Five people died as a result of the anthrax mailings in 2001, which came soon after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. Another 17 people were sickened with respiratory and skin infections. ...more

August 2, 2008

VENICE - Beaches near the Venice Fishing Pier remain under a health advisory entering the Fourth of July holiday weekend, even though tests indicate the water quality appears to be improving. ...more

July 3, 2008

Members of the James P. Gills Family YMCA were notified recently that someone who used the building's Youth Activity Center had contracted the potentially deadly MRSA, an antibiotic-resistant staph infection. ...more

December 7, 2007

He didn't care that his illness's official name was methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or that it is more commonly known as a superbug staph infection. ...more

November 14, 2007

A potentially deadly bacterial strain has touched three Sarasota County high schools, sending three students to the hospital for treatment. ...more

October 19, 2007