A year ago, Hillsborough school nurses warned that a cutback in nurses and other health professionals in schools posed a threat to student health. The district had reduced by 66 the 316 health care professionals for its more than 191,000 students by not filling positions to save money. ...more

October 6, 2008

Maybe it's the rising price of gas and food that's making more Florida smokers kick the habit. Maybe it's the growing societal pressure not to light up. More likely, it's the surge of dollars into an advertising campaign - the result of a constitutional amendment voters passed two years ago. ...more

June 28, 2008

LOCAL FINANCIAL ADVISER OFFERS 'STRATEGIES FOR MONEY MANAGEMENT' CLASS ...more

June 22, 2008

A year ago local health professionals began probing Hillsborough County's disturbingly high infant mortality rate. They now have some answers to why so many babies are dying. ...more

June 22, 2008

The trainer with the volleyball-sized biceps did not waste any time giving his students the hard facts. ...more

February 4, 2008

The trainer with the volleyball-sized biceps did not waste any time giving his students the hard facts. There will be weight loss, but there will also be pain. ...more

February 3, 2008

The American hoopla over lead in children's toys and jewelry may be new, but the fight against childhood lead poisoning isn't. ...more

December 9, 2007

A large new study found no sign that vitamin D lowers the overall risk of dying from cancer, injecting a note of caution to the latest vitamin craze. ...more

October 31, 2007

Your Oct. 5 editorial left readers with the mistaken impression that the school district has done nothing to address the health needs of our students and the loss of funding for health programs. ...more

October 11, 2007