DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a strong history of premature heart disease in my family, and I have been having some unpleasant side effects of blood pressure medicine. I decided to try a completely…
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have an elderly friend who’s becoming blind from macular degeneration. After hearing of a particularly frustrating event she experienced due to vision loss, I remembered…
DEAR DR. ROACH: I recently read about turmeric for osteoarthritis. I’m on a limited income. Please tell me more about it, like how much it costs and where I can get it. — W.C. ANSWER:…
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday, Feb. 2 offered a $45.4 billion general revenue budget plan for the upcoming fiscal year that would include new spending on education…
SPRINGFIELD – A massive health care reform bill, the fourth and final pillar of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus agenda, passed the state Senate Thursday, March 25 the final…
DEAR DR. ROACH: I just read another sad story about a woman who had breast cancer, fought it and seemed to win, but after five years, it came back and took her life. The same sequence…
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 35-year-old white male who was a drug addict from the age of 14 until 32. You name it, I took it. About three years ago, I quit drugs and have lived a healthy…
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a nursing student in my 30s and originally from the Philippines. As part of my testing, I had a skin test for tuberculosis, which was positive. I had a friend in…
Current rural health care environment ...
Rural communities are older, sicker and poorer. “It’s a terrible marketing line ...
63 Illinois counties are at ...
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Appellate court reverses contempt citations ...
An appellate court on Wednesday, Nov. 30 reversed several contempt of court ...
Get into the holiday spirit ...
Holiday Shop and Stroll The annual event that connects shoppers with nature ...
