Health

Over the past few months we have talked about different topics related to heart disease. Smoking cessation may not come to everyone's mind. We always relate smoking to lung problems, but in this month's blog post you may start to think otherwise. You...

Joyce Alexa, Vice President of Mission Integration and Governmental Affairs for the Visiting Nurse Association of Porter County is this year’s recipient of the prestigious Indiana Association for Home & Hospice Care’s Norah J. McFarland...

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI Porter County) will sponsor the NAMI Family to Family Education Program specifically for families of a person diagnosed with a serious mental illness. The 12-session series of classes will start in Portage on...

Fresh from a successful showing in international competition, the first-year Michigan City Wild Wild Wolves 3936 student robotics team was rewarded with a visit to Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Michigan City on May 10, during which members received a...

NorthShore's Director of Imaging, Dr. Tom Torabi, discusses what it is he does and how his own personal mission fits into the mission of NorthShore Health Centers. To learn more about NorthShore Health Centers, check them out online and follow them...

From the Spring 2012 Healthy Woman publication So you're contemplating surgery and your mind is racing. Whether it's your first surgery or one of many, it's natural to have questions and a few butterflies. While you probably have a primary physician...

Women's Health Week is returning again to NorthShore Health Centers. May 14th through the 18th, 2012, the center is offering women's health screenings in an effort to promote wellness. The following screenings will be offered during the week: Breast...

Improve your life by reducing your risk for diabetes If current trends continue, one of every three American adults will have diabetes by 2050, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yet there's a lot we can do to reduce these...

La Porte Mayor Blair Milo happily exchanged her professional attire for a pair of sneakers and running pants Friday afternoon when she led more than 100 of her constituents in the city’s first Fitness Friday event. Featuring a 5K run and walk that...

Submitted by Lori Granich, RD, Clinical Dietitian at the Midwest Bariatric Institute There are thousands of bacteria naturally present in our environment. Not all bacteria are harmful; in fact, some are used beneficially in foods such as yogurt....