Updated: 10:09 AM Local and state leaders met Thursday at the Bay County Library as apart of the Health Care Community Task Force.

Posted: 2:35 PM The Bay County Health Department will hold a seasonal flu clinic on October 26-28 from 8:00 am to 11:00 am and 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. The clinic will be held in the auditorium at the health department office at 597 W. 11th Street.

Updated: 8:46 PM This week we meet a dog who is watching over a seven-year-old girl with Type One Juvenile Diabetes. It was an exciting day for the Richard family.

Posted: 8:23 AM Jackson County Health Department officials began offering the "Flu mist" nasal spray form of the swine flu vaccine today, at no charge to most patients.

Posted: 8:20 AM On the afternoon of Monday, October 19, the life of Tom Hipps, a long time Newschannel 7 personality and Daybusters morning show host, was celebrated.

Posted: 9:13 PM The Community Health Task Force tried to clear-up some of the confusion and fears related to swine flu during a community meeting.

Posted: 9:26 AM Increased contraceptive use has led to fewer abortions worldwide. But unsafe abortions kill 70,000 women a year. Those are the findings of a major global survey compiled by the New York-based Guttmacher Institute, which supports abortion rights.

Posted: 11:04 AM Doctors are urging parents to be on the lookout for warning signs that a case of swine flu has become life-threatening.

Posted: 1:16 PM Federal health officials say greater awareness, broader definitions and spotting autism in younger children may explain some of the increase in the proportion of children with disorders.

Updated: 12:49 PM A new government report finds that fewer U.S. high schools and middle schools are selling candy and salty snacks to students.

Updated: 9:30 PM The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plans that shipping of vaccine to Panama City should start in October according to Dennis Cookro, Acting Director of the Bay County Health Department.

Posted: 9:12 PM A campaign to help people save money on their prescription drugs is making multiple stops in the Sunshine State this week.

Posted: 9:10 PM The need for free and reduced cost health care is on the rise. An estimated 20 million people will visit a federally funded health center by years end, up 2 million from a year ago.

Posted: 9:14 AM New research shows more than half a million children every year have bad reactions or side effects from medicines that require medical treatment.

Posted: 9:14 PM The family of four fell on unexpected times shortly after a devastating diagnosis.

Updated: 7:59 AM A well-informed public is the key to preventing a widespread H1N1 Swine Flu pandemic; that's the message that came out of a public forum organized by the Bay County Health Department Wednesday night. Seven experts with knowledge in medicine and disaster preparedness took part.

Updated: 10:26 AM Federal health officials say a new version of the painkiller OxyContin that is designed to be harder to abuse offers some improvements over the original pill.

Posted: 8:49 AM After months of closed-door wrangling, the Senate Finance committee has finally started work on a sweeping health care overhaul.

Posted: 10:57 AM Garden-Fresh Foods, Inc. of Wisconsin is issuing a nationwide recall of Archer Farms Potato Salad with an expiration date of 10/04/2009.

Posted: 10:29 AM Studies of the new swine flu vaccine show children 10 and older will need just one shot for protection against swine flu -- but younger kids will need two.

Posted: 10:15 AM A new report suggests more than 35 million people around the world are living with Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia.

Updated: 8:22 PM The Gulf Coast Community College Commodore's were up bright and early Saturday morning for the First Annual Sun Run event which benefits the Commodore's athletic program.

Posted: 4:05 PM A new government report shows one in three teenage girls have rolled up their sleeves for a relatively new vaccine against cervical cancer, but vaccination rates vary dramatically between states.

Posted: 10:04 AM Federal health officials put out new guidelines Tuesday that say the flu medicines Tamiflu and Relenza should only be used to treat people who are sick with the flu and at high risk for complications.

Updated: 9:54 AM The federal government has a new tool in identifying food safety problems.