specifically, highly learned information such as your vocabulary and your memory of how to do things. Other parts of your mind? Maybe not so much. But the following two lapses are easy to help. Here's how. ...more

October 24, 2009

Surgeons have removed two blood clots from a teen who received a massive shock when he climbed a power pole while trying to photograph a sunset, a family spokesman said. ...more

October 6, 2009

We've been told for years that popping a multivitamin will make us healthier and prolong our lives. ...more

March 28, 2009

Oils high in omega 3-rich polyunsaturated fat such as walnut oil, flaxseed oil and canola oil are a good addition to the diet because studies show they reduce the risk of stroke, heart attack and heart disease. ...more

March 21, 2009

Even if we pay a little more for pecans this year, these and other nourishing power foods are worth the extra pennies. ...more

December 20, 2008

A local photographer hopes her pictures of special-needs children will grant their dreams of having a playground redesigned with their particular abilities in mind. ...more

December 6, 2008

The Greens owed $580 to the homeowners association, so it foreclosed and the family lost its home. It's an increasingly common story. ...more

June 2, 2008

A consumer advocacy group petitioned the government Thursday to pull the birth-control patch off the market, calling it far riskier than the pill. ...more

May 9, 2008

A poker run on Sunday will benefit a Tampa man battling cancer. The poker run will kick off 9:30 a.m. at the Neon Cowboy on State Road 52 at Bellamy Brothers Boulevard. The event will benefit Kerry Thompson, who was diagnosed Jan. 21 with squamous cell carcinoma in his head and neck. His condition has been complicated by blood clots in his lungs, and he has had five surgeries, three days in an intensive care unit and 10 days in critical care. ...more

May 3, 2008

When most people talk about major surgery they have undergone, they do so with painful cringes and relief that it's over. But when Glenn Davis talks about his gastric bypass surgery, he has enthusiasm. ...more

February 6, 2008