Against pleas from worried residents and a petition with more than 200 signatures, the county commission on Wednesday approved a mental health and drug treatment facility on Grove Road. ...more

January 15, 2009

State food monitors aren't performing required inspections for more than a fourth of food service establishments that pose the highest risk to the public, said a report from the state accountability office. ...more

December 31, 2008

Florida kindergarten pupils have turned in the best overall results yet on screening tests in the four years since they began. ...more

December 22, 2008

Halloween is supposed to be the scary holiday, but really it's New Year's Eve. ...more

December 22, 2008

Add the University of Florida to the list of places feeling the effects of a sagging economy. ...more

December 14, 2008

State regulators are making progress in moving policies out of state-run Citizens Property Insurance Corp. and into the hands of private insurers. ...more

December 14, 2008

A woman's mental health may affect her pregnancy, a recent study shows. The small observational study published in the journal Human Reproduction looked at 791 women who were screened early in their pregnancies for symptoms of depression. ...more

December 6, 2008

Small brain lesions, detectable only on scans, have been linked to the loss of thinking skills and dementia. ...more

November 29, 2008

Employees, family members and friends of Freedom Plaza will be walking in the Freedom Plaza Sun City Center Memory Walk 2008 to help find a cure for Alzheimer's. Freedom Plaza is part of Brookdale Senior Living, an Independent Living Community. ...more

November 19, 2008

Watching television with your children may prove to be a good investment of your time. ...more

November 16, 2008