BARTOW (AP) — A health advisory has been issued for swimmers in Polk County after a 10-year-old died of an infection of the central nervous system. ...more

September 28, 2009

If everything had gone as planned, former Ridgewood High basketball star Ashley Morrison would have already graduated from college, started her professional life, and maybe already started a family. ...more

January 2, 2009

Florida researchers have identified seven possibilities for the next generation of mosquito repellant, some of which may work several times longer than the current standard-bearer, DEET. ...more

May 27, 2008

ORLANDO - A third Central Florida death this summer is linked to a freshwater amoeba, the Florida Department of Health has confirmed. ...more

September 8, 2007

TAMPA - A freshwater amoeba suspected in two Central Florida deaths within a month is largely a mystery to doctors because cases of the brain infection it causes are so rare. The Florida Department of Health is investigating the two deaths to see whether the victims died from a rare infection caused by a microscopic creature that lives in every body of freshwater in the state. ...more

September 6, 2007