Health

There are several well-known factors that contribute to aging: smoking, stress, sun exposure and genetics, among them. But what you may not realize is...

It can sometimes be difficult to get kids outdoors for exercise when the weather is harsh, says Jennifer Jewell, a physical therapist in Jefferson Tow...

Summer vacation is well under way, and with a lack of recess and physical education, parents may be looking for different ways to get kids outside and...

“Walk your way to fitness.” It’s an old saying that still holds true today, and you would have a difficult time disproving it. The benefits of walking...

In February, I had open heart surgery to repair a mitral valve and have a bypass. It’s an experience I wouldn’t wish on anyone. I’d had a series of te...

There are few words today that can stop people in their tracks. One word though, particularly if it’s uttered by your doctor, can certainly bring life...

Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is caused when an individual witnesses or experiences a tragic event. Though they may not surface for months ...

At the height of the digital age, many believed technology would impede movement. Computers supported a more sedentary lifestyle in the workplace, and...

Ian McNichol was about 13 or 14, playing shortstop for his baseball team, when he sustained his first serious blow to the head. He lost a pop-up in th...

It’s said that a positive attitude is essential to health and wellness. Keeping a positive attitude in the face of great obstacles — tragedy, anger, v...

A number of years ago, when Jeff Petzak, now a middle school learning support teacher with New Hope-Solebury School District, was starting graduate sc...

James Decker, 51, jokes that he “won the big grand prize” when he learned he had both diabetes and heart disease. But thanks to prompt and attentive c...

Once again, millennials — anyone born between 1981 and 1996 — are in the news. This time, unbeknownst to them, it’s a plea for help. In October 2018, ...

According to the Oxford Dictionary, a boundary is defined as “a line that marks the limits of an area.” In more straightforward terms, it’s the line y...

March 26 is a significant day for various reasons, but why depends on who you are. In 1958, the United States Army launched the Explorer 3 artificial ...

I’ve wanted to try a spin class for some time because I knew it would be a good cardio workout. So, when a CrossFit buddy asked me to join her in a cl...

What do Sigmund Freud, Prince, Janis Joplin and Pennsylvania-bred rapper Mac Miller all have in common? They all died from an opioid overdose. Images ...

During this past winter, there seemed to be three types of weather in Bucks and Montgomery counties – cold, icy and snowy. Sometimes it was a combo pl...

There was a time when parents were concerned their children were watching too much television. Today, with iPads, iPhones, computers and video games i...

More than a decade ago, Peter Green was at home on the computer when he attempted to move the mouse, but nothing happened. “The messages I was sending...