Health

To most people, birthdays are just a reminder that they’re getting older. But at the American Cancer Society, “Happy Birthday” is a victory song, because a world with less cancer is a world with more birthdays. And that’s definitely …

Valparaiso just sprouted a new kind of senior living community! Introducing Rittenhouse Senior Living of Valparaiso. A new kind of Senior Living and Alzheimer’s Care community that puts individual progress and personal fulfillment as our highest objectives …

There’s a new bedside education program that has recently been implemented at Porter- Valparaiso Hospital Campus. These new educational efforts have been made possible through a grant from Valparaiso University. The new program is based upon hospital …

You’ve been at your desk for ten hours, and lunch was a quick sandwich and chips. Your boss remains a bear, despite your galley slave efforts, and your neck is a rope of knots. Sometimes the bump and grind of work takes its toll on the body. Surveys …

Remember how you felt when you took a deep breath of that ocean air? What about arriving home to the mouth-altering smell of mom’s freshly made chocolate chip cookies? Yes, it’s true, we have all been involved with aromatherapy. Why Do Scents …

Exercise has always been linked to better mental health, but until recently researchers have struggled to prove why. Work at the University of Georgia and the Indiana School of Medicine suggests that exercise not only increases the release of chemicals that …

Everyone in Valparaiso is invited to the St. Agnes Adult Day Care Center Afternoon Jazz and Silent Auction Fundraiser, with music by The Jeff Brown Trio. The fundraiser will be held on August 23, from 2 – 6pm at St. Pat’s Banquet Hall in …

Join in the fight to end Alzheimer’s disease—join us for the Memory Walk!  The Memory Walk will be held on Saturday, September 19, 2009 at Hidden Lake Park in Merrillville, IN.  For more information about Alzheimer’s disease and/or the Memory …

With the summer in full swing and the sun out in full force, Hoosier residents are enjoying all the fun outdoor activities the season has to offer. In 2009, an estimated 68,720 Americans will be diagnosed with melanoma, however, the vast majority of skin …

The next time you or a loved one is a patient at Porter, you should notice a subtle difference. Not loud or boisterous, the change has to do with what you won’t hear.  Believing that quiet promotes healing; Porter has quietly instituted a campaign aimed …