We are currently looking for caring, kind, dependable and personable individuals who desire to provide non-medical, in-home care to the elderly and infirm.
The American Red Cross always responds in time of need. This week, the Red Cross in southeast Missouri is holding an instructor institute to help teach volunteers valuable life-saving skills.
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Cape Girardeau joins the fight against a chronic unpredictable disease. Some 350 people plus countless volunteers walked towards a cure for Multiple Sclerosis at Capaha Park Sunday afternoon. They're not
Cape Girardeau joins the fight against a chronic unpredictable disease.
With April being World Autism Awareness Month we asked viewers to share their stories of friends or loved ones with autism. This is the story of Kelly and Donna Zitnak and their nine-year-old son Brandon. He also has three siblings: Skyler, Candice and Montana.
The Illinois Department Public Health announced they will be joining communities nationwide recognizing National Public Health Week April 2-8 to raise awareness about the prevention and wellness through this year's theme: "A Healthier America Begins Today: Join the Movement."
The American Red Cross says Illinois residents who recently received tattoos or are planning them in the future may no longer have to wait before donating blood.
In most developed countries, children with autism are usually sent to school where they get special education classes. But in France, they are more often sent to a psychiatrist where they get talk therapy meant for people...
In most developed countries, children with autism are usually sent to school where they get special education classes. But in France, they are more often sent to a psychiatrist where they get talk therapy meant for people...
One of life's simple pleasures just got a little sweeter.
One of life's simple pleasures just got a little sweeter. After years of waffling research on coffee and health, even some fear that java might raise the risk of heart disease, a big study finds the opposite: Coffee...
The Obama administration is asking a presidential panel to help decide an ethical quandary: Should the anthrax vaccine and other treatments being stockpiled in case of a bioterror attack be tested in children?
The Obama administration is asking a presidential commission to help decide an ethical quandary: Should the anthrax vaccine and other treatments being stockpiled in case of a bioterror attack be tested in children?
Doctors increasingly are ditching the prescription pad: More than a third of the nation's prescriptions now are electronic, according to the latest count.
Dropping a paper prescription at the drugstore is becoming old-school: More than a third of the nation's prescriptions now are electronic, according to the latest count.
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press Baby boomers love their pets.
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press Hazel the schnauzer and Wrigley the black lab mix mean everything to Harriet Buscombe. The dogs protect her on her pre-dawn runs around her Champaign, Ill., neighborhood,...
A tuberculosis patient has been charged in California after authorities said he failed to take medication for the highly contagious disease.
Authorities in California took the unusual step of jailing and charging a tuberculosis patient who they say refused to take medication to keep his disease from becoming contagious.
Look for a fundamental shift in how scientists hunt ways to ward off the devastation of Alzheimer's disease - by testing possible therapies in people who don't yet show many symptoms, before too much of the brain is...
Look for a fundamental shift in how scientists hunt ways to ward off the devastation of Alzheimer's disease - by testing possible therapies in people who don't yet show many symptoms, before too much of the brain is...
An antibiotic widely used for bronchitis and other common infections seems to increase chances for sudden deadly heart problems, a rare but surprising risk found in a 14-year study.
An antibiotic widely used for bronchitis and other common infections seems to increase chances for sudden deadly heart problems, a rare but surprising risk found in a 14-year study.
An antibiotic widely used for bronchitis and other common infections seems to increase chances for sudden deadly heart problems, a rare but surprising risk found in a 14-year study.
An antibiotic widely used for bronchitis and other common infections seems to increase chances for sudden deadly heart problems, a rare but surprising risk found in a 14-year study.
Many people know diabetes -- both type 1 and type 2 -- can take a serious toll on physical health. But these blood-sugar disorders also can affect your emotions.
Many people know diabetes -- both type 1 and type 2 -- can take a serious toll on physical health. But these blood-sugar disorders also can affect your emotions.
While most of the research on diet and obesity focuses on what people eat, a new study in mice suggests that more attention should be given to when people eat.
While most of the research on diet and obesity focuses on what people eat, a new study in mice suggests that more attention should be given to when people eat.
Statins -- commonly used cholesterol-lowering drugs -- can significantly lower the risk for heart disease in people with no history of vascular disease, according to a new study.
Statins -- commonly used cholesterol-lowering drugs -- can significantly lower the risk for heart disease in people with no history of vascular disease, according to a new study.
A preliminary study links chemicals found in certain sunscreens to a higher risk of endometriosis.
A preliminary study links chemicals found in certain sunscreens to a higher risk of endometriosis, but it's too soon to say whether there's any reason for women to change their habits.
It was the small square photo clipped to an applicant's resume that most influenced whether a woman would be hired.
It was the small square photo clipped to an applicant's resume that most influenced whether a woman would be hired. But there was a hidden catch: The pictures showed the same six women both before and after weight-loss.
Many primary care doctors don't know the long-term side effects of the chemotherapy treatments.
Many primary care doctors don't know the long-term side effects of the chemotherapy treatments that cancer survivors under their care may have been given, a new survey found.
Children with autism given a squirt of a nasal spray containing the hormone oxytocin showed more activity in brain regions involved with processing social information.
Children with autism given a squirt of a nasal spray containing the hormone oxytocin showed more activity in brain regions known to be involved with processing social information, a small study found.
Strength training and aerobic exercise are essential to every workout. But without some flexibility training thrown in, you're still missing something.
Before starting a "detox" diet, consider the facts. There's no evidence detoxification works, but there is reason to believe that some of these diets may in fact be harmful to your health.
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