The year is rapidly coming to a close and the holiday season has officially begun.  Have you considered making a Health Checklist to bring in the New Year with a schedule of healthy activities and tasks that will be of benefit to you, your family and friends?  Here are 5 ideas that may be of More »

The American Cancer Society marks the Great American Smokeout on the third Thursday of November each year by encouraging smokers to use the date to make a plan to quit, or to plan in advance and quit smoking that day. By quitting — even for one day — smokers will be taking an important step More »

During the past four decades, obesity rates have soared among all age groups, increasing more than fourfold among children ages six to 11.   More than 23 million children and teenagers (31.8 percent) ages two to 19 are obese or overweight, a statistic that health and medical experts consider an epidemic. The growing rate of childhood More »