A full stomach is best gift of all
The holiday season is just around the corner, and across the east Valley shoppers are already thinking about what to purchase for the many people on their gift lists. Instead of spending hours...
View Article‘Crisis point’ looms as obesity pedicted to surge by 2032
Spend just a few minutes researching obesity statistics, and it’s easy to see why so many health professionals are alarmed about the number of people who are overweight or obese. For example, according...
View ArticlePediatrics practice grew from idea born during doctor’s earliest days
From the time she was a little girl, Dr. Julie Peterson has wanted to work with children: “I always knew from the beginning that I would do something with kids—either working in early elementary...
View Article“Out- of-school- time” program focused on providing safe, fun and structured...
Every day throughout the year, kids from the 26 Kyrene campuses attend some type of “out- of-school- time” program, all different in content but all focused on providing safe, fun and structured places...
View ArticleGowns come out of the closet to give needy girls their night as “Cinderella”
Prom season is just around the corner, and around the east Valley teenage girls are already starting to think about which style of dress they want to wear for the big night. For some girls, though, the...
View ArticleTrauma care could help offset changes in hospital economics
Thanks to constantly changing insurance andreimbursement programs, the economic environment at hospitals seems always to be in flux. According to Jane Hanson, the new chief operating officer at both...
View ArticleDowntown Tempe eatery due to celebrate another anniversary
South Tempe residents Thom and Kathy Coker, owners of the popular T.C. Eggington’s restaurant in Mesa, will celebrate the second anniversary of their newest entrepreneurial venture, NCounter, later...
View ArticleExperts delve into myriad ways to guide kids’ success
Parents of school age children typically have a lot of questions. From wondering how to help their incoming kindergartener navigate the first few weeks of school to preventing an older child from using...
View ArticleCommunity Action Agency campaign targets Tempe’s homeless
For Patrick Winters, working with the homeless is more than a job. It’s a calling. “I’ve worked with the homeless population for seven years now, and I just love it,” he said. “It’s a passion of mine.”...
View ArticleHospitals embrace latest crop of ‘Volunteens’
Every summer, around 150 high school age students faithfully spend at least four hours a week volunteering at either Chandler Regional or Mercy Gilbert Medical Center as part of the hospitals’...
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