Aurora sprays mosquitos for Summer season
Aurora has begun mosquito spraying for the Summer season.
Surprises happy gifts, even in drug ineffectiveness
Popular for decades, the Doris Day song, “Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be Will Be)”, speaks directly to a belief system that many people want to disagree with. There’s a deeply-held trust that everything is caused by something else, often referred to as cause-and-effect. It appears that way, but what
Wesley United Methodist Church host to free COVID testing
The ECHO Group, an Aurora non profit, is offering free COVID-19 testing at Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May Street in Aurora. The public is invited. Parking is free. Use door 3 on the church’s southwest side. Tests are offered from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays. Walk-ins are welcome.
Aurora Noon Lions Club offers vision screenings
Aurora Noon Lion Becky Dunnigan, left, receives a vision screening from technician Dave Johnson of Mattoon at Blackberry Farm in Aurora June 22.
15th annual Aurora Health Fair at the Prisco Community Center in Aurora
Jean Benson of Aurora, right, receives a shingles vaccination from a Blue Cross technician Saturday, June 11, at the 15th annual Aurora Health Fair at the Prisco Community Center in Aurora.
It works: Drug prevention education
By Marcel Gemme The U.S. drug epidemic is at its worst point ever, largely thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic. The two public-health crises collided in early 2020, to magnify the growing problem of drug overdoses and addiction in virtually every state and culminating in more than 100,000 overdose deaths for
Aurora Opens Cooling Center as Temperatures Rise This Week
A hot weather streak this week can cause temperatures to top more than 100 degrees with the heat index. The City of Aurora is advising residents to take necessary precautions to stay safe and is opening a centrally located cooling center. The Aurora Transportation Center, 233 N. Broadway Avenue, is
Survey: State residents moderate on abortion issue
By Peter Hancock A new survey released this week suggests Illinoisans are more moderate on the issue of abortion than the current Democratic Party-controlled General Assembly, but it is unclear whether that will cost Democrats votes in November. The poll by the Chicago-based firm Ogden & Fry, which is owned
Kane County Vax Hub in Batavia open June 11
The Kane County Health Department (KCHD) announced additional COVID vaccination appointments this month at the Kane Vax Hub in Batavia. The Kane Vax Hub at 501 N. Randall Street in Batavia will be open from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 11. All vaccines will be available for all groups,
Call to work together on an abortion issue
The likely overthrow of Roe v. Wade this month by the U.S. Supreme Court puts abortion back in the crosshairs of American public focus. The polar opposite Pro-Life and Pro-Choice camps appear more interested in ideology than in the practical matter of reducing decisions to have an abortion. Enter Perry
Reader’s Commentary: Tearing U.S. apart: Believing in untrue information
By Marjorie LogmanAurora, Ill. It has been seven years that I have been prescription-free. Of the 22 prescriptions I was on, several were anti-psychotic and heavy pain-relieving medications. It took more than eight months to clean my body out and find a sense of a sound mind. What has amazed
Recovery Centers of America (RCA) in St. Charles and in South Elgin seek to help
Recovery Centers of America (RCA) in St. Charles and in South Elgin launched two new programs during May Mental Health Awareness Month: Discover, to address the increasing threat to young adults of drug and alcohol addictions; and balance, to treat individuals diagnosed with primary substance use disorder (SUD) and a
Gathering data might be best way to find truth
Every rational person claims that they study, analyze, evaluate, and make decisions based on what he or she know to be true. The sad fact of the matter is that what we believe often is not true. It should be a simple matter, though, to gather solid data and change
15th annual Kane County Health Fair June 11
The Kane County Health Department, in partnership with the Aurora African American Health Coalition and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, is proud to sponsor the 15th Annual Health Fair: Healthy Mind, Body and Soul from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 11 at the Prisco Community Center, 150
Eat real food to be really healthy, Dr. Richard Steslow
Discouraging highly-processed foods, “Eat real food to be really healthy” said Dr. Richard Steslow, DO, at the Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora Thursday, May 19, meeting.
Health a premium in Aurora
A visitor receives a blood pressure check at a 19th annual health festival Saturday, May 14, by Aurora-based Companeros en Salud (Partners in Health).
Sleep positions create comments, different perspectives
I once told a doctor that I place my hands and arms over my head when I get into bed for the night. He explained that wasn’t a good idea. According to his thoughts, raising the arms above the head changes the body alignment in such a way as to
State representative Hernandez thankful in return to health
State representative Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, had an extended absence from the State General Assembly due to a health issue that has since abated. She publicly thanks representative Paul Jacobs, a practicing optometric physician, who consulted with Hernandez and advised her to seek medical attention, a move that may have saved
Reader’s Commentary: Questions on diseases and vaccinations
By Mary GoetschAurora, Ill. This commentary is addressed to pharmacist Larry Frieders who writes a health column each month in The Voice. Your columns make more sense to me than most medical doctors, including the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Presentation), FDA (Food and Drug Administration, and even WHO
Controlling, modifying urinary problems means solutions
According to a radio commercial, it supposedly happens to all men, at some time or another – Urinary Incontinence (aka dribbling). The announcer suggested that one out of every two men will begin to experience urinary problems after they’re 40 years old. Although that number seems wrong, it’s not worth