Members of the Highlands County Fire Services and Highlands County Emergency Management spent the better half of Wednesday morning unpacking, taking inventory and testing 26 new Lifepack 1000 Automated External Defibrillator (AEDs) that will be issued to the Highlands County Fire Services staff, emergency management and the volunteer fire departments. ...more

July 31, 2008

These tipe will help motivate your child get an early start on living a healthy lifestyle. ...more

July 24, 2008

CPR classes will be offered Thursdays, July 24, Aug. 21 and Aug. 28 at the Spring Hill Enrichment Center located at the rear of Oak Hill Hospital, 11375 Cortez Blvd. Classes will begin promptly at 6 p.m., and the cost will be $20 per person. ...more

July 17, 2008

Sugared soft drinks will disappear from school vending machines in Hillsborough County schools during the 2008-09 school year. ...more

July 11, 2008

Lawyer Steve Booth, cardiologist Rao Musunuru and Publix store manager Brian Singletary earned some of the top honors during the West Pasco Chamber of Commerce's annual banquet Friday night. ...more

June 16, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY - Local attorney Steve Booth, Dr. Rao Musunuru and Publix store manager Brian Singletary earned some of the top honors during the West Pasco Chamber of Commerce annual banquet Friday night. ...more

June 14, 2008

Regarding "Exhaustion A Fear As Schools Fit In Fitness" (Metro, June 10): More than twice as many children are overweight today compared to 1980. If this trend continues, this generation may be the first to not outlive their parents. ...more

June 12, 2008

If you have a sudden heart attack, it's not very likely a bystander will attempt CPR or use an automated external defibrillator to save your life. ...more

June 6, 2008

It's the No. 1 health threat to women in America: heart disease. And it's making students at the International Academy of Design & Technology in Tampa see red - in a good way. ...more

June 6, 2008

Justine Knox is an old-timer at working for good causes. The Dunedin High School student has collected money from schoolmates for the American Heart Association and animal rights. Her latest project, raising money for an organization that helps Pinellas County foster children, hit close to home because Justine has friends who are foster children. ...more

May 31, 2008