The Weather Channel and news headlines tell us daily that the incidence of hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and typhoons are increasing around the world. The average temperature on the earth is rising, and the polar ice caps are melting at an alarming rate. ...more

May 27, 2008

Amy Chase started feeding Similac Organic infant formula to her second son, Amos, as soon as he was born in November 2006. ...more

May 23, 2008

My mother is completely disabled as the result of several illnesses. ...more

May 13, 2008

People who sleep fewer than six hours a night - or more than nine - are more likely to be obese, according to a new government study that is one of the largest to show a link between irregular sleep and big bellies. ...more

May 8, 2008

Every year the American Cancer Society invites cancer survivors to their "Relay For Life." I attended the one on April 26 in Sebring at Firemen's Field. This year all the volunteers and businesses outdid themselves. They must have put in long hours to do such a great job. ...more

May 8, 2008

SEBRING — Few places in Florida nurse wild bald eagles back to health, but David Wrede said that Wrede's Wildlife Rehabilitation Center does that. He fixes their wings as well as owls, hawks and geese that are all native to the area. On the side, he even houses a few peacocks, cougars and a lone coyote. Although the three bald eagles at Wrede's Wildlife Rehabilitation Center couldn't be released because they had permanent injuries such as a blind right eye in "Thunder's" case, David Wrede said he was looking for volunteers to help some of the 600 to 1,000 other animals that go through the center each year so they can return to the wild. He and his wife Karen Wrede ran the rehab center at Wilderness Trail south of Sebring for more than 18 years, but David said that they had to slow down because of health problems and they've been focusing mostly on birds. He hoped the volunteers could help him expand the center's efforts with mammals and reptiles. ...more

February 12, 2008

Living to 100 is easier than you might think. Surprising research suggests that even people who develop heart disease or diabetes late in life have a decent shot at reaching the century mark. ...more

February 12, 2008

Your dog may be overweight - and you may not even realize it. And that lack of awareness could jeopardize the health of your favorite four-legged friend. ...more

February 10, 2008

Your dog may be overweight - and you may not realize it. That lack of awareness could jeopardize the health of your favorite four-legged friend. ...more

February 9, 2008

Your dog may be overweight - and you may not even realize it. And that lack of awareness could jeopardize the health of your favorite four-legged friend. ...more

February 9, 2008