State Sen. Dave Aronberg said he felt embarrassed when Kentucky's lieutenant governor called, urging him to help stop the flow of prescription narcotics out of Florida. ...more

March 22, 2009

A Hudson retirement community is discouraging visitors and taking other steps because of a recent outbreak of what appears to be a stomach bug. ...more

February 14, 2009

A special vaccine court ruled against parents with autistic children Thursday, saying that vaccines are not to blame for their children's neurological disorder. ...more

February 12, 2009

Some type of stomach ailment apparently has spread among numerous elder residents at Atria Windsor Woods, a Hudson area retirement community that is discouraging visitors for now. ...more

February 11, 2009

Measles deaths worldwide declined dramatically to about 200,000 a year, continuing a successful trend, global health authorities reported Thursday. ...more

December 5, 2008

A 13-year-old British girl who has undergone nearly a dozen surgeries in her young life has refused a heart transplant operation - a decision that may ultimately lead to her death. ...more

November 12, 2008

The high-pitched drone of mosquito trucks is becoming a constant for Pasco County residents as heavy rainfall has the Pasco Mosquito Control District hard at work eradicating the insects. ...more

July 13, 2008

An outbreak of salmonella food poisoning first linked to uncooked tomatoes has now been reported in nine states, U.S. health officials said Tuesday. ...more

June 4, 2008

On the slaughterhouse floor at Quality Pork Processors is an area known as the "head table," but not because it is the place of honor. It is where workers cut up pigs' heads and then shoot compressed air into the skulls until the brains spill out. ...more

December 8, 2007

Pregnant women, babies and toddlers would join doctors, emergency workers and soldiers at the head of the line for scarce vaccine if a super strain of flu triggers the next pandemic, says a draft government plan to be released today. ...more

October 23, 2007