Health & Fitness

The Saturday Skinny: Bring healthy options to summer barbecues

With Memorial Day almost upon us, and summer around the corner, people will be gathering for barbecues and parties. For those who struggle with weight, these activities present an ...

Learn babysitting basics at Sutter class

  Sutter Roseville Medical Center will offer Safe Sitter courses for teens 11 and up Friday, July 26, in Conference Room 8, at the medical center. To reserve a spot in this ...

Stroke survivor helps aspiring chefs

  Stroke survivor Rosanna Radding developed “One Hand Can Cook” workshops to provide the basic ingredients of a recipe for post-stroke growth, independence and pe ...

Here’s your No. 1 fitness tip

You’re going to love this tip because it’s so simple and yet it makes all of the difference when it comes to your fitness results. The sad truth is that more than 90 p ...

Another View: Take action against breast cancer

  At the age of 51, my mother succumbed to breast cancer, leaving behind a loving husband of 33 years and seven children. I was 21; the youngest was my brother, who was 16. I ...

Occupational therapist helps patients with traumatic brain injury

      The field of occupational therapy had never occurred to Roseville resident Brandy Cosgrove, occupational therapist at Sutter Rehabilitation Institute. Inste ...

Youth Safety Month – How to avoid overuse injuries in sports

  April is Youth Sports Safety Month and sports medicine specialist Thomas Merchant, M.D., with Sutter Independent Physicians, wants to spread the word on avoiding sports inj ...

Are you at risk for osteoarthritis?

  Osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, creates joint pain and reduced motion.“Osteoarthritis symptoms usually develop slowly and worsen over time,” ...

Family is where the heart is

Photo No. 1 It’s been 256 days since little Myla was born. But she hasn’t yet slept a night in the crib in her family’s Modesto home. She hasn’t even met ...