Island woman, 78, killed in collision; two injured
A 78-year-old Grand Island woman was fatally injured in a two-vehicle accident Sunday morning in which two other people also were injured, authorities reported.
Merle Shoemaker died at 8:11 p. m. in Erie County Medical Center, about 12 hours after the accident.
She was the front-seat passenger in a vehicle driven by Joan A. Droit, 72, of Marjorie Drive, Grand Island, who was listed in serious Read the rest of this entry »

Although the government’s stimulus program will provide tax relief in 2009, older taxpayers won’t get any breaks on their 2008 returns. And after a year of wrenching losses on investments and falling home prices, the memory of 2008 may be particularly bitter at tax time. Still, the goal remains to pay as little tax as possible, so U.S. News asked H&R Block tax expert Gil Charney, principal tax researcher at the company’s Tax Institute, some of this Read the rest of this entry »

Pharmacists and health experts are recommending that New Year’s resolutions include cleaning out medicine cabinets of old prescriptions or expired over-the-counter drugs.
Medicine cabinets, refrigerators and drawers tend to pile up with old items. And old medicines can be particularly dangerous if collected and forgotten in a cabinet.
“You should do this once a year, at least,” said Dr. Nick Jouriles, president of the American College of Emergency Read the rest of this entry »

WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) – President-elect Barack Obama
and the new Congress should increase spending for food safety
measures and cut subsidies to corn-based ethanol, the Grocery
Manufacturers Association said on Thursday.
Consumers are concerned about food safety after several
high-profile contamination scares and are worried about high
food prices, said the group, which represents major food makers
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SENECA — New traffic islands under construction will slow traffic at Oconee Medical Center and motorists are being asked not to cut through the medical campus unless they have business there.
Most of the work will occur at the junction of Hospital Drive and Memorial Drive, which are privately owned by the hospital but often used as cut-throughs to avoid the traffic light at the State 28/U.S. 123 interchange, known locally as “Miracle Circle.”
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WVU’s College of Physical Activity and Sports Management has developed a program to teach children that exercise is fun.
MORGANTOWN – Fun Fitness 101 is an effort to combat weight problems and other health issues facing many West Virginia children. Twelve-year-old Amber Howdershelt has been coming to Stansbury Gym for about a year.
Her doctor recommended she start exercising regularly.
“Whenever I first started I wasn’t very energetic Read the rest of this entry »

Last month, the nation took another major step along this path, when Congress approved historic legislation to end discrimination in health care against the millions of Americans who struggle with mental illnesses. This new law ensures that illnesses of the mind are treated the same as illnesses of the body in insurance coverage.
It took more than a decade to enact mental health parity legislation. In the end, the stalemate was broken when insurance Read the rest of this entry »

Family health care premiums rose 5.7 times faster than wages in South Carolina between 2000 and 2007, according to a study by Families USA, a D.C.-based consumer health organization.
“Premiums vs. Paychecks: A Growing Burden for South Carolina’s Workers” based its findings on data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to look at what has happened to insurance Read the rest of this entry »

Hips swing, feet pivot and participants shout and spin to the pulse of a Latin beat, but it isn’t a dance class or night club scene. It’s Zumba, a fitness program that is attracting a growing number of followers in Licking County and around the globe.
Laura Moxley started teaching Zumba about a year ago for faculty and staff at Denison University. She now teaches at three locations in Granville and Johnstown. Each week she sees new faces.
“This Read the rest of this entry »

Kutztown, PA - 
 nName: Susan Ebling.
•Age: 40.
•Address: Kutztown.
•Occupation: Civil engineer, attorney.
•When and why you began to exercise: I have exercised my entire life, starting with swim team at age 6. But it was not until August 2007 when my perspective on exercising was drastically altered. I was playing golf with co-workers when, at the third tee, my legs, which had been feeling weak for several weeks, Read the rest of this entry »