A 30-year-old woman with a pre-existing respiratory condition is the second person with swine flu to die in Florida. ...more

June 24, 2009

Two Carnival cruise ships next month will resume sailings from Tampa that include port calls in Mexico, Carnival senior vice president of marine operations Brendan Corrigan said today. ...more

May 28, 2009

50,000 Number of violent deaths annually in the United States $52 billion Annual cost in medical care and lost productivity due to violent deaths ...more

May 10, 2009

Two confirmed cases of swine flu have been reported in Florida: an 11-year-old boy from Lee County and a 17-year-old girl in Broward County. ...more

May 2, 2009

Federal health officials say the number of confirmed swine flu cases in the United States has jumped to 64, and states say there are at least four more. ...more

April 28, 2009

More and more I am in contact with others who have food allergies. It's very challenging at home and out. I belong to a support group, and it has been my lifesaver in many ways, and hopefully others have support, too. Are more people getting food allergies? ...more

March 19, 2009

Trendy California isn't a trendsetter when it comes to relying on cell phones. And while the 1987 movie "Wall Street" helped introduce the then-brick-sized mobile phone to popular culture, New York and other Northeast states lag in dropping landlines. Surprisingly, Oklahoma and Utah lead in going wireless, according to federal estimates released Wednesday. ...more

March 12, 2009

On average, black American women are getting shorter. That's the conclusion reached by economist John Komlos, who analyzed data released by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...more

March 7, 2009

Why did Moses spend 40 years wandering in the desert? Because he wouldn't ask for directions. ...more

February 28, 2009

It's an exciting time in history, and an exciting time in my industry. ...more

February 25, 2009