Health and Fitness
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'I'm feeling the love': Students' blanket donations bring comfort, warmth to cancer patientsDec 24, 2018 5:00 am - They gather on weekends with a hockey game or a football game on TV and colorfully patterned pieces of fleece in hand, measuring, cutting and tying until each special bl...
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Blue Christmas: A holiday dinner party that makes space for grief
Dec 23, 2018 6:30 am - Christmas was always her father's holiday. Courtney Arnold's dad loved the music. He loved the tree. The two of them would sit side-by-side on the floor, sorting through...
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Managing during the holidaysDec 22, 2018 6:30 am - Christmas Day, after everyone goes home or is asleep, or the next morning, I look under the tree for the gifts I've put there for my dear husband Baheej. He died about s...
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Healthier eating starts at the grocery storeDec 22, 2018 6:30 am - If you're thinking about becoming healthier in 2019, a good place to start is by improving the relationship you have with your grocery store. Food temptations are every...
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Book review: How running transformed the life of NPR host Peter SagalDec 22, 2018 6:27 am - "The Incomplete Book of Running" by Peter Sagal, Simon & Schuster, 208 pages You'll want to love Peter Sagal's book, "The Incomplete Book of Running," especially if...
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Study shows benefits of vitamin C in treating cancerDec 22, 2018 6:00 am - Does vitamin C have a role in the treatment of cancer? The answer may be yes. Although the use of intravenous vitamin C by those with a diagnosis of cancer is considered...
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Friends can improve your health and well-being, especially during the holidays
Dec 22, 2018 5:00 am - For many of us, especially those without family nearby, spending time with friends can be a meaningful way to celebrate the holidays. As fewer people opt for marriage, ...
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Straight From the Source: Six ways to keep your addiction recovery on track over the holidaysDec 21, 2018 4:38 am - #x2022; Marty Cook is director of alumni events for Gateway Foundation, the country's largest nonprofit treatment provider for substance abuse and related mental hea...
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Autism Hero Project inaugural fundraiser a huge successDec 20, 2018 10:00 pm - The Autism Hero Project, a nonprofit that began in 2016 to help families with children on the autism spectrum, raised more than $14,000 during its inaugural fundraiser d...
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U.S. adults aren't getting taller but are still putting on pounds
Dec 20, 2018 12:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - You don't need to hang the mistletoe higher but you might want to skip the holiday cookies. A new report released Thursday shows U.S. adults aren't getti...