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AIU goes for gold with themed wellness challenges
Active Life, Health, Inspiration
Sarah McCluan 
Mar 22, 2018
Just like clockwork, it seems that every two years or so, everyone catches Olympic fever. In an effort to incorporate mental and physical wellness int...
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Spotlight: National Public Health Week
Health, Mind and Body, Mind Body
Karen Marley 
Mar 22, 2018
Here in the U.S., when it comes to our nation’s overall health, we have work to do. Reports show that not only do we spend a disproportionate amount o...
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Flaum Eye Institute on vision health
Health, Mind and Body, Mind Body, ...
Brandon Danial 
Mar 22, 2018
In the summer of 2017, Christine Hoffman temporarily lost sight in one of her eyes and was admitted as a patient at the University of Rochester's Flau...
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Enriching the lives of pets and people
Health, Mind and Body, Mind Body, ...
Brandon Danial 
Mar 22, 2018
To some people, the relationship between pet and owner is one of subservience. To others, a pet can be loved and cared for just as much as a human fam...
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Eats showcase: Colorful Veggies
Health, Nutrition and Fitness, Recipes
Mar 21, 2018
INGREDIENTS (Makes 7 cups) DIRECTIONS 1. Combine agave and vinegar in large bowl. Stir. 2. Add corn and stir. Add peppers, celery, onion, jalapeños, b...
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Moms’ group keeps it real
Family, Health, Just for you
Steve Metsch 
Mar 21, 2018
Maureen Kellogg and Courtney Phillips have more in common than just working at Thompson Health. The two friends have also both faced postpartum depres...
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Why Thompson Hospital’s inpatient dialysis matters
Health, Mind and Body, Mind Body, ...
Steve Metsch 
Mar 21, 2018
Dr. Catherine Moore is a nephrologist - a doctor specializing in kidney care – and wants area residents to know that if they need dialysis while hospi...
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Meet Thompson’s new OB/GYNs
Health, Just for you, Women
Steve Metsch 
Mar 21, 2018
Dr. Francis Finneran grew up in New York in a small neighborhood in Queens, where he got the idea to become a physician. “My grandfather was an obstet...
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Make the most of CCAC
At School, Health, Mind and Body, ...
Alex Keown 
Mar 01, 2018
With four campuses, there’s a lot going on at the Community College of Allegheny County. In fact, it might be fair to say that with the number of prog...
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Fitness practices come full circle
Health, Nutrition and Fitness, Workouts
Danny Ciamprone 
Mar 01, 2018
Pop culture is like a vanity mirror for history. Take a look at any trend today and odds are it’s merely a reflection of the past, particularly in fas...
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Faculty member highlight: Tracy Tooch
Active Life, Health, Inspiration
Alex Keown 
Mar 01, 2018
Tracy Tooch loves to run. In any given week, Tooch, an adjunct instructor at Community College of Allegheny County, will run approximately 50 miles, d...
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Adopting healthy nutrition habits leads to best results
Health, Healthy Eating, Nutrition and Fitness
Michael Gilbert 
Mar 01, 2018
There is something to be said for being proactive rather than reactive. That was the mindset of Shakia Robinson as she crafted a new wellness program ...
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Observing Multiple Sclerosis education month
Health, Mind and Body, Mind Body, ...
Jackson A. Thomas 
Mar 01, 2018
The ability to bring laundry to the basement and back upstairs to fold it can sometimes be taken for granted. For Chris Szabo, just walking to her pat...
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Healthy happenings
Health, Mind and Body, Mind Body
Feb 20, 2018
Happy Fitness Friday Almost two years ago, York science teachers Heather Kent and Renee Webb devised a plan to play awesome music, wear comfortable wo...
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