Health & Science

Didn't Get Your Flu Shot? Department of Health And Senior Services Says It's Not Too Late

By Lindsey Grojean • Feb 21, 2018

The 2017-2018 flu season is estimated to be at its peak, and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) says it’s still a good time to get vaccinated.

Director of the DHSS, Dr. Randall Williams says although the vaccine’s overall effectiveness is less than those of past years for adults, people who received the vaccine, and also contracted the flu, had less severe symptoms, required less hospitalization, and recovered faster.

Can Chocolate Be Good for You?

By Brooke Hildebrand Clubbs • Feb 14, 2018

Flickr user Stewart Butterfield (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)

The British comedian Jo Brand once remarked, “anything is good if it is made of chocolate.” But can anything made of chocolate also be good for you? Would you like to feel less guilty about the chocolates you ate on Valentine’s Day?

Poverty and Health

By Brooke Hildebrand Clubbs • Feb 7, 2018

flickr user Alexandra Stevenson (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/)

It’s been 52 years since President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a War on Poverty – part of his Great Society vision, which brought us such programs as Medicare, Medicaid and Head Start. And there is still so much work to do.

Go Red for Women Day

By Brooke Hildebrand Clubbs • Feb 1, 2018

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You might see a lot of people wearing red tomorrow, and they aren’t just getting a jump on Valentine’s Day.

Because heart disease was considered “a man’s disease” but killing over half a million American women a year, in 2004 the American Heart Association created Go Red For Women. The goal is to dispel the myths and raise awareness of heart disease & stroke as the number one killer of women. Go Red also wants action to save more lives and was designed to empower women to take charge of their heart health.

Winter Blues

By Brooke Hildebrand Clubbs • Jan 24, 2018

Did you go to a New Year’s Eve Party? Can you believe that happened THIS MONTH?