The Highlands County Health Department continues to wait for more shipments of the swine flu vaccines to open a vaccination clinic for residents. The first batches of the vaccines have been delivered to local pediatricians and obstetricians for children and pregnant women who are at higher risk for complications. ...more

October 22, 2009

The Hernando County Health Department has received its first shipment of H1N1 (swine) flu injectable vaccine. ...more

October 21, 2009

Don't give over-the-counter cold remedies to kids under 4, drug companies said Tuesday. What sniffling little ones need, doctors said, are plenty of fluids and lots of tender, loving care. ...more

October 7, 2008

Measles cases in the United States are at the highest level in more than a decade, with nearly half of those involving children whose parents rejected vaccination, health officials reported Thursday. ...more

August 22, 2008

CHICAGO (AP) -- One of the largest studies of its kind shows just how sluggish American children become once they hit the teen years: While 90 percent of 9-year-olds get a couple of hours of exercise most days, fewer than 3 percent of 15-year-olds do. ...more

July 16, 2008

One of the largest studies of its kind shows just how sluggish American children become once they hit the teen years: Although 90 percent of 9-year-olds get a couple of hours of exercise most days, less than 3 percent of 15-year-olds do. ...more

July 16, 2008

More than 7,000 children get rushed to emergency rooms each year after suffering adverse reactions to cough and cold medicines, according to the first national estimate of the risks posed by the widely used remedies. ...more

January 29, 2008

Child pornography may be in the eyes the beholder. Two pediatricians had trouble during a hearing Monday in federal court determining whether the pictures deleted from a defendant's computer depicted children. The doctors were testifying in a sentencing hearing for Ronald Mays. ...more

January 8, 2008

Two pediatricians had trouble during a hearing today in federal court determining whether the pictures deleted from a defendant's computer depicted children. The doctors were testifying in a sentencing hearing for Ronald Mays. ...more

January 7, 2008

A teaspoon of honey before bed seems to calm children's coughs and help them sleep better, according to a new study that relied on parents' reports of their children's symptoms. ...more

December 4, 2007