Lakeland Man Dies From Brown Recluse Spider's Bite
A Lakeland man who said he suffered a spider bite last summer has died.
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A Lakeland man who said he suffered a spider bite last summer has died.
The desire for success has driven some college students to the hospital. Many of them have taken prescription drugs to get better grades. They are referred to as "study drugs" and are easy to get and easy to abuse.
First Lady Michelle Obama was in Miami Tuesday to promote her "Let's Move" initiative by announcing a new partnership aimed at providing more healthy snacks to activity time to kids, especially after school.
In California, a rare illness is causing some children to become paralyzed and doctors still don't know exactly what it is.
Despite opposition from physician groups, a House select committee Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a proposal that would give additional power to nurse practitioners, including allowing them to provide care without doctor supervision.
At one time or another most people have turned to Google to self-diagnose an illness or injury. A new website is taking that idea even further now where teams of strangers can work together to diagnose people they have never met before.
It's Valentine's Day and you're probably planning to celebrate with a romantic dinner, boxes of chocolate, and flowers. But if you're looking for a way to break out of your V-Day rut, you might want to hit the gym with your loved one.
When people think of networking, they probably think about client dinners, or meeting for drinks, but a new trend is on the rise that just might have you picking up gym shoes instead of those finger foods.
Broadcaster Bob Costas's eye infection is keeping him on the bench at the Winter Olympics.
While overall enrollment remained stagnant last month, the number of young adults signing up for health care in the new federal marketplace is increasing in Florida.
A Canadian study that many experts say has major flaws has revived debate about the value of mammograms. The research suggests that these screening X-rays do not lower the risk of dying of breast cancer while finding many tumors that do not need treatment.
You wouldn't think twice about Googling information about your doctor, or dentist, but what if you found out they were also looking up information about you online?
Approximately 75 percent of U.S. kids and young adults consume at least some caffeine on a daily basis. The numbers haven't budged over a decade, despite soda use declining. Instead, energy drinks are becoming the increasingly common source of much of the caffeine intake.
Health officials have begun to call "end game" on cigarette-smoking in America.
A South Florida hospital is giving its employees a new start at life as well.
