Karin Odom barely winced when South Florida Baptist Hospital registered nurse Marcela Seelig's lance made a small prick in the skin of Odom's finger. ...more

November 27, 2009

There were worse days for Don and Peggy Cook to have lost their home, but the irony was inescapable: on Veterans Day, the bank was foreclosing. ...more

November 12, 2009

Many members of the Purple Butterflies chapter of the Red Hat Society volunteer their time to serve their community. But when they put on their red hats, it's not about others - it's all about fun. ...more

November 11, 2009

Lisa Wright Rogers has vaccinated hundreds of children, so the registered nurse knew what she was doing Monday when she told Beth Podraza to go first. ...more

November 3, 2009

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October 15, 2009

A 57-year-old Ruskin woman used a forged copy of a nursing license to help practice health care without a license, according to the Florida Department of Health. ...more

July 7, 2009

It has been one week since an attorney said the young child allegedly injured by Avon Park police officer James Parker would be taken off life support, and as of Monday, there was no change in the victim's condition. ...more

May 12, 2009

Integrative health books blend the best of conventional and alternative medicine. By researching your ailments this way, you can learn preventive health, simple nutritional remedies and how to nourish your body's natural healing ability. ...more

March 28, 2009

The days of sore backs, dirty hands and filthy clothes from crawling along the ground to pick your own vegetables and berries are practically a thing of the past as far as local u-pick farms go. ...more

March 15, 2009

One man's attempt to steal some free prescription drugs Saturday shut down the pediatric unit of Oak Hill Hospital. ...more

March 4, 2009