Aspen Deke is recovering well from this latest bout of infection and was able to be around the house when more than 50 people came earlier this month to help her family give their home some attention it needed.

Family tries to stay positive despite daughter’s battle with cancer

Temperatures forecasted to reach record-levels today

It is summer and people are driving more. Those destinations to soccer and baseball games or a weekend trip to the lake can become a blur or worse, a highway statistic.

Lightning strikes are very common this time of year and thunderstorms seem to be occurring daily.

Our bodies are pretty amazing. Most of the time, our bodies can heal from injuries on their own.

Don’t give up that bowl of oatmeal this summer just because of the summer heat. Enjoy the goodness of a bowl of cold oatmeal, by making a delicious muesli.

KCFit.net and St. Mary’s Medical Center are challenging area residents to walk one billion steps in 2009.

Submit health notes to michael.glover@examiner.net

Now that school-age kids are home for the summer, parents will hear throughout the day, “What’s to eat?”