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Health & Fitness

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  • WIC Program provides more than just formula

    The Indiana Women, Infants and Children program is well known as a resource to provide infants with formula at no cost, but health officials want Hoosiers to know that many more benefits, like breastfeeding education and support and improved access to fruits and vegetables, are available to them through WIC.

    November 21, 2012

  • Alzheimer’s Association honors caregivers

    In 1983, President Ronald Reagan, who was later diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, designated November as National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month.

    November 21, 2012

  • MinuteClinic opens inside CVS on Margaret Avenue

    MinuteClinic, a provider of retail-based medical clinics in the United States, has opened its first walk-in medical clinic in Terre Haute inside the CVS/pharmacy store at 670 Margaret Ave. It is the first MinuteClinic location in Vigo County and the 33rd in Indiana.

    November 21, 2012

  • MET111312cintas flag.jpg Safety first: Terre Haute company honored with rare safety award

    A Terre Haute company is a new “star” in the eyes of the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

    November 14, 2012 7 Photos

  • Newsmaker: Nov. 14, 2012

    An insulin pump “should certainly be an alternative” to multiple daily injections for selected Type 1 diabetic patients in clinical practice, according to Debbie Griffin, a family nurse practitioner at Paris Community Hospital/Family Medical Center.

    November 14, 2012

  • ISU clinic serves community

    Lindsey James appreciates the counseling field, knowing that it helped her. When it came time to decide on a career, the Terre Haute resident enrolled in the master’s level clinical mental health program at Indiana State University.

    November 14, 2012

  • Paris hospital honors nurse practitioners


    For many patients, nurse practitioner are health care providers of choice because of their unique combination of medical and nursing skills.

    November 14, 2012

  • Dine with a Doc welcomes orthopedic surgeon


    Due to the Thanksgiving Day holiday, the usual fourth Wednesday of the month Dine with a Doc has been rescheduled for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 21 in the Wabash Senior Citizen’s Center at 300 S. Fifth St.

    November 14, 2012

  • SUPPORT GROUPS: Nov. 14, 2012

    Support groups

    November 14, 2012

  • Wound care expert to discuss MRSA

    Wound care expert Joel Beam will discuss community-associated MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, in conjunction with the University Speakers Series at 7 p.m. Thursday in Indiana State University’s Hulman Memorial Student Union, Dede I.

    November 7, 2012

  • Dine with a Doc to welcome optometrist

    Senior Education Ministries Inc. has scheduled its next Dine with a Doc - West Terre Haute from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 13 at Providence Housing Corp. All Place, 219 North Providence Place, West Terre Haute.

    November 7, 2012

  • Anytime Fitness to host Tough Hero contest

    Anytime Fitness in Terre Haute is hosting a Tough Hero Competition at 10 a.m. Saturday to benefit the Active Heroes Charity, an organization that provides financial assistance and job placement services to military families in need.

    November 7, 2012

  • Health briefs: Nov. 7, 2012

    March of Dimes breakfast planned

    Seminar on knee pain relief scheduled

    Maple Center offers Zumba Gold

    Sign up for Red Cross classes

    More than 3,000 pounds shredded

    Tune into ADA Case Law Update

    November 7, 2012

  • Newsmaker: Nov. 7, 2012

    Reid Sutton has received national recognition for providing quality diabetes care to his patients.
    Sutton has been an internal medicine physician at Paris Community Hospital/Family Medical Center in Paris, Ill., for the past 35 years.

    November 7, 2012

  • Kenny’s Farmhouse Cheese issues recall

    A south-central Kentucky business has issued a voluntary recall on certain cheeses after testing found the presence of bacteria in a few samples.

    November 6, 2012

  • Chickenpox outbreak reaches countywide level

    Today, Health Commissioner, Enrico I. Garcia MD declared a chickenpox outbreak in Vigo County.

    November 2, 2012

  • State Health officials assisting with Ameridose recall

    The Indiana State Department of Health is working with hospitals, clinics, local health departments and health care providers to ensure all products from Ameridose LLC are removed from circulation following a national recall Wednesday.

    November 2, 2012

  • Hamilton Center honors Health Service Corps Scholars

    Hamilton Center honored its National Health Service Corps Scholars commemorating NHSC Community Week on Oct. 19.

    October 31, 2012

  • SUPPORT GROUPS: Oct. 31, 2012

    SUPPORT GROUPS

    October 31, 2012

  • Exchange candy for toys

    Kool Smiles is offering a program designed to give kids’ teeth a post-Halloween break.
    Called Operation Troop Treats, the program offers children the opportunity to bring their Halloween candy to the Fort Harrison Road Kool Smiles Dental Office in exchange for a choice of a toy.

    October 31, 2012

  • Spirituality and Health Conference is Thursday

    Union Hospital’s Chaplain’s Office is hosting its annual Spirituality and Health Conference Thursday.

    October 31, 2012

  • SENIOR MENU: Oct. 31, 2012

    Reservations are required 24 hours in advance at all senior citizen dining sites in Vigo, Clay, Parke, Vermillion, Sullivan and Putnam counties. For dining site locations, call Area 7 Agency on Aging and Disabled nutrition program offices at 1-800-489-1561.

    October 31, 2012

  • HEALTH/FITNESS BRIEFS: Oct. 31, 2012

    • Torner Center to offer new yoga class

    • Sessions on chronic health conditions set

    • Workshop covers healthy cooking

    • Bingo for Alzheimer’s Association planned

    • Alzheimer’s series scheduled at library

    • Rise and Shine Dine with a Doc on Nov. 9

    October 31, 2012

  • Ask Ship

    Q: When I turned 65, I chose a Medicare Advantage Plan that might not be the best plan for me now. I think I might need to switch a new plan. What should I do now?

    October 31, 2012

  • Davies, Chris.jpg CHRIS DAVIES: Exercise, away from technology, will bring amazing benefits

    When was the last time you solved a problem by sitting in front of the television?
    As the general discussion goes, we are a fat nation because of technology.

    October 28, 2012 1 Photo

  • Parkinson’s talk will focus on family

    The value of family support for people coping with Parkinson’s disease will be discussed at a public gathering Friday.

    October 25, 2012

  • Union, Regional hospitals proclaimed ‘Fit-Friendly’

    The American Heart Association recognized 31 Indiana companies as Fit-Friendly Companies for promoting physical activity and health in the workplace, including 14 recognized for the first time.

    October 24, 2012

  • Healthcare Career Night scheduled for Nov. 1

    Choosing a career path can be a challenge.

    October 24, 2012

  • SUPPORT GROUPS: Oct. 17, 2012

    SUPPORT GROUPS

    October 17, 2012

  • New Support Group

    The WILL Center will host its first sign language class/support group at 4 p.m. Oct. 25 at The WILL Center, One Dreiser Square, Terre Haute.

    October 17, 2012

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