Pets are good medicine, but keeping up with their cost can be a challenge. ...more

March 9, 2009

The trend lines of sexually transmitted diseases in Highlands County are climbing, according to the most recent statistics released by the Florida Department of Health. ...more

February 25, 2009

Next time you have a case of diarrhea that lasts a day or more, chances are better than 1 in 3 that it was food poisoning. As many as a quarter of Americans suffer a foodborne illness each year - though only a fraction of those cases get linked to high-profile outbreaks like the recent salmonella-peanut scare, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...more

February 20, 2009

Sexually transmitted disease rates are soaring in the Tampa Bay area, with more than 70 percent of the cases among 15- to 19-year-olds. ...more

February 16, 2009

Albertsons is recalling trail mix and fruit and nut trail mix products sold under its store brand name because they may contain peanut products possibly contaminated with salmonella. ...more

February 14, 2009

It's not too late to get a flu shot, a Pasco County Health Department official said. The flu season has been relatively mild so far in Florida, but is expected to increase in the weeks ahead, according to Deanna Krautner, health education and communications coordinator for the agency. ...more

February 14, 2009

It's not too late to get a flu shot, a Pasco County Health Department official said. ...more

February 14, 2009

The West Hernando Middle School student who contracted meningitis is out of the hospital. ...more

February 11, 2009

A seventh-grade student at West Hernando Middle School has tested positive for bacterial meningitis, health officials announced Friday. ...more

February 7, 2009

A Hernando County seventh grader has tested positive for bacterial meningitis, health officials announced today. ...more

February 6, 2009