Ann Cochran
From the moment you found out you were pregnant, you started protecting your baby. Maybe you changed what you ate, started a prenatal vitamin and researched car seats.
But did you know that you can protect your child by getting...
Gathering with family and friends for holidays means food preparation and, oftentimes, traveling with food. Please use caution in preparing, serving and storing food.
To safely handle raw poultry, thoroughly wash your hands, utensils and work surfaces in order to...
Smokers across the nation take part in the annual American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout on the third Thursday of November each year. In 2016 the date is Nov. 17.
Even if you miss this particular day, encourage someone you...
Are you overseeing the well-being of an older adult?
This is the reality that many adult children of aging parents live every day, and it can be exhausting.
To help make your care giving easier, try researching your community and its...
If you’re serving apple cider at Halloween or other autumn gatherings, please note that apple cider that is unpasteurized can contain bacteria that cause illness. Pasteurization kills these organisms while not changing the flavor of the cider.
Don’t assume that...
“My boyfriend hits me, and no one knows it.”
This was an anonymous posting online. If you think the behavior that triggered this admission is rare, you couldn’t be more wrong.
A survey done in Woodbury County -- a county similar...