Longtime city commissioner and former mayor Mike Sparkman was scheduled this week for nonsurgical treatment for prostate cancer. ...more

February 18, 2009

Longtime city commissioner and former mayor Mike Sparkman is scheduled next week for nonsurgical treatment for prostate cancer. The 64-year-old Sparkman said he will undergo prostate seeding brachytherapy on Monday. ...more

February 12, 2009

Uterine fibroids are common benign tumors of the uterus. They are made up of the same tissue as the uterus itself. They are three to five times more common in African-American women than in women of other racial groups. Many women with fibroids have no symptoms, but about 30 percent will experience abnormal bleeding or symptoms of pelvic pressure, as well as pressure on the bladder or rectum. ...more

November 22, 2008

Two studies call into question whether many people with arthritis are needlessly undergoing one of the most common operations in America: arthroscopic knee surgery. ...more

September 11, 2008

BOSTON Red Sox ace Josh Beckett is set to rejoin Boston's rotation on Friday night in Texas. ...more

September 3, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY -- The eyes have it, thanks to advances in cataract surgery. People can see clearly now, near, far and everything in between with a new brand of lens implants that flexes along with the muscles of the eye, according to Dr. Carey T. Rowan, a cataract and laser surgeon. ...more

July 2, 2008

The video of a disheveled, unshaven Glenn Beck talking about a hemorrhoid operation gone wrong feels like one of those late-night, partying-with-your-friends pictures posted - to your eternal regret - on Facebook the next day. ...more

January 15, 2008