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Pregnant Women’s Diet Has Dramatic Effect On Unborn Child

A new study seems to validate the term “you are what you eat”. In our Healthy Living report why a pregnant woman’s diet could have a dramatic affect on her unborn child.

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Parents are always looking for youth sport programs that offer the balance between keeping your kids active, teaching teamwork and yet not being too competitive and losing site of the first goal of having fun.

Greg Combs: Cycling: Triathlon Club Starting Up in Moore County

I recently learned that a new triathlon club is starting in our area. So, I asked around to learn more for an upcoming column and found out that the Sandhills Triathlon Club was having a meeting last Thursday …

Stuffed Summer Squash

Steam shells gently in a covered skillet over medium-low heat for about 5 minutes or just until tender.

Beijing Olympics 2008: Pride of Jamaica primed for best-ever sprint showing

BEIJING: Jamaica head into the Beijing Olympics with a team boasting a wealth and depth of sprinting ability of which most countries can only dream.

"Balanced diet important for pregnant mothers"

Awareness exhibition: Women and children visiting stalls in Tiruchi on Tuesday. TIRUCHI: Breastfeeding strengthens the immunity system of the infant and the bonding between mother and child, doctors and other …

Try summer squash, zucchini in breads

Summer squash and zucchini are in full season, and this quick bread is an excellent way to use extras.

Health & Wellness

Dr. Paul Dougherty delicately slipped a tiny lens inside the right eye of 7-year-old Megan Garvin - a last-ditch shot at saving her sight in that eye…. More Immigrants kids even less active than U.S.-born …

Fair is an historical experience

This week of looking back to 1958 and enjoying the stories from the fair at that time has hopefully reinforced the admiration and value to us today of the older generation in our midst.

Crying over a natural process

Last Friday, Aug. 1, was the start of World Breastfeeding Week. I only know this because a note recently crossed my desk from Medela, a company that makes pumps and other breastfeeding supplies, announcing that …

Drugs May Take Vitamins From Body

The side effects modern medicines cause can be strange, painful and scary. Nausea, fatigue, sleeplessness, and many other side effects can often be just as bad as the condition the drugs are supposed to be …

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