health

Live Like a Local.
It’s a simple concept, really. Build relationships. Support your community. Be healthy. Invest in the future.
And for Quincy’s Michele Wilkerson, this philosophy has become not only a personal mantra, but a livelihood.

Health officials say floodwaters blamed for at least 25 deaths in Illinois and Missouri can carry hidden risks from the sewage and other noxious pollutants they contain.

A new report says Missouri has seen a steady decline in the health of its residents.

Healthcare providers in Marion, Ralls, Pike, Lewis, Shelby, and Monroe counties are currently conducting a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). The assessment process includes a confidential survey developed by VVV Research & Development, Inc., an Olathe, KS based marketing, research, and c…

You exercise, eat well and don’t smoke, but if you think that’s all it takes to be healthy, think again.

Smokers who have tried to quit in the past using patches, gum, voodoo witchdoctor magic and other addiction propaganda may just want to step outside for a run the next time they feel the need to smoke,.

People are always trying to eat healthier or lose weight. The media sends out a constant onslaught of new information about what you should and shouldn’t eat.

Thanks to soaring health care costs, a new study finds that nearly 10 percent of American companies will stop providing medical insurance to their workers within the next few years.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Jefferson City woman has been sentenced to three years in prison for giving her granddaughter blood thinner.
Forty-four-year-old Terri Chilton was sentenced this week after pleading guilty to endangering the welfare of a child...

Less than a month after the FDA approved weight loss drug Belviq — the first anti-obesity drug to gain federal approval in over a decade — the agency has signed off on Qsymia, another medication to help combat the nation’s expanding waistline.