These days, you may be tempted to crank up that heater, even in Florida. Before you do, check that you aren't accidentally exposing yourself to harmful carbon monoxide gas. Colorless, odorless and tasteless, carbon monoxide is an invisible threat that can make you sick. It can even be deadly, the American Association of Poison Control Centers warns. ...more

December 20, 2008

Forget rain, sleet or snow: The bite of a venomous snake didn't keep mail carrier Efrain Arango from his appointed rounds. ...more

October 11, 2008

Forget rain, sleet or snow: The bite of a venomous snake didn't keep mail carrier Efrain Arango from his appointed rounds. What authorities think was a diamondback rattlesnake latched onto the 66-year-old's left index finger Friday after Arango surprised it in a New Tampa mailbox. Arango said he shook his arm and thwacked the snake against his car door to break its grip. ...more

October 10, 2008

More than 1,000 people died over two years from an illegal version of the painkiller fentanyl, the government reported Thursday in its first national tally of those deaths. ...more

July 25, 2008