Who should ultimately decide what treatment is medically necessary — a doctor or a Medicaid provider? ...more

March 31, 2009

A cervical cancer vaccine that has been recommended only for U.S. residents has become a requirement for all new female immigrants ages 11 to 26, sparking an outcry over the order's safety and cost. ...more

October 22, 2008

Feeling nickel-and-dimed to death at the grocery store? ...more

October 4, 2008

Breaking bread is a huge part of any family gathering. But some health advocates hope there will be less bread and more fruits and vegetables served to loved ones. ...more

September 20, 2008

Word starting spreading like wildfire last month on mommy blogs, in play groups and at day cares. ...more

June 13, 2008

What is BPA? Bisphenol A is a chemical used to make polycarbonate plastic found in everyday products from baby bottles to DVDs to eyeglasses. It also is found in epoxy resins used in the lining of metal cans made in the United States for beer, soda and food. ...more

June 13, 2008

TAMPA - Most shoppers on a recent Wednesday morning didn't seem to notice the tiny red tags pitching BPA-free bottles inside Babies R Us on Hillsborough Avenue. ...more

June 12, 2008

Ask a roomful of health advocates, cancer specialists and policy wonks the best way to attack the dangers of cigarette smoking, and they'll all suggest the same weapon: teenagers. ...more

January 11, 2008

in the era of erectile-dysfunction television commercials or teenage girls extolling the latest in cardboard-applicator tampons - we still don't quite know how to advertise something as simple as toilet paper. That whole area remains the great conundrum of Madison Avenue, which is how we wound up with singing toilets that just got superscrubbed and the Ty-D-Bol man and the depiction of any and all bodily fluids as being bright blue. All sorts of anthropomorphic creatures populate the throne room in lieu of frank talk. For a long time, to demonstrate how wonderful toilet paper is, people in commercials rubbed it against their ... faces. ...more

November 23, 2007