He was a mainstay in local politics in the 1960s and '70s, a key member of the city's volunteer firefighter squad and a gardener who wowed friends with giant squash and tomato plants. ...more

January 1, 2008

Missing Period Cause For Alarm The article in the Health Today section of Hernando Today on Dec. 27 may have given a personal, frightful experience endured by one patient with prostate cancer, but the most important item the writer presented was extremely alarming, considering anyone without knowledge of prostate cancer may find their lives in danger. This is not to criticize Dr. Vikas Malhortar, since his expertise has brought longevity to the life of patient Al Halderman. Mr. Halderman is very fortunate to have the dedication of a professional to assist him through the trauma of this life-threatening disease. ...more

December 28, 2007

On Dec. 13, a trio of bipartisan U.S. congressmen penned a letter calling for an investigation into the Food and Drug Administration's handling recently of a drug that was being considered for terminal prostate cancer patients. ...more

December 26, 2007

Dan Fogelberg, the singer and songwriter whose hits "Leader of the Band" and "Same Old Lang Syne" helped define the soft-rock era, died Sunday at his home in Maine after battling prostate cancer. He was 56. ...more

December 17, 2007

When Bishop McLaughlin athletic director Mike Zelenka suddenly had to assume girls soccer coaching duties again just before the start of the season, he envisioned a whole host of problems. ...more

December 11, 2007

They could compete for strangest bedfellows of 2008. Rudy Giuliani is a supporter of gay and abortion rights who is building his Republican primary campaign around his response to the Sept. 11 attacks. ...more

November 8, 2007

A Veiled Threat The supplements you take may help cancer hide, say researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. Calcium masks an early warning sign of prostate cancer. ...more

September 27, 2007

Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani devoted a quick, one-day tour of Florida on Monday mainly to bashing the health care reform plan released the same day by potential Democratic foe Hillary Clinton, calling it 'socialized medicine.' ...more

September 18, 2007

TAMPA - Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani devoted a quick, one-day tour of Florida on Monday mainly to bash the health care reform plan released the same day by potential Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton, calling it "socialized medicine." ...more

September 17, 2007

'Through Diet Alone, I Didn't Need Any Medications' ...more

September 14, 2007