Thursday, January 1, 2026

Health

Insomnia remains the most common sleep disorder

There are a wide variety of sleep disorders that impact people of all different shapes and sizes according to Renette Wardlow, a human development...

Kansas State University named new regional center for food safety training

Kansas State University will join with Iowa State University as it becomes a regional center for food safety in an effort to help businesses...

Feeling older increases risk of hospitalization

Disease, depression could help explain association WASHINGTON -- People who feel older than their peers are more likely to be hospitalized as they age, regardless...

Treating Your Body Like a Computer

By Susan Jackson, County Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Science In America most people are running at a fast pace.  They are trying to participate...

Dietary Guidelines 2015-2020

Leslie Bertsch, MS, MPH, RD, LD, Nutrition & Health Education Specialist, St. Louis, University of Missouri Extension Every five years the U.S. Departments of Agriculture...

Walking is the best medicine

  Janet Hackert, Nutrition and Health Education Specialist, Harrison County, University of Missouri Extension Ancient Greek physician Hippocrates (known as the father of Western medicine) once...

Dealing with a side effect of winter: The common cold

  There are more than 200 viruses that can cause the common cold. Colds are so common this time of year that they seem to...

Have you had 15 laughs today?

  Have you had 15 laughs today? Nina Chen, Human Development Specialist, Jackson County, University of Missouri Extension   How many laughs have you had today? Researchers suggest...