Fort Myers resident Chris Sanchez battled nicotine addiction for most of his life. He faced the threat of losing his limbs and even death, but still couldn’t quit smoking cigarettes. But now, after almost four decades, Sanchez has found a way to live smoke free. WGCU’s John Davis reports in this, the second of a three part series.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, cigarette smoking accounts for 438-thousand deaths each year in the U-S. And 70-percent of smokers say they want to quit. In this first of a 3 part series WGCU’s John Davis spoke with a Cape Coral woman who also happens to be an ER nurse. She quit smoking with the aim of improving her career, her health, and what she calls her “quality of death”.

Area health departments and social service agencies are providing free HIV testing and counseling this week in recognition of National HIV Testing Day on Friday. WGCU’s John Davis reports.

There are all kinds of folk remedies to treat just about any disease. Over time some have been validated by medical science…some even form the foundation for new drugs and treatments. WGCU’s Mike Kiniry reports on a local man who’s using a unique remedy to treat his painful big toe.

Some South Floridians are banking on a new kind of health insurance - saving their own stem cells while they're still healthy in hopes of using them to combat illness in the future. Chris DiMattei has more.

Researchers from Mote Marine Laboratory were at Siesta Key beach in Sarasota this weekend as part of their ongoing study into the effects of Red Tide on asthmatics.

WGCU's Matthew Kay went along to find out more about their ten year project. He brings us this report…

How much milk do you drink each day? How much sunshine do you get each week? Those simple routines furnish your body with vitamin D, but doctors say that even in sunshine-rich South Florida, we're not getting enough. Joshua Johnson has more.

Health officials around Florida are warning that closing down a Palm Beach County hospital for tuberculosis patients could plunge the state into a healthcare nightmare. Chris DiMattei has more.

The prognosis is looking good for a Pompano Beach woman who has undergone what is believed to be a first of its kind surgery to remove a cancerous tumor. Michael Hibblen has the story.

The Sarasota County Health Department joins the World Health Organization today in observance of "World Tuberculosis Day". WGCU's John Davis reports.