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Why People With COPD may be Putting Themselves at Unnecessary Risk

Submitted by David Skillrud, MD Imagine experiencing shortness of breath, wheezing, and a cough so severe it requires you to visit the emergency room. This is a frightening potential reality for an estimated 24 million Americans with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a progressive and debilitating lung disease that makes it difficult to breathe. Many […]

Dealing With Asbestos

By Pete Altieri As we enter heating season in Central Illinois, many people will find that they need to replace an old furnace or boiler. Most heating systems installed prior to 1980 have asbestos insulation of some sort. Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral that was used in virtually every type of thermal system insulation […]