Over 60 percent of people with dementia will wander. Find out how you can help. The Alzheimer's Association of Greater Indiana will host “Wandering and Dementia” on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, from 2:30–3:30 PM at the Portage Public Library,...
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How You Can Get Involved with PortageLife Health
PortageLife.com is a new community-based website, focusing on an exclusively-positive view on the people, places, organizations, and businesses serving Portage, Indiana. We look to be a central hub for all of the great information out there and tell...
National Autism Association Gala and Conference
The National Autism Association is holding a Gala and Conference March 5-6th at the Radisson Hotel in Merrillville. From now until February 26, reduced ticket rates are being offered by registering online at http://nwiautismconference.com/. Kick off...
Porter Health System’s Healthy Woman Program Presents “When to Take Your Child to the ER”
Porter Health System’s Healthy Woman Program will present an educational seminar entitled, “When to Take Your Child to the ER” by Emergency Medicine physician Samara Kester, DO. The program will be held at 6:30 pm, on Tuesday, March 2, at the...
Volunteers Honored During American Red Cross Month
A decade into the new century, the American Red Cross continues to build on its core purpose of helping people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. And for a month each spring, the 129-year-old organization thanks the countless volunteers...
Word Is Spreading
From the 2010 Winter StayHealthy publication“It’s really gratifying to see someone limp into our offices one day and be almost pain free right after surgery. In fact, one of my patients was out on the golf course just 42 hours after I replaced...
9 Reasons for Fatigue
From the 2010 Winter StayHealthy publicationHaving your own personal energy crisis these days? If so, you’re not alone. “Fatigue” is the second most common general complaint in doctor’s offices – second only to “pain.” You may be...
Bonner Senior Center Flu Shot Clinic
Total Home Health Services and the Bonner Center in Portage teamed up on Monday to offer seasonal flu shots to the community. Quite a few local residents came out to receive their vaccines, many who missed the previous flu shot clinic due to illness...
Winter Blues Got You Down?
Those winter “blahs” are more real than you think. There is an inordinate amount of research that indicates that the less natural sunlight one is exposed to may translate into depressive symptoms. In its more severe cases, there is an actual...
Major American Cancer Society Study Looks to Northeast Indiana for Participants
What if you could personally participate in research that might help determine factors that cause or prevent cancer? What if your involvement, and that research, ultimately leads to the elimination of cancer as a major health problem for this and...