A father runs into a maelstrom of colds, fevers and sniffles after his daughter starts going to day care. ...more

January 27, 2009

Ben Welch knows that he came close to death. And every time the 13-year-old Seffner boy runs a fever or gets a scratch, his family recalls the nearly two-year ordeal that cut short his soccer career and almost cut short his life. ...more

October 8, 2008

The number of people hospitalized with a dangerous intestinal superbug has been growing by more than 10,000 cases a year, according to a new study. ...more

May 29, 2008

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

Hillsborough County school officials are sending letters home with students alerting parents about a common skin infection that has received some uncommon attention recently. ...more

October 24, 2007