The following column is my position today: “I am very careful, and hopefully humble in knowing that I don’t know everything about this disease,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, May 13, during a virtual U.S. Senate hearing. After more than 50 years in the health field, a pharmacy degree, and two
Psalm 23, revised: My diet is my shepherd; I shall not be sick. It maketh me to seek out healthy foods; it leadeth me to the proper combinations. It restoreth my body; it leadeth me in the path of veganism for my health’s sake. Yea, though I walk through valley
Aspirin is a common, non-prescription, drug. It was discovered in 1834 by a Swiss pharmacist. It gained popularity in the late 1890s in the form of acetylsalicylic acid. A chemist, Felix Hoffmann, at Bayer in Germany, used it to alleviate his father’s rheumatism. Beginning in 1899, Bayer distributed it to
Personnel in the hall at Rush-Copley Hospital in Aurora offer a round of applause to a patient ready for discharge after recovering from COVID-19.
April 7, 2020Dear editor; Illinois physicians and hospitals commend governor JB Pritzker for his steadfast leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. Every day he faces tough choices and he is clearly making decisions with the interests of Illinoisans in mind. Our governor is taking the time to listen to the experts.
By Richard Irvin, Aurora mayor Difficult times call for difficult decisions. I have spoken with governor JB Pritzker during this challenging period, and I know his decision to mandate all Illinoisans to shelter in place was not an easy one. But based on the science and the experts, it certainly
From the vault, November 13, 2014, revised: Swine flu. Asian bird flu. West Nile disease. Remember the hue-and-cry over these threats to public health? Whatever happened to them? They seem to have disappeared off of our radar. But, wait! There’s a new, even more deadly, threat on our radar. It’s
Low-dose atropine (0.01%) is being prescribed to slow down the development of nearsightedness (myopia) in children of five to 15 years of age. Initial research papers about the treatment focused primarily on children of Asian heritage. It wasn’t long before children of other nationalities began using the mild drops with
Physical therapist, Joe King of Physical Therapy Advantage in North Aurora, poses for a photo after speaking to the Aurora Sunrise Rotary Club Wednesday, Feb. 19 about skeletal and muscular health.
Last of three parts The second part is available at thevoice.us/drug-cartel-pivotal-to-conduct-in-world-war-ii-deaths The Dr. Rath Health Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving human health on a global scale through research, education and the defense of patients’ rights to choose natural health therapies. In part two, were reviewed, in chronologically,
You have the symptoms commonly associated with Multiple Sclerosis and your doctor has made the diagnosis. Maybe you’ve been told you have Relapsing-Remitting, Secondary-Progressive, Progressive-Relapsing, Fulminate, or even Benign MS. Regardless of the names, or initials added to your medical record, you now have an official medical diagnosis of Multiple
The Kane County Health Department (KCHD) is actively monitoring the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) situation. Chicago health officials, the Illinois Department of Public Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the first case in Illinois. It was the second case reported in the United States. The first was identified
In working at the Prisco Community Center in Aurora, I meet many individuals who are dedicated to fitness. Their reasons vary and sometimes they share those reasons with me. When I asked John Brillman about his strict workout schedule, he told me the story of how his devotion to fitness
I worked in a retail pharmacy that offered regular health screenings; vision, hearing, skin cancer, and so on. During one of the events, a dermatologist was busy examining a long line of individuals who want her to look at their spots. I overheard many of the conversations and most of
Linda has had painful feet for more than a decade. A clear diagnosis eluded her doctors for years. Fortunately, she had an appointment with an older doctor who actually had practiced for most of his career in the northern parts of Europe. Rather than conducting a battery of tests, the
In 2012, we learned that a pharmacist was making drugs at his pharmacy and selling them all over the United States. He offered low prices and almost unlimited supplies of commercial products that were either very expensive or in short supply. The products were to be used as intravenous (into
Topical steroid creams long have been a standard treatment for skin rashes caused by infections, insect bites, and a wide array of contact irritants. They are considered relatively safe as prescription items, and some milder versions, hydrocortisone, for example, are available over-the-counter (OTC), without a prescription. Ironically, instead of relieving
There’s an enormous outbreak of African Swine Fever among Chinese hogs, and it’s disrupting global grain, meat, and financial markets in profound ways. China, which produces about half the world’s pork, has seen its biggest drop in the number of hogs over the past few months. The country’s productive herds
