Robin Williams' publicist says the comedian needs heart surgery and must cancel the remainder of his one-man show, "Weapons of Self-Destruction." ...more

March 5, 2009

A family spokesman says former first lady Barbara Bush had successful open heart surgery. ...more

March 5, 2009

The Robin Williams concert scheduled for Saturday at the University of South Florida Sun Dome has been postponed due to Williams' illness, according to Sun Dome officials. ...more

March 4, 2009

Due to illness, the Robin Williams show scheduled for Saturday at the University of South Florida Sun Dome has been postponed. ...more

March 3, 2009

This week you told me about your experiences in waiting rooms at Tampa Bay area hospitals in response to a column about a personal experience with an 87-year-old woman. You wrote me about what I think is every hospital in the region, from Sebring to Ocala. ...more

February 10, 2009

The FDA estimates as many as 40 percent of patients using inhalers have not yet switched over to the new HFA inhalers. ...more

January 8, 2009

Research has shown that women may have fewer and somewhat different symptoms of heart disease than men. ...more

December 18, 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

Polk County deputies arrested a man Wednesday morning in Lakeland after witnesses said they saw him throw a kitten from a pickup while driving. ...more

July 24, 2008

Polk County deputies arrested a man this morning in Lakeland after witnesses said they saw him throw a kitten from a truck while driving. ...more

July 23, 2008