Health

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....

From the Winter 2012 StayHealthy publication So you’ve found someone who makes your heart skip a beat. Now what? Sharing your heart means caring for yourself as well as your loved ones, doing all you can to live healthy and happily ever after. Yet...

Porter Health System’s Senior Circle program offers a generous menu of activities and benefits designed to improve the quality of life of adults age 50 and better. The programming encourages friendships, offers health-related education local...

Learn the difference between age-related memory loss and Alzheimer’s, as well as the 10 Warning Signs. This program also tells you what to do if you or someone you know has signs of the disease. You will view video footage of real people who are...

“Imagine a hospital built for you.” That is the general consensus behind the plans for Porter Regional Hospital. The new hospital will include not only a new name, but new technology, new equipment, a new design and a new presence, including...

From the Winter 2011 Healthy Woman publication Women are strong in so many ways, but they’re just as vulnerable to heart disease as men are, according to Candice Yu-Fleming, MD, a family medicine physician with Portage Medical Group. “It’s...

Congratulations to these NorthShore employees who have been observed going the extra degree! What does 212° mean? At 211º water is hot. At 212º, it boils. And with boiling water, comes steam. And steam can power a locomotive. It's that ONE Extra...

Amy Ruiz represents NorthShore Health Centers in Portage, IN. As chairman for CKF (Covering Kids and Families of Lake County), Amy helps advocate and enroll uninsured families into the Indiana state coverage program, Hoosier Indiana Plan and Hoosier...