Exercise, education and support offered to cancer patients

MUNSTER | Cancer Resource Centre, 926 Ridge Road, offers free education programs, mind/body/spirit classes and support groups for those with a cancer diagnosis and their caregivers. Call (219) 836-3349 to register for all programs.

State narrows in on substance that closed beaches

PORTER | State officials said Tuesday they think they know the source of the substance found floating in Lake Michigan on Monday that closed beaches in Porter.

Students learn how to live healthy

House takes up far-reaching anti-abortion bill

Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at House Judiciary Committee hearing to discuss the Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act. Republicans in the House of Representatives on Tuesday make their most concerted effort of the year to change…

House takes up far-reaching anti-abortion bill

WASHINGTON | House Republicans on Tuesday make their most concerted effort of the year to change federal abortion law with legislation that would ban almost all abortions after a fetus reaches the age of 20 weeks.

Report: US adult smoking rate dips to 18 percent

ATLANTA | Fewer U.S. adults are smoking, a new government report says.

HEALTH BRIEFS: Family health day to include 5K, fashion show

CHESTERTON | Fitness activities, music, fun and fashion will highlight Family Health/Cancer Awareness Day on Sunday at Indiana Dunes State Park.

Witness: Man who disrupted flight ranted about CIA

NEWARK, N.J. | A man loudly ranted about national security, the CIA and international spying aboard a flight from Hong Kong to Newark Monday, causing passengers to tackle him and bind his hands and feet for the duration of the flight.

Komen breast cancer charity names new CEO

In this undated photo provided by Susan G. Komen for the Cure, new President and CEO Judith A. Salerno, left, is shown with Komen Founder and now Chair of Global Strategy Nancy G. Brinker. The breast cancer charity on Monday, June 17, 2013, announced that it named Salerno as its new leader. …

Komen breast cancer charity names new CEO

DALLAS | Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced Monday that a physician with a long career in health policy and research will become the breast cancer charity's new president and CEO.

Hammond woman thanks surgeon, lab for saving son's smile

HIGHLAND | Esmeralda Ridley was crying desperate tears and pleading for help for her badly injured son the first time she met John Canham.

BRIAN HOWEY: Who’s caring for Hoosier kids outside womb?

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Heart disease, cancer risk rank high on men's health concerns

June is Men's Health Month, and families gathering for Father's Day can nudge the men in their lives to be proactive about their health. 

Annual cancer symposium to feature author, radiologist

MUNSTER | Self-healing and advanced medical technology will top the discussion at an annual cancer symposium Wednesday.

Exercise, share and learn with cancer center programs

MUNSTER | Cancer Resource Centre, 926 Ridge Road, offers free education programs, mind/body/spirit programs and support groups offeredclasses and support groups for those with a cancer diagnosis and their caregivers. Call (219) 836-3349 to register for all programs.

Dispatch call describes Paris Jackson's injuries

LOS ANGELES | Paramedics were dispatched to Paris Jackson's home on a report that the 15-year-old had taken 20 Motrin pills and cut herself with a kitchen knife, audio of an emergency dispatch released Tuesday shows.

Dispatch call describes Paris Jackson's injuries

FILE - This Jan. 26, 2012 file photo shows Paris Jackson, daughter of the late pop icon Michael Jackson, speaking during a hand and footprint ceremony honoring her father at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. Paramedics were dispatched to Jackson's house June 5, 2013 on a report that …

Dispatch call describes Paris Jackson's injuries

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2011 file photo Paris Jackson smiles on stage at the Michael Forever the Tribute Concert, at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. Paramedics were dispatched to Jackson's house June 5, 2013, on a report that she had swalled 20 Motrin pills and cut her arm with a ki…

TV show earns some snark over pregnant and dating

This undated image released by WE TV shows pregnant Megan Aballi meeting a date at a park in a scene from "Pregnant & Dating." In a recent Associated Press-WE tv poll, 23 percent of men said they would consider starting a relationship with a woman who is pregnant. "Pregnant & Dating"…

TV show earns some snark over pregnant and dating

NEW YORK | They aren't looking for sex and they're not in need of baby daddies. It's those two things that landed the single ladies of "Pregnant & Dating" on reality TV to begin with.