Mind and Body

Over the summer, superintendents Dan Murray of York Central School District and Michael Hayden of Clyde-Savannah Central School District, decided it w...

Most people look at Jan. 1 as the beginning of a new year. Not Ashleigh Gerstner, Special Education teacher at North Rose-Wolcott Central School Distr...

Therapy can be a treatment for building physical strength, managing and learning to cope with emotional or mental health, or for holistic healing. How...

Think back to your teens and 20s. Were you an athlete? Did you easily maintain muscle while eating whatever you wanted? Now snap back to the present. ...

We’ve all heard it: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. But, what does that mean when it comes to your health care? You are probably fami...

We often conflate lung cancer with cigarettes. Yet, a solid 20% of people who die from lung cancer never smoke a day in their lives. While it’s true t...

Hardly anyone picks up a cigarette for the first time and intends to smoke forever. In reality, most people think they can quit whenever they want to....

On May 27, a student at Mars Area Primary Center came up to the school’s principal, Todd Lape, and proudly proclaimed, “I got my red shirt on today, M...

The idea of a loved one being ravaged by the horrors of opioid or heroin addiction is the stuff of nightmares. No state in the United States is spared...

Joe Dentzer’s smile spreads across his face when he talks about the upcoming vacation to Italy he and his wife are taking and the debt of gratitude he...

Sore muscles and aches come and go, but pain that sticks around—also known as chronic pain—can be life altering. The number of people suffering from c...

Botvin’s LifeSkills Training, an evidence-based substance abuse and violence prevention program, has become part of the health curriculum this semeste...

Pops for Pups could be the title of a new off-Broadway show. However, at Mars Area Middle School, it was an event that allowed the student-led Communi...

Cheryl and Greg Teamann were under a great deal of stress. Greg was having extreme health problems and despite having heart surgery in 2012 to correct...

During a football game, officials and referees run up and down the field, often more than the players. After all, unlike players, they’re on the field...

When you step into a BodPod, it may seem like you are stepping into a small spaceship. But as unique as it looks, what it does is even more unique—and...

Ontario County recently completed its second annual biometric screening event that provided participants with a summary booklet that interpreted their...

There were many factors that prompted Walt Michalski to talk to his doctor about a sleep study. Michalski, who is currently serving as a staff member ...

Every year, Indiana County Technology Center medical assistant students get hands-on, thanks to a partnership between ICTC and the Indiana Rotary Club...

Everyone gets them. Whether it’s a dull ache, pounding pressure or throbbing that just won’t go away, headache pain can seriously impact our lives. If...