Women who are severely overweight face an increased risk for endometrial cancer and post-menopausal breast cancer. ...more

March 14, 2009

Alex Rodriguez will have arthroscopic hip surgery today and is expected to miss six to nine weeks. The Yankees slugger will need further surgery after the season. ...more

March 9, 2009

What is CLA? My friends are telling me I should be eating more cheese to get CLA because it prevents cancer. Does it? I've been avoiding cheese because of the fat. ...more

March 8, 2009

City Manager Steve Spina said architects have revised the plans for renovating the downtown fire station to cut costs. ...more

March 7, 2009

City Manager Steve Spina said architects have revised the plans for renovating the downtown fire station to cut costs. Spina will ask the city council to approve the latest plans Monday so the city can move forward with repairing the station, which has been out of service for more than a year because of flood damage. ...more

March 6, 2009

Firefighters are on the scene of a brush fire in Riverview. ...more

February 25, 2009

A New York judge has set bail at $5 million for a Florida hedge fund manager accused of ripping off as much as $350 million from investors. ...more

February 25, 2009

Tampa Downtown Rotary welcomed guest speaker Chantel Griffin-Stampfer, executive director of PACE Center for Girls in Hillsborough County, at its Feb. 10 meeting. ...more

February 25, 2009

Even world-famous personal trainer Bob Greene is at risk for stressing out. "The Oprah Winfrey Show" regular and creator of the Best Life Diet says he must have an hour of cardio exercise in the morning, whether he's on the road for a promotional tour or at home with his family. ...more

February 21, 2009

Jeff Niemann has only five major-league appearances to his credit, but in many regards 2009 qualifies as a make-or-break year for the former first-round pick. ...more

February 20, 2009