Health

Robert Hughes, Jr., Ph.D., former Professor, Department of Human Development & Family Studies, College of Human Environmental Sciences, University of Missouri Friends are important to...

Melissa Bess, Nutrition and Health Education Specialist, Camden County, University of Missouri Extension If you are interested in trying a new type of fitness activity,...

Cyber attacks in Kansas impact patients at more than a dozen hospitals. Patients may have had their personal and medical information compromised due to...

Innovative Solution Provides Protection (NAPSI)—The average American spends more than 101 minutes a day in a car according to Harvard Health Watch. That’s 37,935 hours...

(NAPSI)—About 25 million people in the US have asthma and 60 percent of them—a whopping 15 million people—have allergic asthma. You should know, however,...

(NAPSI)—Broken bones are common. Most people have at least one fracture in their life. Most fractures—about 90-95 percent—heal without a problem. Simple breaks are...

Nina Chen, Ph.D. CFLE, Human Development Specialist, Jackson County, University of Missouri Extension Longevity appears to be more about healthy lifestyle than genes. It is...

(NAPSI)—Feeling disoriented can be an upsetting experience for anyone, but for older adults coping with a medical condition called “delirium,” it can be particularly...

Kelli Wilmes, MS, RD, LD, former Nutrition and Health Education Specialist, Nodaway County, University of Missouri Extension Grilling season is upon us with the arrival...

The summer heat has arrived. Susan Mills-Gray, nutrition and health education specialist with University of Missouri Extension, says that staying hydrated is crucial to...