The Highlands County Health Department has opened three free H1N1 vaccination clinics to the public. The department estimates that each clinic is able to vaccinate about 1,000 people. ...more

December 9, 2009

Florida has OK'd rate increases for the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. ...more

November 21, 2009

A rising number of fixed-rate home loans made to people with good credit are sinking into foreclosure, adding to concerns about the strength of the economic recovery. ...more

November 20, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) — Most women don't need a mammogram in their 40s and should get one every two years starting at 50, a government task force said today. It's a major reversal that conflicts with the American Cancer Society's long-standing position. ...more

November 16, 2009

The Highlands County Health Department has received enough 2009 H1N1 Vaccine to hold vaccination clinics for students at the local schools. ...more

November 11, 2009

Q. What are the risks that face the infants below 6 months? Are all of them at high risk? - Nashaat, Cairo, Egypt ...more

November 9, 2009

The Tampa-St. Petersburg area ranks second to Orlando as the most dangerous U.S. metropolitan area for pedestrians in a report released this morning by two non-profit coalitions that advocate for transportation issues. ...more

November 9, 2009

Infants to young adults are among the most likely to contract swine flu and should be vaccinated against the H1N1 virus, public health experts say. But what about people in this age group who are taking immunosuppressant drugs to combat chronic health problems such as Crohn's disease, asthma, HIV and rheumatoid arthritis? The answer, according to doctors at the Nationwide Children's Hospital, is yes, but with a caveat: children and young adults taking immunosuppressants should receive the H1N1 vaccine via injection, not the nasal mist. ...more

November 4, 2009

H1N1 vaccines for swine flu are slow to arrive in Pinellas County and elsewhere. ...more

October 28, 2009

BOGOTA (AP) — President Alvaro Uribe has the swine flu and officials are contacting other South American governments whose leaders attended a summit last week with the Colombian leader, authorities said Sunday. ...more

August 30, 2009