Health & Wellness

DANVILLE —  Geisinger Health System recently relaunched its PrayerNet website, an online community offering patients and their families comfort, support and prayer. With PrayerNet, it’s easy for patients to request prayer, share their prayer request with loved ones around the world and pray for others, Geisinger said in a press release. The website…

STATE COLLEGE — The American Academy of Dermatology reports that one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime. The most deadly of skin cancers is melanoma. In an ongoing attempt to address this growing health issue, the dermatology team at Geisinger Scenery Park will hold its annual skin cancer screening event…

UNIVERSITY PARK — Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, professor of psychiatry and behavioral health at Ohio State University College of Medicine, will present the keynote lecture, “How Stress Kills: The Damage and Some Remedies,” at 3:30 p.m. Monday, April 24, in the Ruth Pike Auditorium, Room 22, in the Biobehavioral Health Building on University Park campus.  The…

STATE COLLEGE — In 2016, the Centre County Refuse and Recycling Authority collected more than 50,000 pounds of hazardous household waste during its annual collection event, and, this year, the organization is hoping for even more. “We want to get rid of this stuff in a safe and environmentally friendly manner so we hold…

HERSHEY — Many people associate playing sports with drinking sports drinks — in some cases because it’s what they see the professionals do. Problem is, most recreational athletes don’t play at an intensity or for a duration that would require their hydration to come with extra sugar and salt. “Sports drinks can replenish…

UNIVERSITY PARK — When people scan the latest political headlines or watch a video from a war-ravaged land, they tend to feel snap ethical or moral responses first and reason through them later. Now a team of psychologists have developed new tests and mathematical models that help to capture and quantify those snap moral and…

The HOPE Initiative recommends asking your doctor the following questions about opioid pain medications. HOPE offers general answers here. 1. Is this prescription for pain medication an opioid? Your doctor can tell you what an opioid is, and how to use it safely to relieve pain. 2. At what level of pain…

The ability to get where we want to go by driving is natural and normal for Americans. Most of the time, we take that privilege for granted. But, how safe are we really when we get behind the wheel? For teens, getting a license is a leap into the adult world and offers new…

UNIVERSITY PARK — Eating peanuts with a meal may help protect against cardiovascular diseases that can lead to heart attacks and stroke, according to an international team of researchers. In the study, overweight and obese but otherwise healthy men who ate about 3 ounces of peanuts with a high-fat meal had a blunted increase…

There are a variety of community resources available to help with drug and alcohol addiction. Here is a breakdown of some of those services, from the HOPE Initiative. CENTRE COUNTY DRUG AND ALCOHOL OFFICE The Drug and Alcohol Office is a county-administered program of community-based services through a statewide network of providers. The…