LAND O' LAKES - The county's pet-friendly evacuation shelter at Pine View Middle School is opening its doors to a broader area this year. ...more

June 1, 2008

The sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer in women is poised to become one of the leading causes of oral cancer in men, according to a new study. ...more

February 2, 2008

Autism cases in California continued to climb even after a mercury-based vaccine preservative that some people blame for the neurological disorder was removed from routine childhood shots, a new study found. ...more

January 8, 2008

The threat of jail time injected a little motivation into scores of parents who lined up around the courthouse Saturday to get their children vaccinated on the spot or prove they had already had the shots. ...more

November 18, 2007

Sabrina Rahim doesn't practice any particular faith, but she had no problem signing a letter declaring that because of her religious beliefs, her 4-year-old son should be exempt from the vaccinations required for preschool. ...more

October 18, 2007

SEBRING — Temperatures are starting to fall. The snow birds are coming in, air conditioners all over Highlands County will soon find rest after months of working non-stop ... and in the stores, one might hear an occasional sniffle and cough. Flu season's coming, and according to the Highlands County Health Department, there will be plenty of vaccinations to go around. ...more

October 12, 2007

State university health directors are urging a change in state law to require that all new students be vaccinated against bacterial meningitis. ...more

September 27, 2007

State university health directors are urging a change in state law to require that all new students be vaccinated against bacterial meningitis. The directors met in Tallahassee today to talk about how best to protect students against the infection, which killed a University of South Florida sophomore on Monday. Current law allows students to opt out of the vaccine and health directors say that's a problem. They want the state's university oversight board to seek a change in the law that allows only few exemptions, such as medical or religious. ...more

September 26, 2007

University of South Florida officials said Tuesday they will require meningitis vaccinations of all students living in their residence halls by next fall. ...more

September 26, 2007

University of South Florida officials said Tuesday that they will require meningitis vaccinations of all students living in their residence halls by next fall. ...more

September 25, 2007