Safety

The holiday season can be busy with travel and visits from family and friends who might not often see one another. This time together may raise questions about a person’s physical and cognitive health. Although some change in cognitive ability can...

Exposure to germs is almost inevitable, but with a strong immune system, you can avoid getting sick or prevent a mild cold from becoming a more serious illness. Here are some ways to give your immune system a boost. Eat nutritious foods. Colorful...

Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Crown Point’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit offers a new weapon to combat birth hypoxia, a relatively rare occurrence in which oxygen flow to a newborn’s brain is impaired due to a number of possible causes. And...

Sunday, November 3rd, is the end of Daylight Savings time, and the American Red Cross wants area residents to check their smoke detector batteries, in addition to getting back that hour of sleep lost last spring. "This is a perfect time to check your...

The American Red Cross responds to thousands of fires in people's homes every year and most of those fires occur while someone is cooking. The focus of this year's National Fire Prevention Week is "Prevent Kitchen Fires" and the Red Cross is offering...

The Michigan City Police and Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller would like to warn Citizens against scammers taking advantage of the federal health insurance enrollment period that began October 1, 2013. Scammers are coming out of the woodwork to...

This past June, Megan (third from right) was involved in a serious car accident on US Hwy 6. Now doing well, Megan asked to meet and thank the special team of emergency responders who delivered quality care and came to her aid. This happy reunion...

It’s back to school for most area kids. Did you know that children carrying overloaded and improperly worn backpacks are likely to experience neck, shoulder, and back pain? Here are a few safety tips to help children "lighten the load": Backpacks...

So, let the preparations begin. It’s already August. Fall is just around the corner and the kids are getting ready for new classes and friends, which inevitably bring all kinds of new and different germs with them. Backpacks…check. Back-to-school...

Hoosier restaurant owners can breathe a fresh sigh of relief in a new study released by the Center for Disease Control. Studies in Indiana along with eight other states concluded that no significant association between smoke-free laws and employment...