Julie Smith, a nurse practitioner for VistaCare Hospice, will be presenting a program called “Dealing with Inappropriate Behavior” on Thursday at Brookside Glen Assisted Living & Alzheimer’s Care.
If you’ve ever wanted to visit local business leaders in jail, Aug. 10 might be your chance.
Come September 2012 there won’t be a pretty pack of cigarettes to be found.
Not that cigarette packaging was ever pretty, per se, but last month the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced new, more graphic warning labels required to grace the outside of cigarette packs. This is the first time that cigarette warning labels have been altered in 25 years, according to the FDA.If you saw Neil Barron on the street, you might notice that he’s confined to a wheelchair. You might notice that his muscles are tight and rigid, and when he speaks to you, you might hear that his speech is slow and deliberate.
Strong4Life is a campaign brought to Columbus by Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Live Healthy Columbus to address the issue of childhood obesity.
Most of us can remember learning about the Food Pyramid in school. Each segment of the pyramid represented a different food group and included daily serving suggestions that combined for a good, nutritious, balanced diet.
We humans know when it gets hot outside. We watch the weather reports, see temperatures climb on outdoor thermometers and can control the amount of clothing we wear to suit the climate.
Our pets, however, don’t register weather broadcasts and can’t regulate their outerwear. That’s why they have humans.Many women aren’t sure whether or not to exercise when they become pregnant, said Dr. Thomas Stewart, an OBGYN at Columbus Regional.
The top concern for workers at Parkwood Health Care Facility in Phenix City is their residents. But the staff’s desire to help seniors and their caregivers doesn’t stop at their property line.
First Sgt. Mike Hack knows a little something about what it takes to participate in the annual David E. Grange, Jr. Best Ranger Competition held at Fort Benning this weekend.
It’s not uncommon for people to take cues from the past and apply them to their modern lives. As the adage goes, we learn from history.
Spring isn’t the only season underway in the Chattahoochee Valley -- running season is also upon us, evidenced by the plethora of upcoming 5K races being held in the area.
Here are some upcoming races in the Columbus area:
Members of the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team at Fort Benning are putting the Army’s new exercise regimen to the test in their daily physical training.
Here are provisions of the federal Affordable Care Act that take effect Thursday:
TSYS employee Lori Malone works out at the company’s gym Monday through Friday, partly to set a healthy example for her children, but primarily to offset a family history of high blood pressure and cholesterol.
NEW YORK — The big white pill was brought to her in an earthenware chalice. She’d already held hands with her two therapists and expressed her wishes for what it would help her do.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Florida’s public insurance company reversed course this week and said it will cover a couple’s Gulf Coast retirement home, after previously telling the homeowners their policy wouldn’t be renewed because of the home’s tainted Chinese drywall.
WASHINGTON — Insurance companies, unions and other special interest groups pushed back hard Wednesday against health care legislation that could cost their members billions of dollars.
Ricky Lowry, a group and personal trainer at Health Climb, doesn’t just want to develop an exercise plan for you.
