Health

Michael Feighan, controller for West Michigan Lumber, based in Byron Center, turned his life around thanks to a health risk assessment and some proddi...

Filling out a simple health risk assessment form can wind up changing, if not saving, your life. It can also help employers save money on health care ...

If you turn on cable news any night of the week, odds are a conversation will be had between the talking heads regarding the efforts of the republican...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it killed 321,000 men — a...

With so many options available for bar soap and liquid cleansers, it’s difficult to know what’s truly best for your skin. Both artisan soap makers and...

They often come out when it rains and they’re used as fish bait. But Candace Tucker isn’t going anywhere near them. “I used to fish with my dad and si...

During a survivor’s lap at a Relay for Life event in the Gates Chili School District, many students were stunned to see Paula LaManna, the coordinator...

When Linda Palmer learned her son had obsessive compulsive disorder and a phobia about vomiting, she was beside herself. She felt lost. But now, thank...

After spending roughly nine months together, sometimes teachers and students are ready for a break from one other. In East Rochester Union Free School...

Over the course of nearly 10 hours and 100 miles of riding Rochester area pavement, bicyclists are showered with words of praise, encouragement and co...

The Hilton Education Foundation is dedicated to enriching students’ education in the Hilton Central School District. But what exactly does that mean? ...

Things certainly go better when people support each other and work together for a common goal. Whether raising children, raising an athletic team’s le...

When people think of environmental activism they may envision cleaning up oil spills, protesting fracking and protecting clean water, lobbying for sta...

Maya Albanowski and Nora Gavaghan have a lot in common. Friends, science enthusiasts, teammates — all describe this dynamic duo. They two young women ...

On a gorgeous, sunny Saturday afternoon in June, Greg Sines took his bike and rode 70 miles through the scenic Amish country in Lawrence County, Penns...

Ashley Johnston’s voice rises with excitement as she explains the youth-oriented activity “Read, Learn, Grow” she and her husband, Steve, created for ...

It’s no cliché to say cancer is a disease that knows no boundaries and can have a devastating impact on families and communities. More than 10 years a...

There’s an inescapable excitement that comes with the end of each school year. It’s as if the previous nine months of classroom pressures accumulate i...

If you don’t use it, you lose it. That statement is nothing more than absolutely true in regard to maintaining healthy and strong bodies and minds. Yo...

We spend a lot of time at work. In fact, we tend to spend more time with our co-workers than we spend with any other group of individuals, including o...