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  ASPERGER'S SYNDROME

  Asperger's: Why he was so absent-minded

  ``It's sort of like being the absent-minded professor times five,'' says Tim Page. After a lifetime of struggling to relate to fellow human beings, he received a diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome at age 45. Seven years later, Page, then the music critic for The Washington Post, revealed his condition in an essay in the New Yorker, which he has expanded into a new memoir, Parallel Play: Growing Up With Undiagnosed Asperger's (Doubleday, $26).
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  SOUTHWEST RANCHES

  South Florida man's fight against health insurer inspires N.Y. bill

  `Ian's Law,' which would make it more difficult for insurance companies to drop coverage, is named after a Southwest Ranches resident who has become a leading voice in the healthcare debate.

• Health & Fitness Calendar

  MIAMI-DADE Almost Broadway: Dance for fitness. Easy and low-impact dance routines from Broadway shows. 3-3:45 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; St. Philip's Episcopal Church, 1142 Andalucia Ave., Coral Gables; call for price. 305-444-6176 or www.saintphilips.ws.

• HEALTHCARE

  House poised to pass health bill

  The House moved Saturday night toward a vote on the most sweeping healthcare bill in generations, one that would guarantee health coverage to almost all Americans.
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  Some health screenings may do more harm than good

  If we have the power to see our medical future, should we dare look? What once seemed like science fiction is fast becoming reality. Tests can tell if we have a high risk of prostate cancer, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease and various genetic disorders. CT scans can examine every inch of our bodies.

• PHOBIAS

  Emetophobes, avert your eyes

  If you are an emetophobe, you probably tried hard to avoid watching (or even listening to) the footage of Falcon Heene, the boy who didn't get into that helium balloon, tossing his cookies during his family's interview on Good Morning America.

• HALLOWEEN

  Teach kids `vampire cough' for Halloween

  Halloween carries a little extra scare this year -- the haunting prospect of catching or spreading swine flu while trick-or-treating.

  The Miami-Dade Health Department offers these tips:
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  How to keep the flu from crashing your bash

  Is it safe to host a get-together when H1N1 flu threatens to crash your party? It's a question many people may be asking this year as the fall party season coincides with an anxiety-provoking flu season.
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  Is House healthcare plan the cure?

  The centerpiece of a healthcare plan rolled out by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is a government-run insurance program, or public option, that would compete with private insurance.
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  AGRICULTURE

  Redland food makes a name for itself on store shelves

  Shoppers at Publix will soon know which produce comes from Miami-Dade County's farmers.

• PUBLIC HEALTH

  So far, South Florida escaping brunt of swine flu

  Miami-Dade and Broward counties seem better off than many areas around the country for swine flu cases, but the reason isn't clear.

• More swine flu vaccines available in Miami-Dade

  Vaccines against the swine flu began to flow in earnest on Wednesday, as Miami-Dade health officials said they now have 332,100 doses in both nasal spray and injected versions.

• H1N1 vaccination clinics in Miami-Dade and Broward

  Here is a list of clinics in Miami-Dade and Broward offering H1N1 vaccinations, as of Wednesday, Oct. 21. Vaccinations are based on availability, so call the clinic first.

• PUBLIC HEALTH

  School kids get first doses of swine flu vaccine

  On Monday, school kids in Miami-Dade and Broward got the counties' first doses of the H1N1 influenza vaccine.

• FORWARD LOOK

  Getting the shot: the latest on swine flu vaccinations

  Swine flu vaccinations begin locally this week, but it might be a while before everyone who wants to be vaccinated can get the shot (or mist). Here are some common questions and answers about vaccinations.

• SWINE FLU

  Swine flu vaccine may arrive slowly

  Local health departments announced swine flu vaccination plans Friday as the CDC said the vaccines may arrive more slowly than planned.

• WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?

  Judgmental kin stymie gay couple's family plan

  Q: My partner, Jason, and I were foster fathers to Juan, who unfortunately got into trouble, was diagnosed with schizophrenia and placed in a residential setting. The adoption never happened. Now Jason's sister (with addiction problems) is pregnant and wants us to raise the baby. I know my family will be very negative. They considered Juan ``damaged goods'' and will see this baby similarly. Any suggestions?

• All-day healthcare symposium in Miami on Tuesday

  Miami-Dade Public Schools is sponsoring a daylong symposium on healthcare, to be held Tuesday in the Peacock Education Center in the John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall, 1300 Biscayne Blvd.

• Miami-Dade's CAC health clinics expand services

  As clinic competition heats up in Miami-Dade and Congress looks at trimming its payments to Medicare health maintenance organizations, the Humana-owned CAC clinics are expanding services -- keeping three clinics open weeknights until 10 p.m. and having doctors make house calls to certain seniors.

• HEALTHCARE

  South Florida clinics running short of regular seasonal flu vaccine

  South Florida healthcare providers say there are spot shortages of regular seasonal flu vaccine, but healthcare officials say the supplies will be replenished before the flu season hits its peak.

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