Lifestyles

The settlement requires Merck to pay all validated claims by Missouri Vioxx users, along with attorneys' fees and other costs.

Although the deadline for states to apply to create a state health care exchange is approaching, many states haven't taken the steps necessary to apply.

Columbia's Flat Branch Pub and Brewing Co. and Broadway Brewery are just two breweries creating fall-inspired pumpkin beers.

The fMRI system can determine the locations of parts of a patient's brain that control different functions, such as speech and movement, and create a three-dimensional picture of the brain.

The hospital unveiled its newest helicopter, a McDonnell Douglas MD-902 twin-engine aircraft, as part of the Staff for Life Helicopter Service's 30th anniversary celebration.

Dan Rothery announced Monday he will leave Boone Hospital Center for a position within BJC Home Care, Corporate Health and Behavioral Health Services in St. Louis.

Ragtag hosted a special screening of "Generation Silent," a film about discrimination against elderly LGBT people.

Kristin Veteto works as a music therapist to help students at Delmar A. Cobble to improve speech development and skills such as finger dexterity, reaching and grasping.

Equine chiropractors have been experiencing an increase in demand for their treatments, which they say can ameliorate horses' ailments and make them feel better overall. 

Jay Oetman, a Columbia Entertainment Company actor, will play a role as Frank-N-Furter in the company's new production, the Rocky Horror Show.

Pure Barre — the name of the studio and trend in exercise — is the first to open in Columbia and Missouri.

Jefferson City residents were under a boil water advisory and multiple facilities in the city were out of water on Tuesday because of a malfunctioning water pump.

This contributor writes that he learns something different each time he attends a performance.

The Rev. Janice Threat has operated an after-school program since 1999. What is now known as Grade A! functions at Second Missionary Baptist Church and is open to youth kindergarten through college level.

Krishna Fogle talks about English country dancing with the Mid-Missouri Traditional Dancers.

So far, 19 people have died in a meningitis outbreak that was possibly caused from a contaminated  steroid medication 

The Artful Bra Contest featured 70 bras Tuesday at the silent auction. Money raised from the event will go toward patient care and mammographies at Ellis Fischel Cancer Center.

Marilyn Rantz, Curators' professor for the Sinclair School of Nursing, has been admitted into the Institute of Medicine. 

Squarepeg's owner, artist and artisan, Peg Craig, invites students into more than just an art studio. It's also a relaxing home away from home.

Bill Wilkey came to MU to pursue his fascination of ceramics, but what he found was a community.