save or improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of children all over the world. As little as $20 can immunize a child against diphtheria, measles, polio, tetanus, tuberculosis, and whooping cough. As little as $3 can provide a child with classroom supplies for a month. In this case a little bit goes a long way. ...more

October 30, 2007

BARTOW – Un estudiante de la secundaria Auburndale tiene tuberculosis y se encuentra recibiendo tratamiento, según reportó el Departamento de Salud del condado de Polk el miércoles. ...more

September 20, 2007

BARTOW - An Auburndale High School student has tuberculosis and is undergoing treatment, the Polk County Health Department reported Wednesday. ...more

September 19, 2007