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• A 51-year-old Sarasota man recently died from swine flu, the county health department reported today. The death marks the county's seventh since the H1N1 flu epidemic started a year ago.The man had underlying health conditions that made him more likely than a healthy person to die from the flu. No more details are being released.Flu [...] Sarasota man dies from H1N1 flu
• Rick Scott of Naples, a businessman who oversees a chain of urgent care clinics around the state, announced yesterday that he is running for governor.The Republican will go up against Attorney General Bill McCollum and Sen. Paula Dockery of Lakeland.Scott was best known during the health reform debate as an ardent foe of President Obama, [...] Health reform foe Rick Scott runs for governor
• Demolition of Sarasota Memorial Hospital's energy center begins Monday, paving the way for the$250 million renovation project's centerpiece bed tower.The nine story tower will replace 220 beds in the oldest wings of the hospital and feature private rooms, labor and delivery suites, new surgical and orthopedic units, and an intensive care nursery. For a virtual [...] Demolition will pave way for nine story bed tower at Sarasota Memorial Hospital
• Today's Health and Fitness section features a story looking at whether Botox can alleviate migraine headaches in some people. It is based on a study published in February's edition of Archives of Dermatology.One of the authors is Dr. Megan Bogart,  a dermatologist in Sarasota.To check out the study, follow this link: Botox for treatment of [...] Botox for migraines? Read the study here.
• Starting today the health department will begin sending mobile medical units around the county to give out H1N1 flu vaccine and do basic health checkups and testing.The flu virus is on the rise again in some parts of the southeastern U.S., although it has continued to circulate at low levels since dropping from its peak [...] Another round of swine flu shots for Sarasota County