Nooch: Funny Name, Deliciously Healthy Results
By Benjamin Goodin The phrase “nutritional yeast” yields clinical, unappetizing mental images. Even the appearance of nutritional yeast, which in its flake form has earned it unflattering comparisons to fish food, fails to elicit positive reactions, but vegans swear by it. Glowing endorsements from vegans may also fail to capture the interest of the carnivores […]
Jonathan Roberts, MD, Develops a Rapid Diagnostic Platform for Variant von Willebrand Disease
Submitted by The Bleeding & Clotting Disorders Institute The Bleeding & Clotting Disorders Institute (BCDI) is proud to announce a publication by Associate Medical Director, Dr. Jonathan Roberts, in Blood, the Official Journal of the American Society of Hematology1. The article describes the development of the von Willebrand Factor (VWF) Multiplex Activity Assay that assists […]
New Baby? Making Introductions Part 2
By Lauren Malmberg, Peoria County Animal Protection Services Last month, we talked about preparing your household for a new baby. Hopefully, you’ve been able to make the changes to the pet’s sleeping and eating areas and adjusted the nursery to either accommodate or exclude the animal. You’ve also considered how the baby will change your […]
Bringing Peace Through Social-Emotional Learning
By Carol Merna There are days when we stumble upon an insight that shakes up what we thought was inherently true. Many of us were raised to believe that we learn skills that will allow us to get a good job when we grow up and experience financial success by using our minds — by […]
Chronic Disease Prevention
By Nicole Bushman, MPH, Encore Coordinator at Hult Center for Healthy Living According to the National Council on Aging, approximately 92 percent of all older adults have at least one chronic disease, while 77 percent of older adults have at least two chronic diseases. In addition, heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes result in approximately […]
Choosing the Level of Care That Fits
By Leon Yeh, MD, Vice President/Chief Medical Officer, Emergency Services, OSF HealthCare In a world focused on speed, information, and choices, healthcare is responding to patients’ desires for convenient and quick access to care. In addition to emergency rooms for serious symptoms and urgent care facilities that treat minor illnesses and injuries, there’s now a […]
New Brace Means New Lease on Life
By Dave Tompkins A few years ago, Carolyn Stevens was experiencing unbearable pain in her right ankle. It was so severe that she was having difficulty walking and frequently came close to falling. At 73, aches and pains are not uncommon, but Carolyn knew this was different — and she is not your typical senior. […]
Angelman Syndrome
By Amber Schappaugh MA, RMA (AMT), Director of Allied Health, Extern Program Coordinator Angelman Syndrome (AS) is a neuro-genetic disorder characterized by intellectual and developmental delay, sleep disturbances, seizures, jerky movements, frequent laughter and smiling, as well as a usually happy demeanor. Our local communities are home to several children who have been diagnosed with […]
A Coach on Wheels On and Off the Court
By John Marchioro What do you get when you mix a passion for teaching and a love for basketball? The answer is the University of Illinois men’s wheelchair basketball coach, Matt Buchi. At the age of 29, Matt is one of the youngest college wheelchair basketball head coaches in the United States. Matt is also […]
Courtyard Estates of Peoria Provides Independence
By Lori Lovely Americans hold their independence dear every day, not just on July 4, when we gather with friends and family to go on picnics and watch fireworks. We cherish freedom and independence throughout our lives. The independence so often taken for granted when we are young can be taken from us when we […]