Suffering from excruciating spinal deterioration, Robby Garvin, 24, of South Carolina tried many painkillers before his doctor prescribed methadone in June 2006, just before Garvin and his friend Joey Sutton set off for a weekend at an amusement park. ...more

August 17, 2008

A controversial chemical commonly found in can linings, baby bottles and other household products does not pose a health hazard when used in food containers, according to a draft assessment released Friday by the Food and Drug Administration. ...more

August 16, 2008

Canine lovers on Davis Islands are known to run their pets down to the dog park on lazy Saturday mornings, after which many then head straight for the business district to grab some coffee or a mid-morning snack. ...more

August 15, 2008

HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the country. ...more

July 31, 2008

The House approved legislation Wednesday that for the first time would empower the Food and Drug Administration to regulate the tobacco industry, a measure long sought by antismoking advocates. ...more

July 31, 2008

A three-month-old salmonella outbreak initially linked to raw tomatoes has been traced to a jalapeno and serrano pepper farm in Mexico. ...more

July 31, 2008

Following the Food & Drug Administration's (FDA) announcement that tomatoes were not the likely source of a recent salmonella outbreak, Congressman Tim Mahoney, D. FLA, has introduced a bill, H.R. 6581, to compensate tomato growers and packers nationwide for their losses due to the salmonella scare, which according to the Florida Tomato Exchange's estimates could be close to $100 million. ...more

July 27, 2008

Only jalapeno peppers grown in Mexico are implicated in the nationwide salmonella outbreak, the government announced Friday in clearing the U.S. crop. ...more

July 26, 2008

Florida's tomato farmers were not to blame for the salmonella outbreak that sickened more than 1,200 people this summer, but they have suffered the brunt of the economic consequences. They want compensation for their estimated $100 million in losses, and they deserve it. ...more

July 25, 2008

It was a hot lead for detectives on a cold case. People suddenly were getting salmonella at a Minnesota restaurant more than 1,000 miles from the center of the nation's outbreak. ...more

July 24, 2008