WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal accident investigators were weighing a recommendation Tuesday that states reduce their threshold for drunken driving from the current .08 blood alcohol co..
CHICAGO (AP) - Treating breast cancer almost always involves surgery, and for years the choice was just having the lump or the whole breast removed. Now, new approaches are dramati..
NEW YORK (AP) - Coca-Cola says it will make lower-calorie options and clear calorie labeling more widely available around the world, intensifying a push against critics who say its..
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Consumer Reports) - Women have been looking for ways to darken and thicken their eyelashes since the days of Cleopatra. In the spotlight these days, you can see s..
WASHINGTON (AP) - Indoor tanning beds would carry new warnings about the risk of cancer and be subject to additional regulations, under a proposal unveiled by the Food and Drug Adm..
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Consumer Reports) - Trying to serve up healthy meals? More and more people are opting for ground turkey instead of beef. Ground turkey can be ..
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Consumer Reports) - Atorvastatin, the generic for Lipitor, is now widely prescribed to combat high cholesterol. Consumer Reports checked out prices of atorv..
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department is appealing a judge's decision lifting all age limits on the Plan B morning-afer birth control pill and a cheaper generic. The federa..
HONOLULU (AP) - Health officials are warning that two cases of a so-called "sex superbug" have been confirmed in Hawaii. Hawaii News Now (http://is.gd/9bzhiH) rep..
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a surprise twist to the decade-plus effort to ease access to morning-after pills, the government is lowering the age limit to 15 for one brand - Plan B One-Ste..
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government on Tuesday lowered to 15 the age at which girls can buy the morning-after pill without a prescription and said the emergency contraception no longe..
WASHINGTON (AP) - Looking for a new way to get that jolt of caffeine energy? Food companies are betting snacks like potato chips, jelly beans and gum with a caffeinated kick could ..
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida lawmakers have sent to Gov. Rick Scott a bill that would require medical care for newborns who survive botched abortions. The mea..
LEE COUNTY, Fla. - Powerful Tools for Caregivers is an education series designed to provide caregivers with the tools needed to take care of yourself while taking care of another. ..
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla.- It's time to start doing the 'stingray' shuffle! Groups of stingrays are making their way into the waters on Fort Myers Beach. Stingray season runs from Apr..
WASHINGTON (AP) - A new poll suggests that Americans underestimate their chances of needing long-term care as they get older - and are taking few steps to get ready. The..
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ever since the anthrax and terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the poison ricin has at times been lumped in with other bioterrorism agents because it comes from ..
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The organic apples you buy in the grocery store will soon be free of a widely used antibiotic. The National Organic Standards Board late Thu..
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The Florida Legislature is sending to Gov. Rick Scott a sweeping education bill that revises graduation standards and creates an online university within t..
FORT MYERS, Fla.- Riverchase Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery will be offering free skin cancer screenings at each of their six Southwest Florida locations in May. Skin cancer scre..
