Lifestyles
Booksellers pick top travel books worth giving, both classic and new
NEW YORK — Whether you’re looking for a gift for an armchair traveler or a frequent flyer, you can’t go wrong with a book.
Nov 21, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Pa. university students upset about fitness class
A Pennsylvania university's requirement that overweight undergraduates take a fitness course to receive their degrees has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts.
Nov 20, 2009 | 2:50 pm
Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD
Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer that flashed a rhythmic pulse of contrasting images.
Nov 20, 2009 | 12:50 pm
Cost of child vaccines fall, more kids saved
Babies squirmed and wailed as needles plunged into their chubby thighs at a public health clinic on the outskirts of Hanoi on Friday. Like little ones everywhere, the reaction to the sting was never pretty.
Nov 20, 2009 | 8:25 am
Report: 20-somethings can go 2 years between Paps
First mammograms. Now _ in an apparent coincidence _ Pap smears.
Nov 20, 2009 | 8:10 am
AP IMPACT: Gripes about swine flu vaccine abound
When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be "messy." They were right.
Nov 20, 2009 | 7:50 am
Area births
Nichole Dreidlein and Patrick Bergan of White Sulphur Springs, a girl on Nov. 11.
Nov 20, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Leader of the pack
Rita Munson has been training dogs and owners of Helena for 20 years
Nov 20, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
China to punish those concealing swine flu info
China's health ministry said it will punish officials who underreport cases of swine flu after a doctor famous for exposing the extent of the 2003 SARS epidemic said he believes the true number of swine flu deaths is being covered up.
Nov 19, 2009 | 10:45 pm
Formerly conjoined twins to need years of care
Formerly conjoined Bangladeshi twins separated this week in a marathon surgery will remain in the care of a humanitarian group for at least two years, the organization's CEO said Friday.
Nov 19, 2009 | 9:05 pm
US survey shows southern counties most obese
The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia. High rates of obesity and diabetes were reported in more than 80 percent of counties in the Appalachian region that includes Kentucky, Tennessee and…
Nov 19, 2009 | 7:30 pm
Experts say radical measures won't stop swine flu
Health experts say extraordinary measures against swine flu _ most notably quarantines imposed by China, where entire planeloads of passengers were isolated if one traveler had symptoms _ have failed to contain the disease.
Nov 19, 2009 | 9:25 am
AP Poll: Support for curbs on malpractice lawsuits
Most Americans want Congress to deal with malpractice lawsuits driving up the cost of medical care, says an Associated Press poll.
Nov 19, 2009 | 7:50 am
Task force doctor stands by mammogram advice
A member of the independent panel whose new mammogram recommendations have led to confusion defended the task force's report, saying Thursday that it was based on the most up-to-date, accurate information available.
Nov 19, 2009 | 6:50 am
Olympic dreams
Montana mogul skier Landon Gardner training full time for Vancouver games
Nov 19, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Heart Lake trail is a great pre-ski-season hike
One more walk was all I wanted.
Nov 19, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Big game harvest mixed in southwest Montana
Harvest of elk was strong during the fourth weekend of the 2009 general big game season in southwest Montana. Deer harvest was below average.
Nov 19, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Hunters having success on Rocky Mountain Front
Elk hunters on the Rocky Mountain Front are doing well three weeks into Montana’s five-week, big game season, according to data collected by Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
Nov 18, 2009 | 11:25 pm | (0) Comments
Winter survival course to be offered
On Dec. 5 and 6, the Montana Discovery Foundation, Helena National Forest, Lewis & Clark Search and Rescue Association, the Helena Outdoor Club and The Base Camp are sponsoring workshops for the public on winter survival skills.
Nov 18, 2009 | 11:25 pm | (0) Comments
