The odds of having a premature baby are high in Florida, compared with other states. The state ranks 41st, and receives a grade of F, in a "report card" issued Wednesday by the March of Dimes. The group, using figures from 2005, gives ...more

November 13, 2008

Several former residents reminisced about their naive youth as they revisited the deserted streets of the Love Canal neighborhood Friday, 30 years after a poison sludge devastated families with miscarriages and cancers and gave rise to the federal Superfund program. ...more

August 2, 2008

For Kristin Taylor, it wasn't a matter of whether she would help the baby, it was how soon. ...more

February 25, 2008

RIVERVIEW - For Kristin Taylor, it wasn't a matter of whether she would help the baby, it was how soon. The moment she saw photos of "Baby Miracle," born on an island in Samoa with numerous birth defects, including terrible facial deformities, Taylor said she felt compelled to help the child. ...more

February 25, 2008

the synthetic form of folate. ...more

February 5, 2008

Jeanine Bethoney didn't have much in the way of possessions. She kept a modest house with her 3-year-old daughter and scraped by on her husband's income as a carpet cleaner. ...more

January 10, 2008

Congratulations, Matt Bryant! The Bucs kicker has been named the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' finalist for the NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year award. As a finalist, Bryant receives $1,000 for the charity of his choice, which he has designated as the March of Dimes Florida Bay Division. ...more

December 12, 2007