The
Florida Association of Healthy Start Coalitions is pushing for a new
tax on some small cigarette makers.  The goal is to close a loophole in
the 1998 tobacco settlement agreement.  WGCU’s Chelsey Stoner reports.

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is this Saturday. Florida has the nation’s third highest AIDS rates for blacks. Local health departments and HIV support organizations are using the day to target high risk groups. WGCU’s John Davis has more.

A recent report from the American College of Emergency
Physicians’ gave Florida a failing grade in access to emergency care.
WGCU’s John Davis has more.

A researcher at the University of Central Florida has developed what he calls a promising new treatment for breast cancer. He says he’s created two compounds that cut off tumors at their source. David Pitman reports.

Is Medicaid reform working in Florida? A study out Wednesday by Georgetown
University’s Health Policy Institute is discouraging, but the state’s Medicaid
director says it’s too soon to tell. Margie Menzel reports.

Hispanics make up the second largest ethnic group in terms of Aids cases every year in the U-S. This is why health officials are encouraging all Hispanics to get tested for Aids and HIV this week in recognition of Hispanic Aids Awareness Day. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez has this report.

Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink is stepping down as the chair of the Florida Healthy Kids Board. She’s passing the gavel to soon-to-be former lawmaker Loranne Ausley. Lynn Hatter reports.

A Fort Myers medical company is looking for people for a clinical trial of a new Alzheimer’s drug. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

Schools around Florida are getting ready for a new year. And health officials are warning that children can’t attend without proper immunizations. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

Recorded experiments with hypnosis date back almost 300 years. Today people turn to hypnosis for stress relief, pain management, weight loss and even to improve their golf swings. It's also become a popular smoking cessation aid. WGCU's John Davis reports.