The Community Awareness Team of Mental Health America of Eastern Missouri is screening, “The Soloist,” a movie about a mentally ill, homeless classical musician (Jamie Foxx) befriended by a journalist (Robert Downey Jr.) suffering from writer’s block and in need…

The October issue of Fitness Magazine offers some tips on general health and wellbeing. They’re worth a look.

• Remember your Chia Pet? Turns out the seeds of the chia plant – a close cousin of mint – are an antioxidant-packed superfood. Find…

Check a website, Tributes.com, that deals with how to handle grief and loss. Of interest is a segment by David Kessler, grief and loss specialist for Tributes.com on what to say when someone has lost a loved one.
“Many of us…

Physicians should recommend low to moderate exercise for their pregnant patients, even if they have not exercised prior to pregnancy, says a report in the August issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Exercise strengthens and improves…

A scientific survey on the priorities black people place on their blood pressure and cardiovascular awareness — considering heart disease and stroke are the number 1 and 3 killers of black people.
The new study, commissioned by Daiichi Sankyo, a Tokyo-based…

Mark your calendar for 7 p.m. Monday,  May 18, when Maryland Heights city government has a hearing on the proposed Aquaport-Creve Coeur Park Trail.
A public hearing will be in the Maryland Heights Centre, 2344 McKelvey Road. Citizens will learn about…

Before we start burning the homes of everyone who’s child comes home from school coughing, or unholstering the pitchforks and torches to chase people who have colds, we need to look at a couple of things.

The U.S. Center for Disease…

This is NOT about swine flu. The Mayo Clinic has created a free service called the Mayo Clinic Health Manager, which allows you to keep track of your medical information online where ever you are. Using this, you have a…

Due to a high level of pollen and poor air quality, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America has consistently ranked St. Louis as one of the most challenging places to live if you have allergies. For those people with…

AOL Health and Women’s Day magazine have released a poll that shows fast food and chocolate consumption is on the rise despite the bombardment of health information.

The results
•  34 percent of women said chocolate would be the one food they would eat…