Israel's prime minister on Sunday gave his military a "free hand" to attack Gaza militants after a rocket slammed into a house in this town where the visiting U.N. humanitarian chief had just called for an end to the daily salvos. ...more

February 18, 2008

Mitchell Heights residents who have unanswered questions about pollution in their neighborhood will get a chance to grill local and state officials next week at an open house hosted by the Hernando County Health Department. ...more

February 17, 2008

For the first time, health officials report that the AIDS virus can be spread by a mother pre-chewing her infant's food, a practice mainly seen in poor, developing countries. ...more

February 7, 2008

They call it a demon of the jungle. But it soon may leave the cover of darkness and hunt its prey elsewhere, out from under the dense forests of sub-Saharan Africa. ...more

January 6, 2008

The groundbreaking vaccine that prevents cervical cancer in girls is gaining a reputation as the most painful of childhood shots, health experts say. ...more

January 4, 2008

Holidays are the season for nostalgia. Without fail, reference to the "good old days" often turns into debates over contemporary headaches. ...more

December 31, 2007

Standing on the edge of a swimming pool gone bad, public health worker Jeremy Tamargo scoops up a sample of murky, brown water to make sure the mosquito treatment he administered earlier is still working. ...more

November 22, 2007

The first thing you notice is how tiny they are: Row upon row of babies, some no older than this day, hooked to grotesque jumbles of tubes. Press your palm against the incubator wall and the infant inside disappears from view. ...more

November 11, 2007

State Rep. Bill Galvano will ask state environmental regulators to begin new soil testing at Bayshore High School to determine what, if any, toxins may be making scores of alumni sick. ...more

October 27, 2007

SARASOTA COUNTY - In a few short weeks, a potentially deadly bacterial strain has touched three Sarasota County high schools, sending three students to the hospital for treatment. ...more

October 18, 2007