http://www.tribstar.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:04:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/healthfitness/local_story_182200735.html http://www.tribstar.com/healthfitness/local_story_182200735.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:02:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/healthfitness/local_story_182200328.html http://www.tribstar.com/healthfitness/local_story_182200328.html Indiana University Surgical Weight Management Center at Wishard invites the public to attend a free educational seminar about bariatric surgery, a medical procedure used to help those struggling with severe obesity achieve lasting weight loss. The seminar will be staged at noon July 18 at the Hilton Garden Inn, 750 Wabash Ave. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:01:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/healthfitness/local_story_182200155.html http://www.tribstar.com/healthfitness/local_story_182200155.html The Fourth of July is a time for celebration across the country and fireworks are a crowd favorite in Terre Haute. Whether at a professional show or in the backyard, fireworks can be fun to watch, but are also very dangerous. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:58:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/healthfitness/local_story_175165852.html http://www.tribstar.com/healthfitness/local_story_175165852.html Seven specialty programs at Riley Hospital for Children ranked among the top 30 children’s hospitals in the nation, including urology which ranked third, in U.S. News Media Group’s 2009 edition of America’s Best Children’s Hospitals, published online at www.usnews.com/childrenshospitals and featured in the August issue of U.S. News and World Report, available on newsstands starting July 21. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:55:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/healthfitness/local_story_175165544.html http://www.tribstar.com/healthfitness/local_story_175165544.html On July 8, the Alzheimer’s Association will host a special screening of “Caregivers,” one of the documentaries in the HBO series The Alzheimer’s Project. A group discussion and Q and A session will follow the screening. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:53:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/healthfitness/local_story_175165432.html http://www.tribstar.com/healthfitness/local_story_175165432.html Senior Education Ministries, Inc. has partnered with Comfort Keepers to offer to the senior community, an opportunity to learn to seek, read and find resources to enhance daily living. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:48:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/healthfitness/local_story_175164903.html http://www.tribstar.com/healthfitness/local_story_175164903.html The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $372,232 in funds to Affiliated Service Providers of Indiana, Inc. to be used over the next three years to improve health outcomes through enhanced diabetes management in persons with intellectual disabilities and/or mental illness in 33 rural counties of Indiana. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:46:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/healthfitness/local_story_175164713.html http://www.tribstar.com/healthfitness/local_story_175164713.html Q: I’m a retired service member, and I use Tricare for my health coverage. I will be turning 65 soon. Do I need to sign up for Medicare? A: Yes, you do. Once you reach eligibility for Medicare, Tricare for Life is designed to provide wraparound coverage with Medicare Parts A and B.So, what is Tricare? Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:06:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/healthfitness/local_story_168220720.html http://www.tribstar.com/healthfitness/local_story_168220720.html The Montezuma Volunteer Committee recently sponsored The Third Annual Zoom Town Covered Bridge 5K Run/Walk on May 16 just east of Montezuma on U.S. 36. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:04:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/healthfitness/local_story_168220502.html http://www.tribstar.com/healthfitness/local_story_168220502.html Terre Haute Regional Hospital has partnered with Senior Educational Ministries to expand health educational opportunities to all of the residents of the Wabash Valley. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:03:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/healthfitness/local_story_168220411.html http://www.tribstar.com/healthfitness/local_story_168220411.html Parents should properly restrain their children in the child safety seat that is appropriate for their height and weight, and keep unused seat belt straps out of reach of children riding in a back seat. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:48:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/healthfitness/local_story_168164846.html http://www.tribstar.com/healthfitness/local_story_168164846.html Physical disabilities didn’t keep Jocelyn Amey, 11, of West Terre Haute from scaling a 40-foot wall, climbing the steep “Cardiac Hill” and realizing even more summer-camp dreams while attending Camp Riley for Youth with Physical Disabilities June 7-12 in Martinsville, Ind. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:47:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/healthfitness/local_story_168164810.html http://www.tribstar.com/healthfitness/local_story_168164810.html Under a new law, Indiana smokers may notice some small changes in the cigarettes they purchase beginning July 1. Fire safe cigarettes have a reduced propensity to burn when left unattended, and have proven to decrease the number of home fires. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:43:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/healthfitness/local_story_168164342.html http://www.tribstar.com/healthfitness/local_story_168164342.html Southwood Health and Rehabilitation Center in Terre Haute is among 16 Indiana comprehensive-care nursing homes that had zero deficiencies in their annual surveys conducted from January through March, state health officials in Indianapolis recently announced. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:42:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/healthfitness/local_story_168164240.html http://www.tribstar.com/healthfitness/local_story_168164240.html Sandy Stearley, of Sandy’s Healing Hands, is expanding her business in s therapy to Terre Haute and the Wabash Valley.