Want to share your favorite healthy recipe? Visit TBO.com, Keyword: Recipe; e-mail 4you@tampatrib.com; or mail it to The Tampa Tribune, 200 S. Parker St., Tampa FL 33606. ...more

October 26, 2007

Facts Cut Fat Next time you're in need of a fast-food fix (once a year, right?), check the restaurant's nutrition guide before ordering. People eating comfort foods after a bad day ate 69 percent less when they checked the calorie content before digging in. "Unhappy people eat more fattening food because they believe it'll make them feel better," says lead author Nitika Garg of the University of Mississippi. "But knowing how unhealthy foods are takes away from the pleasure of eating them." Decrease your binge risk by always seeking the facts. menshealth.com ...more

October 18, 2007

Cheap Infection Protection The superbug methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus can make entering the hospital hazardous to your health. But Darthmouth University researchers recently found that taking aspirin can ward off antibiotic-resistant infections. ...more

October 11, 2007

Want to share your favorite healthy recipe? Visit TBO.com, Keyword: Recipe; e-mail 4you@tampatrib.com; or mail it to The Tampa Tribune, 200 S. Parker St., Tampa FL 33606. Paging Dr. Cuervo Sure, tequila is used as a balm for a bad day, but who would have thought its main ingredient could treat cancer? According to University of Guadalajara researchers, blue agave — a plant extract used to make tequila — can pass through stomach acids without being destroyed. The hope is that doctors will be able to use agave as a vessel for delivering colon cancer drugs more effectively. Human trials are planned. menshealth.com ...more

October 4, 2007

A Veiled Threat The supplements you take may help cancer hide, say researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. Calcium masks an early warning sign of prostate cancer. ...more

September 27, 2007

Two men were shot to death early Wednesday in Lakeland in the aftermath of a bar fight, Lakeland police said. ...more

September 27, 2007

LAKELAND - Two men were shot to death overnight in Lakeland in the aftermath of a bar fight, Lakeland police said. ...more

September 26, 2007

Want to share your favorite healthy recipe? Visit TBO.com, Keyword: Recipe; e-mail 4you@tampatrib.com; or mail it to The Tampa Tribune, 200 S. Parker St., Tampa FL 33606. ...more

September 20, 2007

Want to share your favorite healthy recipe? Visit TBO.com, Keyword: Recipe; e-mail 4you@tampatrib.com; or mail it to The Tampa Tribune, 200 S. Parker St., Tampa FL 33606. ...more

September 6, 2007

There is little time left for those hoping to join The Tampa Tribune's 2007-08 Board of Community Columnists. The deadline for applying is Friday. ...more

September 5, 2007