Q. How safe is this H1N1 shot or nasal spray? I have heard it has caused some pretty serious problems. ... I love my children. I want them to be safe but I'm not sure what is best at this time? I am a single mother of three and my children have recently been offered the shot at school. What happens to the parent or parents at home after the children have been treated? ...more

October 30, 2009

Joseph H. Brown's at it again. Nearly six years after an overwhelming majority of Floridians voted for Florida's workplace smoking amendment, he's still railing against it, as he did on May 18 in these very pages. He's still cherry-picking evidence to say we're all a bunch of idiots for voting for the amendment while ignoring thousands of reputable studies, easily available to anyone with access to Google, that say we're right. ...more

May 29, 2008

It all started when I began bringing my daughter to day care every morning. I would always pack her lunch box with a freshly cooked breakfast, (wheat-free, seven-grain cereal with coconut milk or hard boiled eggs) and nutrient-packed snacks, (apples and cheese, bananas with almonds, organic yogurt). To my dismay, I would continually see her precious classmates starting their day with Pop-Tarts, donuts or muffins along with chocolate milk or sugary fruit juice for breakfast - foods devoid of nutrients whatsoever! ...more

November 9, 2007