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New map pinpoints Lyme disease risk areas

4:48 PM, Feb 3, 2012

Researchers who spent three years dragging sheets of fabric through the woods to snag ticks have created a detailed map they claim could improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease.

 

 

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Men to step into heels & raise money for women's breast health

6:31 PM, Feb 1, 2012

Florida Hospital Tampa invites you to join them for the 2012 Heroes 'N Heels event to raise money to support women's breast health.

Pfizer recalls 1M birth control packs after mixup

5:39 PM, Feb 1, 2012

The problem affects 14 lots of Lo/Ovral-28 tablets and 14 lots of generic Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets.

Susan G. Komen cuts ties with Planned Parenthood

11:51 AM, Feb 1, 2012

Planned Parenthood and Susan G. Komen for the Cure, two iconic organizations that have assisted millions of women for years, are no longer partners.

Woman with cancer can't keep dog at condo

11:09 AM, Feb 1, 2012

Pat Picavet considers her dog, Marley, an emotional support animal. Picavet has stage IV cancer, but Marley can't stay at her Ruskin condo.

First lady to push fitness, healthy diet on Leno

6:23 PM, Jan 31, 2012

Michelle Obama heads to Leno's stage Tuesday to promote fitness and healthy eating, and she's taunting the comedian to overcome his aversion for the green stuff.

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Study questions proton therapy for prostate cancer

6:08 PM, Jan 31, 2012

New research offers a warning to men considering a pricey new treatment for prostate cancer called proton therapy. It might have more side effects than traditional radiation does.

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Pfizer recalls 28 lots of birth control pills

5:54 PM, Jan 31, 2012

Pfizer Inc. is recalling 28 lots of birth control pills after uncovering a packaging error that could leave women with an inadequate dose of the hormone-based drugs and raise the risk that they will get pregnant accidentally.

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Cancer charity halts grants to Planned Parenthood

3:43 PM, Jan 31, 2012

The nation's leading breast-cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is halting its financial partnerships with numerous Planned Parenthood affiliates.

Rubio seeks to repeal 'ObamaCare' provision

2:03 PM, Jan 31, 2012

In a news release, Rubio's office called it a bill to repeal a new mandate that "violates the religious liberties and conscience rights of faith-based institutions by forcing them to offer employees insurance coverage for contraceptives."

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Drug approved to treat cystic fibrosis' root cause

11:23 AM, Jan 31, 2012

The first drug that treats the root cause of cystic fibrosis won approval Tuesday.

Keeping weight off is as much a challenge as losing it

9:43 PM, Jan 30, 2012

Losing extra pounds is half the battle, but keeping it off is the other half.

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Bill seeks surcharge for Utah smokers on Medicaid

9:40 PM, Jan 30, 2012

If private health insurers can add a surcharge for smokers, why not Medicaid?

VendScreen device allows calorie check before you buy

9:38 PM, Jan 30, 2012

Soon, with the help of a touch-screen device from technology start-up VendScreen, you'll be able to find out how many calories are in those vending machine cookies.

Santorum's baby puts spotlight on genetic disorder

4:14 PM, Jan 30, 2012

Bella Santorum, the 3-year-old daughter of Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, was hospitalized over the weekend with pneumonia and complications from the genetic disorder, Trisomy 18.

Town's teen medical mystery solved?

12:18 PM, Jan 30, 2012

In a small upstate New York town, a group of local high school girls are making national headlines for what many are calling a medical mystery.

McDonald's scraps controversial beef process

10:14 AM, Jan 30, 2012

Celebrity chef and food activist Jamie Oliver is a man on a mission: to stop the use of what he calls "pink slime," beef scraps no one would choose to eat, reprocessed and repurposed for use in hamburger patties.

Catholics blast federal birth control mandate

8:36 PM, Jan 29, 2012

Dozens of priests took the rare step of reading letters from the pulpit urging parishioners to reach out to Washington and oppose the new rule, enacted earlier this month.

Gingrich wants panel to look at in vitro clinics

4:26 PM, Jan 29, 2012

Gingrich says in vitro fertilization is the creation of life, and serious study is needed of the rules covering it.

Allergy sufferers look for relief after sinus wash pulled

4:43 PM, Jan 27, 2012

Allergy sufferers may have a hard time finding their favorite sinus wash after some products were pulled from shelves.

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Police arrest French breast implant firm's former execs

4:41 PM, Jan 27, 2012

Police in pre-dawn sweeps Thursday arrested two top former executives of the now-defunct French company at the center of a breast implant scandal affecting tens of thousands of women worldwide.

 

 

Orange juice flagged at border tests positive for fungicide

4:32 PM, Jan 27, 2012

Test results released Friday by the Food and Drug Administration found that 11 shipments of orange juice stopped at the U.S. border were positive for carbendazim, a fungicide that is not approved for use in citrus in the United States.

Study steps on high heels

3:12 PM, Jan 27, 2012

Researchers find long-term damage to the way spiked shoe lovers walk, with increased injury risk even after switching to flats.

Popcorn ruins children's vaccines?

8:33 AM, Jan 27, 2012

A new study being published today in the Journal of American Medicine indicates that compounds found in waterproof clothing and microwave popcorn may reduce the effectiveness of tetanus and diphtheria vaccines.

Michelle Obama: "Food is love"

5:32 PM, Jan 26, 2012

It's a new initiative from the first lady on how to eat healthier for families with children.  It's called MiPlato.

Federal study of Morgellons yields no answers

9:55 AM, Jan 26, 2012

Mysterious, multi-symptom skin ailment now dismissed in two studies as existing only in patients' minds.

Crazy Super Bowl prop bets

It's the biggest betting event of the year and there are a number of bets you can make on the Super Bowl other than who will win or lose.

11:38 AM, Feb 3, 2012

Janus cat: Port Charlotte kitten born with two faces dies

A kitten born in Port Charlotte is turning heads.

7:57 PM, Feb 2, 2012

Legoland corrects nursing policy after breastfeeding complaints from mothers

"I've been nursing for 9 years I've never had someone try to make me move," said a local mother approached for breastfeeding at the family-friendly park.

9:42 AM, Feb 3, 2012

Polk County cattle owner glad for red light cameras

A cattle owner in Auburndale is very thankful for red light cameras in Polk County, especially since they helped catch the men accused of stealing some of his livestock.

9:47 AM, Feb 2, 2012

Deputy breaks video camera, arrests activist

A Pinellas Sheriff Corporal is under investigation after he broke a video camera and arrested the activist who was taping him.

9:17 AM, Feb 3, 2012

Demon behind the sofa picture scaring web users

A seemingly ordinary photo is spreading like wildfire, and scaring its way across the Internet.

5:29 PM, Feb 1, 2012

31 arrested in Polk online prostitution busts

Polk deputies say more than two dozen people were arrested as a result of an online prostitution sting operation.

3:29 PM, Dec 5, 2011

''The Daily Show'' correspondent Aasif Mandvi asks Gov. Rick Scott if he'll take drug test

As Gov. Rick Scott unveiled his 2012 budget proposal on Wednesday, he got an unusual request from a "reporter" in the audience.

8:41 PM, Dec 8, 2011

Apple iPad 3 rumors resurface, sources say March release

Waiting anxiously for a February iPad 3 release date? Don't hold your breath. Sources say we won't see an Apple iPad 3 event until March.

12:05 AM, Feb 3, 2012

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