Archive for category: Health

Teaming Up for a Super Cure

Teaming Up for a Super Cure

0 / October 13, 2011 10:16 am

“You have cancer.” When Traci Runge heard those paralyzing words, they sounded like a death sentence. Having no family history of cancer, it didn’t make sense. She was a healthy wife and mother to three daughters, training for a triathlon [...]

Getting the Most From Your Fruits and Veggies

Getting the Most From Your Fruits and Veggies

1 / July 26, 2011 2:35 am

Nestled among summer’s bounty of fruits and vegetables are those which have earned their place on the lowest pesticide list, aptly dubbed The Clean 15. The U.S. Department of Agriculture conducted thousands of pesticide tests on produce over a nine-year [...]

Hamilton Southeastern Schools Benefit From 2010 Geist Half Marathon

Hamilton Southeastern Schools Benefit From 2010 Geist Half Marathon

0 / December 21, 2010 4:16 am

Editor’s Note: This article is the second in a series spotlighting beneficiaries of the annual Geist Half Marathon. Four Geist Reservoir-area schools received donations from the 2010 “Race Around the Reservoir” proceeds. This article spotlights Hamilton Southeastern School District. A [...]

Geist Docs Plan for a Healthy Summer

Geist Docs Plan for a Healthy Summer

0 / May 18, 2010 6:07 am

Some Geist area doctors are working to help keep kids healthy this summer. Kids may be out of the classroom and into the great outdoors, but they are still exposed to germs every day. The H1N1 scare is down right [...]

Understanding Dementia

Understanding Dementia

0 / February 21, 2010 9:04 am

It is an unfortunate fact, but one that can not be ignored: most of us know someone whose life has been afflicted by dementia. It could be a grandparent, aunt, uncle, or a spouse. Dementia is devastating because it is [...]

Dealing with Seasonal Affective Disorder

Dealing with Seasonal Affective Disorder

0 / February 4, 2010 5:20 am

The happy feelings that I experienced just last season seem so remote now that the warmth of the sun has been overshadowed by the bitter cold face of old man winter. The once inspiring view out of my kitchen window [...]

Listen to Your Heart

Listen to Your Heart

0 / January 16, 2010 2:02 pm

Kevin, 53, had come to Fishers for the day to visit his sister and work on her house. The intense pain he experienced knocked him to the floor. Once the pain subsided, the always-ready EMT-I used his cuff and stethoscope [...]