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By: Sandra R. Cain There’s nothing better than a cool drink on a hot...
Bladen County Health Department was awarded Re-Accreditation Status on May 15, 2015 at a...
The services of SHIIP, the Seniors’ Health Insurance Program of the North Carolina Department...
Brunswick County: Insurance Commissioner...
Dear Editor: So many times, we think of all the bad things happening...
[slideshow_deploy id=’17860′] A huge asset to Southeastern North Carolina, the former, Camp E-Tik-Etu, is...
By: Sandra R. Cain MyPlate is the USDA guide to healthy meals. You can...
[slideshow_deploy id=’17639′] By: Cheryl Thurston People are the only ones talking about the weather,...
By: McDuffie Pest Control Elizabethtown, NC – With the arrival of summer comes the...
[slideshow_deploy id=’17587′] These dog days of summer make for the perfect time to have...
Sandra Cain of the NC Cooperative Extension office held a Lunch & Learn session...
Saturday, June 27, 2015 is National HIV Testing Day, an awareness campaign. National Association...
By: Sandra R. Cain The American Heart Association, or AHA, dietary guidelines not only...
IT IS TIME!!! TO GET YOUR PETS VACCINATED IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO!!...
The temperatures have been soaring with no signs of coming down. We have put...
Amanda is a registered nurse who was born and raised in Bladen County. Her...
Today will be a great day to get your animals their Rabies Vaccinations. Dr....
By: Sandra Kelly Cain Got Milk? may be a popular advertising slogan, but unfortunately...
After looking at the Health Grades report for May 2015, you may find several...
By: Healthworks Fitness & Wellness June is Men’s Health Month and June 15th through...
RALEIGH – Commercial poultry industry employees are invited to attend one of three regional...
By: Sandra R. Cain For Better Living Canning Fruit Recipes for canning fruit usually...
Lower Cape Fear Hospice will offer a free six-week grief program, Living with grief:...
Babies and young kids can sometimes sleep so peacefully that we forget they are...
It was a beautiful day for the annual Bladen County Relay For Life. Over...
One in every four adults has high blood pressure. And the older a person...
National Heat Awareness Day is observed each year on the last Friday in May. Resulting in...
Lower Cape Fear Hospice is in need of volunteers to help families in Bladen...
Healthworks Fitness and Wellness Summer is finally here and Healthworks Fitness and Wellness wants...
For Better Living* By: Sandra R. Cain The link between diet and health is...
Each year on the Friday before Memorial Day, it is National Don’t Fry Day....
Ingredients 4 (6-8 oz) russet potatoes, scrubbed and pricked all over with a fork...
By: McDuffie Pest Control Elizabethtown, NC – Although the atypical winter weather caused a...
By: Sandra R. Cain Believe it or not, it is possible to raise kids...
Lower Cape Fear Hospice will host Caregivers and Coffee from 11 a.m.-noon Tuesday, June...
Audra West started her career with Cape Fear Valley Health in 1995 as a...
You can take someone who is sick and make them well by donating your...
Happy Vapors & Tobacco [slideshow_deploy id=’13220′] Local business is important to our economy and...
[slideshow_deploy id=’12965′] Bladen County Health Department has a new look. A facility survey was...
Pictured- (L-Tonya Lee , Middle- Brenda McLamb, R-April Rich) In honor of Hospital Week,...
By: Sandra R. Cain Why are protein foods important? Protein is used for body...
Bladen Online offers our readers a monthly update on the health scores given to...
The Annual Relay for Life of Bladen County is was set to begin this...
By: Marvin Burney Teacher and Nurse Appreciation Week has a double meaning at my...
For Better Living By:Sandra R. Cain Are you confused by the terms dealing with...
Eating smart and staying healthy sounds simple. But with all the conflicting advice on...
1. Protect yourself from the sun One of the most important ways to take...
“Spring into Good Health” By: Cheryl Thurston The Round Branch Baptist Church in Bladenboro...
For Better Living By: Sandra R. Cain Do you know how to choose...
The Town of Bladenboro found elevated levels of lead in drinking water in some...
National Napping Day is celebrated annually the day following the return of daylight savings...
1. Your Memory By the time you get to your desk in the morning,...
How clean is YOUR favorite restaurant? Wouldn’t you like to know? We hear a...
Rare Disease Day is recognized each year on the last day in February. First...
By: Healthworks Fitness & Wellness Heart disease is the number one killer of Americans,...
Billions of people worldwide drink coffee or some form of caffeine everyday. Although caffeine...
Green Tea The Benefit: Helps reduce risk of osteoporosis, cancer, heart disease and cavities....
By: Sandra R. Cain February is American Heart Month, a time to turn our...
By: Robert G Hester EastPointe presents a new topic each month for area residents. ...
Sodium is a mineral that the body needs in small amounts. It is found...
By: Hailey Smith Bladen County Senior Center director, Amy Ruffin, is your local county volunteer...
Recently, students of West Bladen High School’s Nursing Fundamentals program were administered the North...
For Better Living Everyone can benefit from a healthy lifestyle. This is true for...
1. Over sleeping or hitting the snooze button When it comes to sleep, the sweet...
Dogs are great friends and are considered to be part of a family. Spending...
Use a toothbrush and floss Brush your teeth at least twice a day and...
Number Ten: Coca-Cola Classic Coca-Cola Classic is certainly not healthy for you, although there...
The North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation and the Friends of the Mountains-...
New Year’s resolutions are fun to make but extremely difficult to maintain. Every January,...
1. Drink plenty of fluids. Your lips chap due to a lack of moisture in...
The fight against Ebola and other diseases takes a group effort. Mike Davis, a...
The fight against Ebola and other diseases takes a group effort. Mike Davis, a...
10 foods you should never eat: 1. Quaker Oats 100 % Natural Oats and Honey Granola contain...
3 Signs You May Have an Iron Deficiency 1. You’re exhausted The most common...
Getting Covered is Good for Families in Rural North Carolina Sign Up by January...
New Hospital CEO Addresses Chamber The new Cape Fear Valley / Bladen County Hospital...
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Insurance received a mobile homeowners insurance rate...
As the turning of the seasons brings colder weather to North Carolina, and families...
National Weather Service Today – Sunny, with a high near 60. Light and variable...
Emergency services staff at Southeastern Health’s Southeastern Regional Medical Center are urging the public...
Make Healthful Eating a Resolution in 2015 – Sandra Cain Each New Year, millions...
About 30 people took a plunge into White Lake at noon Thursday in the...
The Women’s Services Department at Bladen County Hospital would like to thank Ms. D....
This year, McDuffie Pest Control marks a milestone as they celebrate 50 years in the pest...
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission will hold a public hearing Jan. 6 at...
Winter Weather Preparedness Week: Alternate heat source important, emergency director says The frigid temperatures...
Hospice offers free health directives clinicsLower Cape Fear Hospice will host a free Begin...
