PEORIA, Illinois, July 29 (TNSRes) -- OSF HealthCare issued the following news: Riding a bike is a great way to stay fit, strengthen your muscles and bones, prevent and manage disease, support mental health, and decrease stress levels. Like all physical activity, it is important to ensure you are being safe when riding. According to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), 1,089 bicyclists died in 2019, more than 700 of those in motor-vehicle crashes, while hundreds of thousands of pe  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, July 28 (TNSOps) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: University of Wyoming medical students will travel Wyoming in August to interview those who are at-risk and underrepresented in public health to create situation-unique solutions to increase health care access across the state. The interviews are the first phase of a three-part, $20,000 grant, Unlocking Community Health Access Together (UCHAT), one of five projects selected as part of the Grand C  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, July 28 (TNSBook) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: It has been 25 years since University of Wyoming Professor Peter Nathanielsz's widely acclaimed book, "Life Before Birth: The Challenges of Fetal Development," was first published. The second edition of his book recently went live through Amazon as an e-book and is now available for purchase. The first edition, published in 1996, was translated into 14 languages. Nathanielsz is UW's Distinguishe  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, July 27 (TNSPer) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: A research scientist in the University of Wyoming's Department of Geology and Geophysics has been named to the Governing Board of Wyoming's Board of Professional Geologists. Janet Dewey, an associate research scientist who has been at UW the past 10 years, was appointed by Gov. Mark Gordon to serve a four-year term on the board, which began earlier this month. She has been a professional geologis  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, July 28 (TNSJou) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on July 27, 2021: Messages emphasizing the personal health benefits of COVID-19 vaccines have the best chance of increasing vaccination levels across the nation, according to research conducted by University of Wyoming economists. "Our findings suggest that several forms of public messages can increase vaccination intentions, but messaging that emphasizes personal health benefits had the largest i  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, July 27 (TNSJou) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: Research led by a University of Wyoming graduate student involving about 50 scientists from across the globe has provided new insights into the behavior of ungulates (hoofed animals) as it relates to forage conditions and water availability. Saeideh Esmaeili, who graduated from UW's Program in Ecology in December 2020 and is now a postdoctoral assistant at Colorado State University, is the lead a  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 28 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Gov. Jim Justice has appointed Micheal M. Cochrane, of Pineville, WV, to the Twenty-seventh Judicial Circuit, which serves Wyoming County. Cochrane is set to fill the seat that was vacated by the retirement of Judge Warren R. McGraw. Cochrane has been a licensed attorney in West Virginia since 2000, most recently as the Wyoming County Prosecuting Attorney. Cochrane graduated from the  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 29 -- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals issued the following news release: Chief Justice Evan Jenkins congratulates two new judges appointed to fill vacancies in the Eastern Panhandle and in southern West Virginia. Gov. Jim Justice has appointed Wyoming County Prosecutor Micheal M. Cochrane to the bench in the Twenty-Seventh Judicial Circuit (Wyoming County) and Berkeley County Magistrate Richard D. Stephens to a seat in the Twenty-Fourth Family Court C  more