BeHealthySpringfield

Riding a horse can help with fitness, coordination

Published: Sept. 05, 2010 @ 11 p.m.

Plenty of kids ask their parents for a pony. Practical city folks make excuses related to real estate, but it can't stop a kid from dreaming of riding the dusty cowboy trail or bounding the hills and dales of the countryside.

Fruits of your labor

Published: Sept. 04, 2010 @ 11 p.m.

Hard-working, motivated employees are essential to the success of a company. But because unhappy employees equal unmotivated employees, what can employers and coworkers do to improve overall office health? 

Yoga a perfect activity for the eco-minded

Published: Sept. 03, 2010 @ 11 p.m.

With its principles of healthy, balanced living and an awareness of our body's connection to the elements, yoga is a natural fit with sustainability. The discipline of yoga is based in a centuries-old Sanskrit tradition that includes principles like "ahimsa," or "doing no harm."  

St. John's adds clinic on North Dirksen Parkway

Published: Sept. 03, 2010 @ 9:14 a.m.

A North Dirksen Parkway storefront that underwent $800,000 in improvements is the home of St. John's Hospital's newest outpatient clinic.

Workers bear larger share of health premium costs

Published: Sept. 03, 2010 @ 9:14 a.m.

Workers are paying a larger portion of their health insurance costs as businesses shift more of the burden to their employees to help ride out the economic downturn, an annual study shows.

Ads to help Ill. residents prepare for disasters

Published: Sept. 03, 2010 @ 9:09 a.m.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois officials are introducing eight new radio announcements to encourage people to prepare for disasters during National Preparedness month in September. Online: http://www.Ready.Illinois.gov

Foster Grandparent Program puts seniors to work

Published: Sept. 02, 2010 @ 9 p.m.

DECATUR, Ill. -- Shirley Jones helps the kindergartners at Robertson Charter School put things away in their lockers and get situated at their desks at the beginning of each school day.

More than 340 women ready to bike and run

Published: Sept. 02, 2010 @ 10:55 a.m.

More than 340 women in the Springfield area are gearing up for Memorial's SportsCare third annual women's biathlon.  

Fresh fruits, vegetables for 188 Illinois schools

Published: Sept. 02, 2010 @ 10:51 a.m.

Students in 188 Illinois schools will get fresh fruits and vegetables to eat this school year.

Benefits seen for high-risk women in ovary removal

Published: Sept. 02, 2010 @ 9:26 a.m.

CHICAGO -- Surgery to remove healthy ovaries gives a triple benefit to high-risk women: It lowers their threat of breast and ovarian cancer, and boosts their chances of living longer, new research suggests. Online: JAMA: http://jama.ama-assn.org  

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