El Salvador's interior minister says that 40 people have died throughout the country following three days of heavy rains. ...more

November 8, 2009

Please consider and include in the healthcare bill the product liability for prescription drugs and medical devises and remove the pre-emption of the law that prevents accountability for the drug makers. ...more

October 30, 2009

Q. Why do some people die and others don't? Do they die in their sleep? Why can doctors not help them? ...more

October 27, 2009

The recent shooting deaths of two teenagers prompted teens and school board officials Saturday to organize a violence awareness rally at Johnson Middle School in Bradenton. ...more

September 20, 2009

State health officials say the deaths of 77 people in Florida have been linked to swine flu. ...more

September 10, 2009

A Valrico man charged in the deaths of his two children will be held on $200,000 bail, a judge ordered today. ...more

September 8, 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

With Hillsborough and Pinellas counties reporting pedestrian fatality rates higher than the national average, the Florida Department of Transportation today is launching a "Stop and Look" campaign for drivers and pedestrians. "The Stop and Look safety campaign will encourage pedestrians to be predictable to motorists and for motorists to drive alert and share the road," department District 7 Secretary of Transportation Don Skelton said in a news release. ...more

August 20, 2009

A Riverview man is wanted on second-degree murder charges in the slayings of his mother and teenage sister, found dead this morning inside the apartment the three shared, the sheriff's office said. ...more

August 17, 2009

Health officials today confirmed the fourth swine flu-related death in Hillsborough County. ...more

August 6, 2009