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In an issue that could spur a health-care industry fight, a House select committee Monday will take up a 155-page bill that would give nurse practitioners independence to provide medical services without physician supervision.
Electronic cigarettes have been banned from Miami-Dade County buildings and Jackson Health System buildings.
When renowned actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his New York apartment Sunday, he reportedly had a syringe in his arm and dozens of envelopes of what is believed to be heroin in his home.
The Miami Marathon and Half Marathon on Sunday was hailed as a huge success, with its 25,000 runners raising $10 million for charity. But there was disappointment for some of the competitors.
A type of berry popular in Europe may be able to help fight body fat.
It's instantaneous. She can feel the tears bubbling up the second I ask her about her mother. Jennifer Alluard is about to break.
Researchers are a step closer to finding a way to prevent life-threatening reactions from peanut allergies.
The Florida Supreme Court has approved a medical marijuana ballot initiative for the November election.
Florida is launching a new program looking to fight the fat in the state.
In today's Fit Friday, a single mom and fitness competitor who underwent a bad surgery which left her with physical and emotional scars. Venus Lacalamita changed her life by working out and eating healthy.
Backers of a medical marijuana constitutional amendment in Florida are celebrating a victory of sorts after it announced they have collected enough signatures to make the 2014 ballot.
The Food and Drug Administration is trying to curb the rampant abuse of acetaminophen by asking doctors to quit prescribing drugs that combine medications with more than 325 milligrams of acetaminophen per pill.
The chikungunya virus, which first appeared in the Caribbean a few weeks ago is spreading rapidly from island to island as the busy winter tourism season is in full swing.
In this week's "Talking Baby", CBS4 Morning Anchor Rhiannon Ally focuses on bringing the baby home from the hospital. Not only will your life change forever, so will your dog's.
With more and more people being diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease, doctors say it's critical to identify problems with memory and thinking as soon as possible.
