Find out more about the silent killer atherosclerosis. ...more

June 15, 2009

Find out how to prevent Colon Cancer now. ...more

March 4, 2009

Mike Higgins brings the hose to his mouth and inhales one deep puff. He blows out, and a cloud of watermelon-flavored smoke floats, then dissipates above him. He leans back against the plush red couch, putting his feet on the edge of the coffee table where his hookah is gurgling. ...more

February 28, 2009

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Two popular anti-inflammatory inhalers may significantly increase the risk of pneumonia for the 16 million Americans affected by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a new study found. ...more

February 18, 2009

"Switch," by Carol Snow (Harper Teen, $17) A teen's life is complicated enough without the burden of swapping bodies during every lightning storm. In "Switch," author Carol Snows uses this device to communicate the awkward body ideals plaguing young women. ...more

October 19, 2008

As a member of the Florida House of Representatives for the last 5 1/2 years, I have served on the Healthcare Council and as vice chairman of the Healthy Seniors Committee. We have passed many vital and beneficial pieces of legislation to help seniors in Florida. ...more

June 23, 2008

Sen. Barack Obama, 46, was in "excellent health" at the time of his last examination more than a year ago and has no known medical problems that would affect his ability to serve as president, according to a letter by his physician released Thursday. ...more

May 30, 2008

You may have seen the public service commercial. A woman brings her young daughter out to the car and straps her into a car seat. The announcer reminds us that 37,000 Americans are killed every year in automobile accidents, which made me think it was sponsored by the National Safety Council or a seat-belt advocacy group. ...more

May 18, 2008

State legislatures have for years had a habit of increasing "sin taxes" - mostly on liquor and tobacco - to raise revenue. This year will be no different. ...more

February 13, 2008

SEBRING — About 400 middle and high school students met regularly to plan activities on spreading the word about the dangers of tobacco and smoking. That was five years ago before a funding cut in 2003 severely curtailed, or at some schools ended the Students Working Against Tobacco (S.W.A.T.) program. With a federal grant to fund it, the Highlands County Health Department proposes to reinstitute the program in the county's high schools. Active S.W.A.T. membership in the county has dropped 70.8 percent since the year 2000, according Donna Noel Stayton, Health Department tobacco prevention specialist. About 28.1 percent of the high school students in Highlands County reported using tobacco within the last 30 days of taking the 2006 Florida Youth Tobacco Survey . ...more

January 22, 2008