Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry died Thursday morning, a day after falling out of the back of a pickup truck during what police said was a domestic dispute with his fiancee. ...more

December 18, 2009

Dire predictions about swine flu are feeding fears about the global pandemic despite emerging evidence it is mostly mild. ...more

November 1, 2009

More than 22 million doses of swine flu vaccine are available now, and most Americans should soon find it easier to get their dose, U.S. health officials said today. ...more

October 27, 2009

Two more swine flu-related deaths have been reported in Hillsborough County. A 47-year-old woman died Sept. 16, and a 39-year-old man died Sunday. The woman had underlying medical conditions, the county health department said, while the man did not. They are the seventh and eighth people to die in Hillsborough County whose deaths were linked to swine flu. ...more

September 26, 2009

Federal health officials say the number of confirmed swine flu cases in the United States has jumped to 64, and states say there are at least four more. ...more

April 28, 2009

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has confirmed two cases of swine flu in the state. ...more

April 25, 2009

As area doctors see an increase in patients with the flu, they are urging people to use common sense to stay healthy. ...more

March 2, 2009

Although people are calling in sick for Rays games, health officials say they're getting prepared for the real thing: Flu season started Sept. 28. ...more

October 15, 2008

Flu shots delivered in October are rolls of the dice, health officials say, and the losers are those who went under the needle then and are afflicted now. ...more

February 22, 2008