Tampa, Florida - Sam's Club on North Dale Mabry in Carrollwood is offering free diabetes and vision screenings for members and the public on Saturday, September 8 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 1.9 million new cases of diabetes are diagnosed each year, and the disease is the leading cause of new cases of blindness in adults in the U.S. If trends continue, 1 out of 3 U.S. adults will have diabetes by 2050.

Tampa, Florida -- Parents, grandparents or caregivers can learn emergency life-saving techniques including CPR, choking emergency tactics and rescue breathing for infants or children.

This class does not provide CPR certification, but it does teach basic skills that will aid any new parent or caregiver.

Classes are held on Monday nights at Tampa General hospital from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

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Tampa, Florida-- The Hillsborough County Health Department warns Tampa Bay area residents and visitors of a potentially life threatening illness brought on by a bacteria existing in undercooked oysters and local waters.

The bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, infected two Hillsborough County residents this year, and resulted in the loss of their lives, the Health Department says in a recent release. 

They say the bacteria occurs naturally in coastal areas of the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and is especially common the summer months' warmer waters.