Regarding an article in the Tampa Tribune titled "Vaccination Prioritized for the flu." It is about who will receive the flu shots if a super-strain of flu triggers the next pandemic. The government has pregnant women and babies first, government workers next, and way down at the bottom are seniors (at the end of the line.) It was only a matter of time until the government figured a solution to fix Social Security, let the old die! ...more

October 26, 2007

A Food and Drug Administration panel of advisers voted Friday to ban scores of popular over-the-counter cough and cold products intended for children under the age of 6 because they have not been proved to work and can cause injuries. ...more

October 20, 2007

For some people, potty training is a breeze. I once met a mom who told me that her daughter just decided at 20 months that she wanted to go on the potty and that was it. I think I had a more typical experience. I had to hunker down for a full week until my eldest would go on the potty, and it took a couple more weeks to get her out of diapers during the day, followed by a month or two before she could wake up dry. For me, it was a lot of work. ...more

October 11, 2007

Chances are your children have been chattering about their Halloween plans for weeks now. But have you been talking about safety as part of the preparations? Here are a few tips to keep everybody happy when you head out for Halloween: ...more

October 11, 2007

Tuesday's first round of flu shots at the Brandon Senior Center opened the door to the seasonal onslaught on the illness. ...more

October 10, 2007

It's no stretch to say that yoga is perfect for the young at heart. But it's also ideal for the young in age. Practicing yoga gives us not only poise, balance, strength and flexibility, but also makes us attentive and centered. "Kids do yoga naturally," says instructor Lisa Wilson of Yogani Studios in south Tampa. "Kids and babies are flexible because they're so close to the ground and so in tune with their bodies. It isn't until we're older when we sit at desks, chairs and cars that we start to lose that flexibility — physically and mentally." ...more

October 4, 2007

The University of South Florida announced that it will receive $169 million in federal funds to study juvenile diabetes. USF said it is the largest grant it has ever received. ...more

October 3, 2007