Health News Florida

It’s a big day for health issues

2012-02-22T17:10:35Z

Today, a Senate committee tackles health bills that may affect relatively few Floridians but have generated a lot of heat -- and lobbying. At

Abortion etc.: Time to pay attention

2012-02-22T16:11:18Z

From women's health to workers' comp, today holds a raft of issues up for grabs. It follows a day that saw a slew of other health issues live or

FDA finds new sources for scarce cancer drugs

2012-02-22T16:00:49Z

The FDA says it will temporarily allow importation of a replacement drug for Doxil, a drug for ovarian or bone marrow cancer. It also approved a new supplier for a preservative-free version of methotrexate, a drug for children with leukemia.

Contraception services a matter of health

2012-02-22T15:43:57Z

The rights and health of women must not be lost in this fight over the president's contraceptive coverage mandate.

Man stabs sons after DCF returns them

2012-02-22T15:30:01Z

Dangerous playground slide at center of lawsuit

2012-02-22T15:24:16Z

Fourteen fractures, a bruised spleen and a fractured collarbone have occurred around the United States to children who fell off the 6-foot tall, plastic, curved Slalom Glider. The slide has been recalled and is at the center of a lawsuit against the city of Lakeland.

Medical tourists spend big in FL

2012-02-22T15:12:01Z

There’s a learning curve for healthy eating

2012-02-22T14:51:42Z

Beth Kassab writes that when it comes to what we eat, any restriction makes a lot of us bristle. But there is no better place to teach healthy eating habits than in school cafeterias -- even if the carrots are being dumped in the trash.

In the current climate, extremism begets extremism

2012-02-22T14:39:01Z

Mary Jo Melone writes that David Koch's philanthropy for cancer research provides a nice cover for his extremist views. But no one should have to fear death threats over their political positions.

Porky prescribed for emotional support

2012-02-22T14:28:01Z

Catholic school sues over birth control mandate

2012-02-22T14:23:05Z

Pharmacies turn away pain-pill prescriptions?

2012-02-22T14:21:05Z

Why does it have to be ‘either/or’?

2012-02-22T14:06:32Z

Paul Gionfriddo writes that last week Congress agreed to cut $5 billion from the public health fund as a way to pay for its much-needed Medicare "doc fix." But he doubts most doctors would have wanted the money to be taken from public health.

State workers’ drug-testing bill gets 2nd wind

2012-02-22T03:13:53Z

A bill that would let state agencies conduct random drug screens of staff passed the House Appropriations Committee 15 to 8 only a few days after most people thought the issue was dead.

Consumers may not lose medical-board seats

2012-02-22T03:03:50Z

The state’s association for physician assistants has agreed to drop its request for one of the consumer slots on each medical board, the group’s chief lobbyist said today.

DOH won’t lose programs to counties

2012-02-22T02:59:35Z

Protests by public-health experts, county commissions and consumers have defanged some of the legislative attack on the Department of Health.

DOH won’t lose out to counties

2012-02-21T16:05:33Z

Update: The House Appropriations Committee passed the amended bill 12 to 8 late in the day. Protests by public-health experts, county

Consumers may retain medical-board seats

2012-02-21T15:59:03Z

The state’s association for physician assistants has agreed to drop its request for one of the consumer slots on each medical board, the group’s

State worker drug-testing bill lives

2012-02-21T15:58:54Z

Update: Tuesday afternoon, the House Appropriations Committee passed an amended bill allowing state agencies to conduct random drug screens on

Everything we know about dieting is wrong: scientists

2012-02-21T15:42:39Z

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have devised a new formula for calculating calories and weight loss that they hope will revolutionize the way people tackle obesity.

GOP boldly marching backwards

2012-02-21T15:28:45Z

Carl Hiassen writes that Republican strategists see the birth control controversy as another opportunity to bash Obama’s health reforms. And as political miscalculations go, this one could be epic.

Stand your ground on pit-bull ban, Miami-Dade

2012-02-21T15:23:27Z

Steven Kurlander writes that, like pythons overpopulating the Everglades, lifting the longtime ban on pit bulls in Miami-Dade County would endanger safety.

Police: Nurse left elderly woman in car at casino

2012-02-21T14:58:48Z

Houston’s death spotlights dangers of Rx meds, alcohol

2012-02-21T14:36:14Z

The message that emerged from the death of singer Whitney Houston is clear: mixing drugs and alcohol can be deadly. Nationwide, one person dies every 19 minutes of prescription drug overdoses.

Drug counselor blocked from reporting abuse

2012-02-21T14:27:43Z