A veterinarian and shelter workers are continuing to evaluate 123 animals seized Saturday from a home in Lakeland. ...more

November 25, 2008

A veterinarian and shelter workers are continuing to evaluate 123 animals seized this weekend from a home in Lakeland. More than half of the animals have been evaluated, and all of them had fleas and/or skin conditions, officials said. Seventeen of the dogs had ear infections, 15 tested positive for whipworms, 30 had overgrown toenails and 30 had mouth or gum problems. ...more

November 24, 2008

New research chronicles the increase in the number of children taking prescription medication to treat common weight-related diseases. ...more

November 12, 2008

More than 200 million colds are diagnosed every year in the United States, accounting for 26 million days of missed school. ...more

October 17, 2008

Beachgoers will be told more about whether it is safe to go in the water under a court settlement between environmentalists and the EPA. ...more

September 11, 2008

TAMPA - A Seminole man took a 2-year-old girl out of the bath tub, held her face down on a couch and struck both sides of her face Thursday, Pinellas County detectives say. ...more

May 2, 2008

The widespread use of standard antibiotics to treat sinus infections does not help cure patients and may harm them by increasing their resistance to the drugs, according to a new study published today. ...more

December 5, 2007

My 2-year-old has had four ear infections this past year. The most recent one lingered, even though we bombarded it with antibiotics. My pediatrician finally decided to send me to an otolaryngologist to see about getting tubes in her ears. ...more

September 6, 2007