The Standard American Diet (SAD) often fails to supply the amount of useful nutrition we hope it would. Convenience seems to have taken the lead when it comes to getting food from the fields to our tables. Science and business have joined hands in altering food items so they will...
By Russ George Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley (DCFV) are continuing to raise funds, to assist Jackson and Elliot Webster in obtaining two Diabetic Alert Dogs (DADs). Jackson and Elliot are seven-year-old Type 1 diabetic twins, who live in Aurora, Ill.. They are one set of only...
By Russ George I’m just amazed! In a period of just eight weeks, what we have been able to accomplish! October 13, we began this new journey together, wanting to build a new Diabetes Club, a club that’ll bring about an awareness of diabetes, provide aid and education to diabetics,...
By Russ George Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley are raising funds, to assist Jackson and Elliot Webster in obtaining two Diabetic Alert Dogs (DADs), from Medical Mutts in Indianapolis, Ind.. Jackson and Elliot are seven-year- old twins, who live in Aurora, Ill., with parents, Paul and Luma...
By Russ George Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley are raising funds, to assist Jackson and Elliot Webster in obtaining two Diabetic Alert Dogs (DADs), from the organization, Medical Mutts, in Indianapolis, Ind.. Jackson and Elliot are seven-year-old twins, who live in Aurora, Ill. with parents, Paul and...
A post-pandemic retrospective: The pandemic is over, isn’t it? We are not deluged, day after day, with alarming statistics, and Americans seem to be enjoying life-as-we-once-knew-it again. Would you believe? Anthony Fauci has announced that he will resign his position at the National Institutes of Health at the end of...
It used to be called “cold and flu season”. Since the COVID years, we seem to want to ignore that seasonal changes bring on troublesome symptoms. For the moment, let’s sidestep the health complaints associated with actual infections, bacterial and otherwise, and turn our attention to less onerous maladies. As...
By Donna Crane Second of two parts Written By: GreenMedInfo Research Group The Science of Natural Healing Please take note that the science of natural healing, in part one, revealed the benefits of elderberry for viral infection protection, immune activation, and potent antioxidant functions. Pat two begins with how elderberry...
The Free Annual Medicare Forum will be held from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 25 at the Oswegoland Senior & Community Center, upper level, 3525 US Highway 34, Oswego. Annual Medicare Forum is a must attend for anyone new to Medicare and current beneficiaries for review. Our expert...
There will be a dedicated group of warriors/survivors to support Breast Cancer Month with a Dance Benefit for Waterford Place Cancer Resource Center at Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22. The event will take place at Pine Ridge Recreation Center, 401 Pine Ridge Drive...
“Scott Raymond Adams is an American author and cartoonist. He is the creator of the syndicated Dilbert comic strip, and the author of several nonfiction works of satire, commentary, and business.” (Wikipedia). I listen to his blogs, and I’ve read several of his books. He’s entertaining and informative. In recent...
Reproductive activists will commemorate the life of Rosie Jiménez at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 1 at Water Street Mall, 44 E. Downer Place, Aurora. The Community Speakout in defense of reproductive justice for all honors Jiménez who died of an unsafe abortion October 3, 1977. Speakers will address their concerns...
After a visit to my doctor, it was once again time to add a prescription to my roster of medications for mysterious maladies affecting me, maladies that can’t be controlled by consuming mass quantities of Bud Lite. I picked up my new prescription, some medication I hadn’t had the pleasure...
Speakers at a Tuesday, Sept. 27, press conference in Aurora on reproductive rights pose for a photo. From left are Rep. Katherine Clark, assistant speaker, House of Representatives; Congressman Sean Casten, D-6; and Jennifer Welch, president/CEO, Planned Parenthood of Illinois. Planned Parenthood's Aurora health center hosted the presentation.
Jean Benson of Aurora gets a blood-pressure check at Active Senior Expo Wednesday, Sept. 14, at Courtyard Banquets in Warrenville.
Last of three parts The second part is at thevoice.us/hospitals-at-home-save-lives-save-money-efficient Hospitals in the United States consider a concept known as “hospital at home.” Writer Nate Berg had a piece published in FastCompany, a magazine and on online journal. “But the hospital-at-home model still has one main hurdle: Reimbursement from Medicare...
By Peter Hancock Democratic Party governor JB Pritzker said Tuesday this week that abortion rights will be a central issue in the 2022 election, not just in his bid for reelection, but in races up and down the ballot. That includes races for Congress and the Illinois Supreme Court as...
Commonly, a profession is a paid occupation, one that involves prolonged training and a formal qualification. Someone talented at a sport, for example, who works diligently at perfecting her skills, is a professional athlete when she gets paid for playing her sport. Most of us could paint a house, and...
August 8, 2022Dear editor; The monkeypox outbreak has been declared a national health emergency. The first case was diagnosed May 19. By June 3, there were 21 cases and now, we are up to more than 10,000. What did authorities do to prevent the first few cases from spreading? If...
By Peter Hancock Democratic Party governor JB Pritzker said this week that he is actively reaching out to businesses in Indiana and other states that recently have passed restrictive abortion laws in hopes of luring those companies to Illinois. “Well, all ready I’ve reached out to companies that are affected...
