Lifestyles

Boone Hospital Center hosts Heart Fair

The annual Boone Hospital Center Heart Fair provided free screenings for blood pressure, body mass index and cholesterol. More than 500 people attended and the event's educational information focused on risk factors connected to heart problems. 

Remote-controlled chip implant wirelessly delivers medicine

Scientists have been testing a new way to wirelessly control an implanted drug chip. This breakthrough technology would help with the administration of medicine from a remote.

Counterfeit pharmaceutical drugs reach the U.S.

The discovery of a fraudulent oncology drug dispensed in the United States highlights a growing international counterfeit pharmaceutical trade.

Proposed commemorative Mark Twain coin could aid Hannibal museum

If approved, the coin would be released in 2016. It could be a big boost for tourism in Hannibal, the northeast Missouri town that was the inspiration for some of Twain's greatest work.

McDonald's to host hotcake fundraiser event for new Ronald McDonald House

McDonald's restaurants are planning to host "All You Can Eat Hotcakes" to raise money to build a new Ronald McDonald House in Columbia.

Lessons on love: Columbia residents share lifetimes of wisdom

When it comes to love and relationships, can you really trust the experts, counselors and magazines? Why not take it from these 10 residents with more than 400 combined years of marriage among them?

Lessons on love: Take a canoe trip together

Mike Farrall says attempting a canoe trip can be very insightful about another person's nature.

Lessons on love: Divide the labor

Take it from Mike and Priscilla Farrall: Doing the dishes can be kind of fun when the labor is divided.

Lessons on love: Leave work at work

Ed and Judith Chmielewski say that not talking about work can help relationships.

Lessons on love: Balance each other out

Ed and Judith Chmielewski say their balance between introvert and extrovert works well.

Lessons on love: Encourage each other's talents

When Mary Ginsburg's husband, Larry, retired, she made sure to encourage his passion for painting. Now that Larry is gone, his art is still something she fondly remembers about him.

Lessons on love: Don't rush into a relationship

Retired teacher Jean Baldwin says getting into a relationship at your own pace is important.

Lessons love: Show kindness to everyone

Marilyn Arrington, who was married for 47 years, says it is most important to be kind.

Lessons on love: Be prepared to work hard

Yvette Elmore has worked hard her entire life.

Lessons on love: Demonstrate compassion

Kusum Chandrapal says volunteering at an orphanage in India taught her that everyone needs love.

Lessons on love: Love like crazy

Otie Kinnear has always counted on his wife, Imogene, to be by his side. Even after more than 67 years of marriage, Otie still drops everything he's doing to talk to her every morning.

10 Lessons on love: Columbia seniors share lifetimes of wisdom

Ten senior citizens with more than 400 years of combined marriage experience weigh in on what lessons they have learned about love over the years.

Organist with autism speaks through his music

Organist David Kuhns, 38, has autism, and music is how he best expresses himself.

Kansas City groups work to preserve the city's 'urban forest'

As Kansas City removes thousands of old, damaged trees every year, the Department of Parks and Recreation is working with various groups to plant new ones.

Cape Girardeau police officers say they're more efficient with laptops

With laptops, officers no longer have to make trips back to the police station to file reports, saving a lot of time. The Cape Girardeau Police Department was the largest Missouri police force to not have laptops in its vehicles.

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