Health, Medicine & Fitness
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Drawings help grown son cope with father's fatal illness
The pictures have sparked a new hospital program through which the families of intensive care unit patients can tell their loved one's story.
May 24, 2012 | 12:05 am
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Man writes about living with form of autism
How I Did It • Book about dealing with Asperger’s syndrome helps Aaron Likens overcome the condition.
May 23, 2012 | 2:45 pm
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Doctor, patients here tout new treatments for tendon repair
Procedure gets patients back on the tennis court or golf course quickly.
May 23, 2012 | 2:30 pm
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Forest Park Interior Trails
The big loop around the perimeter of Forest Park gets all the attention with its dual track surfaces, but the park's interior trails have a lot to offer, including even solitude.
May 23, 2012 | 12:00 am
top headlines
Doctor who practiced in Florissant, Metro East fined in drug case
Abid Nisar, a physician who has offices in Florissant, East St. Louis and Granite City, was …
Local men's group gives more than $365,000 to 34 organizations that fight cancer
CANCER CARETAKERS: Whether it's Dan Harbaugh of Ronald McDonald House talking about kids' ne…
- Light blows to the head add up
- Doctor who practiced in Florissant, Metro East fined in drug case
- Local men's group gives more than $365,000 to 34 organizations that fight can…
- Healthy tips for extreme heat this weekend
- Missouri's rate of strokes among highest in U.S.
- Low blood pressure can be bad
- Patients wait an average of 20 minutes to see a doctor in St. Louis, agency s…
- Gallery of son's cartoons for his father
- Drawings help grown son cope with father's fatal illness
- Area doctor gets organ network position
health matters
Healthy tips for extreme heat this weekend
People should use common sense and take precautions for the extreme heat expected this holiday weekend, local health officials cautioned today.
Read the full story- Patients wait an average of 20 minutes to see a doctor in St. Louis, agency says
- Rare case of hantavirus reported in Illinois
- Free Zumba classes in Festus park start this week
- Local pediatric ER doc offers advice on keeping children safe and healthy this summer
- Music training improves the aging process, researchers say
- Be aware of germs when traveling on airplanes, says expert
- CDC says helmets can't hurt, might help in tornadoes
- Soulard group wins GO! St. Louis Marathon cheer zone award
- YMCA Marquette branch in downtown St. Louis to close
- Pujols foundation expanding to Kansas City, Nashville, Southern California
- New web video helps Spanish-speaking people compare treatments for diabetes
- Child found safe in Chicago area after being taken from St. Louis hospital
- Washington University student diagnosed with bacterial meningitis
- Raw milk from Howard County farm possible source of E. coli outbreak
- Two more cases of E. coli infection possibly caused by raw milk
how i did it
Man writes about living with form of autism
How I Did It • Book about dealing with Asperger’s syndrome helps Aaron Likens overcome the condition.
Read the full story- Medical advances aid woman with heart condition
- 'A little help and a lot of faith' motivate Belleville man
- Retirement prompts man to shape up
- St. Louis County woman leaves own kitchen to shape up
- Bouts with illness leave woman 'blessed'
- Teen curtails his craving for milk, gets in top shape
- Nurse practices what she preaches
- Woman tackles cancer aggressively
- So long junk food; so long bullies
- Triathlete beats cancer and helps her family
- Knee surgery lets grandfather keep kicking
- Woman becomes 'poster child' for healthy lifestyle
- Diet and exercise give woman new look
- Diet, workout regimen aid Missouri Army recruit
trail of the week
Forest Park Interior Trails
The big loop around the perimeter of Forest Park gets all the attention with its dual track surfaces, but the park's interior trails have a lot to …
Read the full story- Shaw Nature Reserve
- Indian Camp Creek Trails
- Meadows Loop Trail
- Heron Pond Wetlands Trail
- Chipmunk Trail
- Strawberry Creek Nature Area Trails
- Marais Temps Clair Trails
- Meramec River Trail
- Suson Park Trail
- Mark the calendar: Fee-free week for National Parks...
- Olin Nature Preserve
- Chubb Trail, West Tyson County Park
- Toughest trails near St. Louis
- Teszars Woods Conservation Area
underaged / oversized special report
Program plants seeds of proper nutrition
Underaged, Oversized • Goal is to promote healthy eating from childhood through adulthood.
Read the full storymedical & science news
Patients wait an average of 20 minutes to see a doctor in St. Louis, agency says
The good news is that even the longest wait time averages were under 25 minutes nationally.
Read the full story- Man writes about living with form of autism
- Study cites birth control deficiency
- Medical advances aid woman with heart condition
- Washington University student dies from bacterial meningitis
- Local pediatric ER doc offers advice on keeping children safe and healthy this summer
- Music training improves the aging process, researchers say
- American Indians join loggers to cut trees, destroy bugs
- Supermoon 14 percent larger than other full moons of 2012
- Be aware of germs when traveling on airplanes, says expert
- Florida hospital researching remote surgery
- Heavy teens with diabetes have trouble managing it, study finds
- Mars has massive lava coils, student discovers.
- Robotics championship draws best of best to St. Louis
- New web video helps Spanish-speaking people compare treatments for diabetes
- State narrows E. coli count to 12, including the 2-year-old child still hospitalized
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