Find out more about the silent killer atherosclerosis. ...more

June 15, 2009

Diabetes increases the risk of getting Alzheimer's disease and may speed dementia. ...more

March 16, 2009

Thousands of boaters might have to settle for fewer fishing spots after Hillsborough County Public Works officials issue a warning against boaters going under the dilapidated Friendship TrailBridge. ...more

February 19, 2009

Thousands of boaters might have to settle for fewer fishing spots after Hillsborough County Public Works officials issue a stern warning against boaters going under the dilapidated Friendship TrailBridge. ...more

February 18, 2009

Despite significant advancements in the past decade, heart disease remains the No. 1 killer in the United States today. ...more

February 5, 2009

Gina Stiles, 32, St. Petersburg Goal: To quit smoking and become healthier overall, including losing weight ...more

December 6, 2008

Obese children as young as 10 had the arteries of 45-year-olds and other heart abnormalities that greatly raise their risk of heart disease, say doctors who used ultrasound tests to take a peek inside. ...more

November 12, 2008

Physicians and internists, when confronted with patients who are stressed out and show signs of heart problems, are more likely to chalk up the symptoms to anxiety if the sufferer is a woman, a study found. ...more

October 13, 2008

Doctors have a new weapon in the battle to prevent strokes. ...more

July 10, 2008

a treatment for obesity that is known to reduce heart disease and diabetes - decreases the incidence of cancer by 80 percent during the five years after the procedure, Canadian researchers reported Wednesday. ...more

June 19, 2008