The American hoopla over lead in children's toys and jewelry may be new, but the fight against childhood lead poisoning isn't. ...more

December 9, 2007

Thousands of patients are facing delays in crucial medical tests because of a shortage of a radioactive substance used in those examinations - all because of the shutdown of one nuclear reactor in Canada. ...more

December 8, 2007

Hundreds of hospice providers across the country are facing the catastrophic financial consequence of what would otherwise seem a positive development: Their patients are living longer than expected. ...more

November 30, 2007

Amy Gorman, author of "Aging Artfully: 12 Profiles of Visual and Performing Women Artists 85-105," will speak at the SouthShore Regional Library, 15816 Beth Shields Way, at 10:30 a.m. Thursday. ...more

November 29, 2007

Amy Gorman, author of "Aging Artfully: 12 Profiles of Visual and Performing Women Artists 85-105," will speak at the SouthShore Regional Library, 15816 Beth Shields Way, at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 6. She will show clips of filmmaker Greg Young's movie, "Still Kicking," based on her book. ...more

November 26, 2007

Editor's note: Because of the nature of their family members' illnesses, the names of some people in this story have been changed to protect their identities. ...more

November 21, 2007

My husband, Hugh, and I moved to Temple Terrace on Dec. 26, 1959. ...more

November 7, 2007

LARGO – Vivian Scott decided it was time. During Scott's 27 years of working at the former GE Plant in Largo, the 62-year-old Pasadena resident said many of her friends died from cancer. The work performed at the plant was highly classified, but included the production of electronic and mechanical equipment for nuclear weapons. ...more

November 6, 2007

Sabrina Rahim doesn't practice any particular faith, but she had no problem signing a letter declaring that because of her religious beliefs, her 4-year-old son should be exempt from the vaccinations required for preschool. ...more

October 18, 2007

An experimental malaria vaccine protected 65 percent of Mozambiquan infants who received a full course of injections, paving the way for a large clinical trial of what could be the first vaccine against the deadly disease, researchers reported Wednesday. ...more

October 18, 2007