health

In an ideal world, everyone would know their cholesterol levels and get regular checkups to keep on top of any changes. That awareness is what Dr. Ven...

Among the eight peace officers at Finger Lakes Community College, officer Eric McInroy is known for being physically fit and active. In addition to be...

Spend even a few minutes scrolling through your Facebook newsfeed, and you’ll discover food memes making all sorts of health claims. One common meme i...

Changing the oil in your car. Replacing your home’s air filters. Cleaning the fireplace. We all have at least one thing in our life that we have to ma...

Weight Watchers. Jenny Craig. Punishing diets. Calorie restriction. For three years, no matter what Allison Murphy tried, she couldn’t lose weight and...

When Christine Bennett returned to teaching English at Palmyra-Macedon Central School District in fall 2015, four months after having her son, Luke, s...

Like most engineers, Leigh Ann Brockhoff and Cheryl Hammer like to analyze everything. They need all the data to back them up. So some folks might be ...

This isn’t your typical Olympic story—you know, the one where the child practices for years and years until he finally makes it to the big event. Ben ...

In 2014, more than 28,000 people in the United States were killed from opioids, including prescription pain relievers, and heroin, according to the U....

In the two decades since California became the first state to approve a medical marijuana program, similar laws have spread across the country like, w...

It can be easy to feel bad for grains. For thousands of years—and from corn to quinoa—they’ve been a staple of diets around the world. But more recent...

The coach who turned the Mars Area High School varsity football program into a perennial winner after two 0-10 seasons 25 years ago, was inducted June...

Although her life’s work as a nurse is grounded in science, Mary Gross says that even as a child, she was drawn to things that defied conventional wis...

Ask five people what it means to be health literate and chances are you will get five different answers. Health literacy is, after all, a broad topic ...

Soaking up the great outdoors can be a majestic adventure. That is, until you come face-to-face with a fierce wild animal. When you’re outdoors, espec...

Some 5K runs are about pounding the pavement to have a good time. The UV Splash 5K at West Middlesex Junior/Senior High School in June was more focuse...

Ask a group of experts how much water you should drink, and chances are you’ll get a different answer from each one. Some health and fitness pros stic...

In the 2016-17 academic year, seniors in art classes at New Castle Area Senior High School will help address one of the world’s major health problems:...

In May, Union Area School District, in New Castle, celebrated its 10th annual Relay for Life, to benefit the American Cancer Society. More than 650 pa...

Judging by the name, Girls on the Run may simply sound like a running group, but the organization and its mission go far beyond running. The 12-week a...