L'Oreal Double Extend Beauty Tubes Mascara $9.99, Blackest Black; available at Target, Walgreens and other large retail stores ...more

November 28, 2009

The Los Angeles City Council has given preliminary approval to an ordinance that would ban the declawing of cats. ...more

November 6, 2009

For the first time in history, Congress will not allow an increase in the Social Security COLA (cost of living adjustment.) ...more

November 4, 2009

Since when is talking about hope good enough to win any kind of an award, let alone a Nobel Peace Prize? ...more

October 13, 2009

Are you ready for some indescribably "happy news?" After a long illness, I am finally as the young people say, "getting back in the groove." ...more

September 9, 2009

Professional discipline complaints against 49 Florida doctors have been dropped because the state missed the six-year statute of limitations, a published report says. ...more

August 30, 2009

Women who have watched a mother, sibling or child battle breast cancer can become preoccupied, if not obsessed, with trying to reduce their own risk of the disease. One possible way to do that? Breast-feed. ...more

August 13, 2009

Costa Rican President Oscar Arias says he has swine flu and has been quarantined at home with a fever and sore throat. ...more

August 11, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist has appointed Tampa lawyer Steve Burton and surgeon Joseph Diaco to the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority. ...more

July 16, 2009

A small amount of alcohol may help lower the risk of dementia in older adults, according to a study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. The study, however, also found that for older adults who have mild cognitive issues, any amount of alcohol consumption "was associated with faster rates of cognitive decline." ...more

July 15, 2009