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Eight important tips to keep in mind while running.

Maybe since you’ve been able to run since you were two, you think that practicing running faster and faster is all you need to do to prepare for your marathon. Not so. It is also important to strengthen your core.

A symposium called “Opioid Epidemic: A Community-Based Approach to Curtailing Supply and Demand” will be held from 7-9 a.m., June 9, in the lower-level auditorium at the BJC Learning Institute.

A workplace diabetes education program can be instrumental in helping employees reach goals such as losing weight, preventing a diagnosis of diabetes or improving the outcomes of their conditions.

It may be several months before that marathon you plan to run, but nutrition changes made today can help create a stronger, leaner body for a better race time.

Did you make a resolution for 2017? How are you doing with it now that spring has arrived?

Most adults need at least 7-9 hours a sleep at night. A scientific study confirmed, though, that athletes have different needs to perform at their best.

The American Cancer Society conducted a 13-year study, which concluded that sitting for more than six hours a day leads to early mortality. 

Some of the symptoms of a cold and the flu are similar, but specific symptoms of the two diseases can differentiate them. 

The new year often means resolving to make lifestyle changes that focus on your physical and mental health. Creating a list of resolutions is typically not the hard part. Keeping them is what can be difficult.