Flu clinics are planned in October by two agencies.
• The Pennsylvania Department of Health will offer flu shots at a walk-in flu clinic from 9 to 11 a.m. and from 1 to ...
WASHINGTON — Compared with uncaffeinated women, those who drank the equivalent of four or more cups of coffee a day are more likely to drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes...
Woman talks about experience, gives advice
When Butler native Sandra “Cookie” Cunningham arrived in San Diego in 1995 after bouncing all over the country for three decade...
They worry about safety
CHICAGO — By age 6, children should have vaccinations against 14 diseases, in at least two dozen separate doses, the U.S. government advises. More...
Events will help raise awareness to disease
PITTSBURGH — October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month nationwide.
Because of that, the American Cancer Society of Greater Pitt...
Nearly 100 Butler County women died of breast cancer from 2007 to 2009, the most recent three years recorded by the state Department of Health.
Nationally, the disease a...
Smokers may have another tool to use in the battle to stop puffing: resistance training.
A pilot study found that men and women who did several weeks of strength trainin...
It also helps to beat stress
DETROIT — About 40 women line up in rows of about 10 each. They watch as teacher Thomasenia Johnson demonstrates a few steps of a hustle call...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — At 5 p.m., as Jose Vega uncaps a tiny, $100 tube of ointment, he thinks of work. As a chef at Jabinero’s, he should already be spreading ingredients —...
LOS ANGELES — For patients with high levels of so-called bad cholesterol, doctors routinely reach for two remedies: cholesterol-lowering statin drugs and a diet that cut...
