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

TAMPA 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. This month usually sees a spike in flu cases, but this year the flu hitting town seems to be taking its toll especially on children, even children who were vaccinated in the fall, officials said. ...more

February 21, 2008

Hillsborough County Health Department Director Doug Holt said he has noticed a rise in diagnoses of flu, with a variety of areas reporting cases. ...more

February 21, 2008

Perhaps you think the flu season is winding down. It's not. Tampa Bay-area doctors say a viral syndrome is making its way around the region that can leave people sick and achy for up to three weeks. ...more

February 12, 2008

Seasonal influenza is spreading widely throughout the United States, with nearly half the cases caused by strains of the virus that are not directly covered by this year's flu vaccine. ...more

February 11, 2008

Although it's important to get flu vaccines, getting stabbed with a needle is unpleasant for adults, and downright scary for children. Korean researchers are working on a way to circumvent the pain and tears: flu vaccines that can be placed under the tongue. Better ways of delivering vaccine have long been under study, ranging from orally to inhaled, but all seem to have drawbacks. ...more

January 29, 2008

Relief may be on the way for all those youngsters trembling at the thought of another needle jab. One day the flu vaccine may simply be placed under the tongue. ...more

January 29, 2008

A death certificate contains valuable information about more than your ancestor's demise. Frequently, it will include information about birth, parents and spouses. ...more

November 11, 2007

SEBRING — Superintendent Wally Cox said Friday that "very few" students have contracted the staph infection, but he did not know the exact number or what schools the students attended. A district office secretary said reports of 10 infected students at one school is not even close to being true. Students received a letter in school Friday, to be taken home to their parents, about the staph infection. ...more

October 28, 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