Mind and Body

Houseplants provide more benefits than you’d think
At Home, Health, Mind and Body, ...
Jackson A. Thomas 
Aug 11, 2017
Adding a plant — or several — to your home doesn’t just add to the ambience. It’s also good for your health. Just ask Tiffany Wamsley Audette, who lov...
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How to quit smoking — cold turkey
Health, Mind and Body, Mind Body, ...
Alex Keown 
Jul 20, 2017
For years, one of Tatia Wesley’s favorite activities was sitting on her front porch, drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes. “It was my thing,” Wesley...
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Spotting the symptoms of heart trouble
Health, Just for you, Men, ...
Jackson A. Thomas 
Jul 20, 2017
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...
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Choosing soap for your home
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Jessica Perkins 
Jul 18, 2017
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...
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How to conquer a phobia
Health, Mental Health, Mind and Body, ...
Jackson A. Thomas 
Jul 18, 2017
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...
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How to cope with life’s stressors
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Steve Metsch 
Jul 17, 2017
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...
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Keeping busy in the summertime
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Jeff Vorva 
Jul 17, 2017
After spending roughly nine months together, sometimes teachers and students are ready for a break from one other. In East Rochester Union Free School...
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Haine students educate community on conservation
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Alex Keown 
Jul 17, 2017
When people think of environmental activism they may envision cleaning up oil spills, protesting fracking and protecting clean water, lobbying for sta...
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Envirothon tests high schoolers’ science knowledge
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Danny Ciamprone 
Jul 17, 2017
Maya Albanowski and Nora Gavaghan have a lot in common. Friends, science enthusiasts, teammates — all describe this dynamic duo. They two young women ...
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Tour de Donut combines sweet eats and exercise
Health, Mind and Body, Mind Body, ...
Jeff Vorva 
Jul 17, 2017
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...
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School communities work to stomp out cancer
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Alex Keown 
Jul 17, 2017
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...
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Students let loose for field day
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Karen Marley 
Jul 17, 2017
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...
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Faculty and staff welcome new fitness challenge
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Alex Keown 
Jul 14, 2017
It takes quite a few steps to walk around the city of Pittsburgh. But that was a challenge faculty and staff at Community College of Allegheny County ...
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