When I’m having a particularly bad day at work, I often find myself studying the vending machine offerings. Since I can’t drink wine at the office,  which would really improve my mood, it often comes down to a choice between Reese’s Peanut…

If you lost your job this year and have been taking prescription medicines made by Pfizer Inc., you might be able to get them free starting on July 1.

Under a Pfizer program called Maintain, unemployed adults and immediate family members…

That first-thing-in-the-morning coffee you crave might do more than help you wake up. It could also improve your breath, according to findings by Israeli researchers.

Mel Rosenberg, a Tel Aviv University biochemist, has found that a coffee extract can actually inhibit the growth of bacteria that…

The Missouri Department of Conservation has planned a walk to the top of Charbonier Bluff on Monday, July 6,  to look at wildflowers. A state naturalist will lead the hike.
Charbonier Bluff is in St. Stanislaus Conservation Area, 4399 Charbonier Road,…

Every Fourth of July the warnings go out, and every year, people end up in emergency rooms with burns, breaks, ears that can’t hear and eyes that can’t see.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that in 2006, the…

Obviously, you should never leave children unattended at a swimming pool — even those who swim well. But how old was your child when she could easily swim from one end of a pool to the other end? When did…

Following are 10 Ways…

So St. Louis makes another seasonal jump from monsoon season to death valley days. Since the hot weather popped up so fast you might want to keep track of children, elderly relatives and neighbors who may be vulnerable to heat…

In today’s paper, I wrote a story about 3-year-old Kyle McCarty, finally heading home after spending nearly all his life in the hospital — over 2 hours away from his family. What gave his mom comfort was knowing that the…