Would You Know What Questions to Ask?
By Lisa Lowry MSN, RN, Breast Health Navigator at the Community Cancer Center Mixed with the yellow, red, and orange leaves of the beautiful fall season, consumers will be seeing pink. You won’t be able to miss all the pink merchandise on the store shelves this October as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. While […]
Staying Healthy with Incidental Physical Activity
By Matt Wheet, Wellness Director at Westminster Village Trying to start being active can be challenging. 24-hour gyms, home gyms, workout DVDs, and “As Seen on TV” gadgets — which do you choose? When do you start, and when do you fit it into your busy schedule? Incidental activity may be your answer. Everyone knows […]
Five Things You Don’t Know About Skin Cancer
Submitted by Doug Leone, MD, and Adrienne Schupbach, MD, Dermatology and Mohs Surgery Institute Most people are aware of skin cancer. They know that it’s the most common cancer in the United States. They know that melanoma can be deadly and other types can be disfiguring. They know that it’s important to protect the skin […]
Innovative Treatments for Diabetic and Other Forms of Neuropathy
By Cortese Foot and Ankle Clinic We are lucky to be living at a time when new treatments for medical conditions are being introduced at a rapid pace. Many medical problems that had few solutions several years ago can now be treated with excellent results. Such is the case with peripheral neuropathy. What is peripheral […]
The Health-Wealth Connection
By Krista McBeath, McBeath Financial Group It’s a vicious cycle: money is one of the greatest causes of stress, prolonged stress can lead to serious health issues, and health issues often result in yet more financial struggles. The clear connection between health and wealth is why it’s so important to develop and maintain lifelong plans […]
Prevent Falls This Fall Season
Submitted by McLean County Orthopedics Fall prevention is something that people don’t pay much attention to until a fall affects them or a loved one. Unfortunately, many people will be affected by falls as they are quite common and very costly. Consider the following statistics: Of those over age 65, one in four fall each […]
Taking the Mystery Out of Cancer Clinical Trials
Submitted by Mid-Illinois Hematology & Oncology LTD In 2012, Donna Fernandez was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer — a disease that claims the lives of more than 150,000 men and women in the United States each year. She went through multiple rounds of various medicines, but her disease progressed. Her doctor offered her a […]
Socket Shield Technique — Part 7
By Alexander Germanis Advances in technology are usually greeted with excitement. Such advances in the medical field are especially favored because of how they can positively affect our health and quality of life. After all, a new surgical instrument or an innovative technique can mean the difference between having either a lengthy or a rapid […]
Making a Memoir a Reality
By Edmund O. Lawler for Next Avenue When my mother was a teenager, she got to meet the most famous athlete of the 20th century. It was 1947. Babe Ruth, by then stricken with throat cancer, granted my mom and her sister a private audience in the beautiful Manhattan apartment he shared with his wife, […]
Leaders in Pain Control and Research
By Alexander Germanis Pain is something that everyone experiences in life. In fact, the sensation of pain is a vital warning sign that something in our body isn’t right. Unfortunately, it has become a somewhat accepted belief that both the duration and often the degree of pain increases as we get older. Arthritic joints, easily […]