7/17/2009 © Gainesville Sun
Dr. Bruce Kone, who was removed as dean of the University of Florida medical school last year, has been paid $517,000 to go away quietly. He was accused of warning recruits away from UF in anonymous e-mails, one of which called the UF president a "dictatorial ass."
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7/1/2009 © Florida Trend
Four state-agency inspectors general have been ousted by their political bosses in the last six years, including Linda Keen, who left the Agency for health Care Administration and now works for the Division of Financial Services. Some call for a Texas model, which gives IGs more independence.
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7/15/2009 © South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Thousands of pythons are wreaking havoc at Everglades National Park, feeding on wading birds, raccoons and other wildlife. State officials want to launch a hunt; one plan involves killing them with machetes.
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After months of uncertainty over swine flu's nature, a new study reveals that it's a virulent class apart from seasonal flu and potentially more akin to the 1918 Spanish influenza.
Having researched a lot of medical conditions for HealthNews and having dealt with an innumerable amount amongst my family members and loved ones, I had never heard of a case of whooping cough until yesterday. When my doctor suggested I run a course of antibiotics for my whooping cough, I almost laughed. Whooping cough? The name alone makes me think of an archaic affliction like typhoid or the plague. However, my ongoing “death rattle” cough obliges me to seek out natural help for my apparent diagnosis.
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Title: health Tip: Does Your Child Have Symptoms of ADHD?
Category: health News
Created: 7/17/2009 7:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/17/2009
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Practicing safe sex is one of the best preventative health measures a person can take, and the best form of safe sex, outside of abstinence, is the condom.
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