The Hillsborough County Health Department vaccinated 2,162 elementary school students, their parents and teachers against the swine flu Monday at four after-school centers. ...more

November 4, 2009

Voluntary swine flu vaccines arriving the next few weeks are available in three forms. Just one contains Thimerosal, a preservative containing mercury. ...more

October 10, 2009

One court ruling won't sway Barbara Lupo. It is difficult to change the mind of someone who witnessed her child change from a smiling, playful 15-month-old boy to one devoid of personality and the ability to speak. ...more

February 19, 2009

A special vaccine court ruled against parents with autistic children Thursday, saying that vaccines are not to blame for their children's neurological disorder. ...more

February 12, 2009

Is it OK to freeze pomegranates? I don't have time to make all the juice right now. ...more

January 11, 2009

The holiday season begins early at Paradise Inc., the world's largest producer of a baking ingredient few know by its official name: glace fruit. ...more

October 22, 2008

Cleveland Stampley grinned as he locked the door to his FEMA trailer one last time. Out front, a case worker's pickup waited to take him to his new home at a nearby apartment complex. ...more

June 1, 2008

I used a friend's recipe to make herbed olive oil. It called for mixing herbs into olive oil and cooking at very low heat for 24 hours. How long will it keep? ...more

May 27, 2008

Autism cases in California continued to climb even after a mercury-based vaccine preservative that some people blame for the neurological disorder was removed from routine childhood shots, a new study found. ...more

January 8, 2008