Thursday, December 25, 2025

Health

MOTHER’S AGE AT BIRTH MAY INFLUENCE SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION IN DAUGHTERS

  Father's age not a factor; effect not seen in sons, study says WASHINGTON -- The daughters, but not the sons, of women who give birth...

Learn to manage your chronic illness

By: Gail Carlson, MPH, Ph.D., former Health Education State Specialist, University of Missouri Extension Do you have a chronic health condition? Do you have a...

Sweet potatoes are healthy and tasty

It’s that time of year when many people are harvesting their sweet potatoes. As you dig those tasty roots from the ground, it’s hard...

Veteran Lifetime Electronic Record Preparing to Launch

Kansas Veterans to Benefit from KHIN Partnership Providing VA and Non-VA Health Care Providers Access to Electronic Patient Health Records The Kansas Health Information Network,...

Nutritionists say Not All Yogurts Are Created Equal

By: Mary Lou Peter [email protected] K-State Research and Extension Greek. Probiotic. Live cultures. Heat-treated. The verbiage on yogurt containers can be dizzying. A Kansas State...

Effects of Hospital Closing are Far Reaching

By: Jennifer Bacani McKenney, MD, Bacani/McKenney Clinic, Fredonia, Kansas Four weeks after the closing of Mercy Hospital in Independence, Kansas, the effects are being felt...

November is American Diabetes Month®

By: Christeena Haynes, MS, RD, LD, Nutrition and Health Education Specialist, Dallas County, University of Missouri Extension November is American Diabetes Month®, making it a...

Even Children Need Help Coping With Stress

By: Nina Chen, Ph.D., CFLE, Human Development Specialist, Jackson County, University of Missouri Extension No matter how old we are, everyone experiences stress, and children...