health

A fit guy lifts a boulder that weighs approximately 150 pounds. A frail, older lady lifts her grocery bag. It might not sound like these two would hav...

Surrounded by the colorful walls of her elementary classroom and with a student by her side, second-grade teacher Kristen Hecker looked directly into ...

A former student of mine, who is now the founder of a successful health and fitness company, is fond of the simple slogan, “Choose Gratitude.” And now...

Spring is here! Gone are the gray days of winter and cabin fever. It’s time for spring cleaning inside and out. This year, make time for “spring clean...

Diabetes is a health care nightmare in the United States. Eighty-six million Americans have pre-diabetes, and only 10 percent of them are aware of the...

Learning shouldn’t be limited to the classroom, and a strong relationship between families and school staff can enhance a child’s academic success. Tw...

Properly maintaining a healthy heart is a lesson everyone should take to, well, heart. And it’s a lesson that’s being driven home in Pittsford Central...

When it comes to starting the morning off on the right foot, staff at Hilton Central School District’s Quest Elementary School hope a new initiative w...

PORTVILLE — More than 1,000 people have passed through Portville Central School’s new fitness center since it opened in January. The pace has slowed a...

I am proud to be a part of a community that cares; caring is at the heart of everything we do . Thanks to the more than 2,000 local and national chari...

The American Liver Foundation Great Lakes Division ,the nation’s largest patient advocacy organization for people with liver disease, has announced th...

I am delighted to write the welcome letter for this edition of Goodwill of the Finger Lakes Community Health magazine. Many of the topics are importan...

ALLEGANY — Should Cattaraugus County prohibit parents from smoking in cars with children age 16 and under? Dr. AnnMarie Zimmermann, medical director a...

At a luncheon for superintendents and business managers on February 24, ACSHIC trustees announced health plan cost increases of 1.9 percent for the fi...

When Bob Shoup was a young man, his health took a surprising turn for the worse. But he kept up a positive attitude on what became a long and tumultuo...

OLEAN — The Health Care Access Coalition presented the program My Community, My Health Saturday at Christ United Methodist Church, bringing serious he...

The American Healthcare Act will result in one million New York state residents losing insurance coverage. Among these will be our friends and neighbo...

The employees of a credit union that has implemented an incentive-laden health and wellness program developed by Ottawa Kent are listening to their wa...