Seeking the “Holy Grail” of Curing Cancer
By Karen Crowley Metzinger, The GCS Project What goal do two special daughters of Illinois have in common? They desire to find a cure for cancer in their lifetimes. When Peoria native Nancy Goodman Brinker promised her dying sister, Suzy Komen, that she would do her best to eradicate breast cancer, she founded the Susan […]
A Look From the Other Side
Submitted by Lutheran Hillside Village In June, Lutheran Hillside Village will debut SAIDO Learning®. An innovative, non-pharmacological treatment that has been shown to improve the symptoms of memory loss among older adults, SAIDO Learning will be exclusively offered to residents of Lutheran Hillside Village. While staff members anxiously await and are trained on offering SAIDO […]
Your Pet is Lost — What Do You Do?
By Lauren Malmberg, Peoria County Animal Protection Services Pets go missing every day. Dogs and cats alike can wander away from their yard or escape out the front door. The animals often become frightened and disoriented and, when panicked, can run quite some distance. They then find themselves in unfamiliar territory. Sadly, many of these […]
How to Grieve
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Apostolic Christian Home Continued Meaning in Life
By Alexander Germanis The great struggle of mankind has arguably been the struggle of finding purpose. Whether male or female, bound or free, individuals have and will always continue to seek for purpose in their lives. Unfortunately, in our society, once our elderly move into a retirement or nursing home, we often forget just how […]
“Fast Forward” Healthcare — What Will the Future Bring?
By Steven Buttice, Founder and President, Living By Your Design, Inc. The old status quo is not good enough. A recent message by author and motivational speaker John Maxwell talked about “fast forward.” He stated looking at fast forward from a planning aspect: “forward is shorter and fast is faster” than it has ever been […]
Is Poor Sleep Putting You at Risk?
Submitted by Koala Center for Sleep Disorders I had suffered from daytime fatigue and snoring for years. I would struggle to stay awake at work, and sometimes I found myself falling asleep while driving as well,” says Doug, a patient at the Koala Center for Sleep Disorders. It’s a familiar story. Most of us can […]
The Future of Medicine Comes to Pekin
Submitted by UnityPoint Health — Pekin Central Illinois high school students with an interest in the medical field have a new opportunity for hands-on education. In January of 2017, UnityPoint Health — Pekin and a group of community partners launched Training Tomorrow’s Physicians Today, a 16-week program related to gross anatomy. The new program is […]
Women’s Health Care Highlights
By Karen Collins, CNM, WHNP, FNP and Vanessa Cameron, DO Prevention and wellness initiatives, such as getting regular check-ups, mammograms, pap smears, colonoscopy, vaccines, and other health maintenance services are a focus of concern for many women. Getting the right advice about preventative care can be difficult. This article is meant to help you figure […]
Palliative Care Do You Know What It Is?
By Steven A Buttice, Founder and President Living By Your Design, Inc. The phone rings and your heart speeds up at the news: your mom has just been diagnosed with a chronic and painful disease. You know that there are many decisions to be made and that your mom and family will need information and […]