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Four health choices women should take seriously

Health choices are vital to your well-being, so it's no surprise that women have many of them. There are many factors to consider when making decisions about your health. However, you should prioritize four specific things for better overall wellness. Vaccination Vaccinations are outstanding for both adults and children. Vaccinations help protect against diseases such as measles, mumps, rubella, whooping cough, and tetanus, to name a few. Not only do vaccines prevent you from getting the disease, but they also […]

todaySeptember 23, 2021 61

self care

Your Health

Five self-care activities to support your well-being

Supporting your health and well-being depends on finding the right self-care techniques. You might already have methods for coping with stress or boosting your mood, even so, there’s nothing wrong with trying a few new things. Support your health today with a few of these simple self-care ideas. Grow your own foods To improve your self-care regime this year, consider growing your own foods. Growing vegetables can help you to get a more nutritious diet, save some dollars, and live […]

todayAugust 17, 2021 62

Pritzker

Capitol News Illinois

Pritzker signs bill expanding covered Medicaid services

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Illinois residents who have health coverage through Medicaid now have access to a broad range of services including mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment, smoking cessation, and dental services. Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed Senate Bill 2294, which passed unanimously out of both chambers during the spring legislative session. “This legislation that I'm signing into law today is a product of our passionately dedicated, bipartisan, bicameral group of legislators who are part of the […]

todayJuly 6, 2021 18

HIV prevention

Heartland Newsfeed Podcast Network

HIV prevention experts urge regular testing

CHICAGO (Public News Service)  -- This Sunday is National HIV Testing Day, when people are urged to find out their HIV status and work to end the stigma around HIV and AIDS. Jim Pickett, senior director of prevention advocacy and gay men's health for the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, said it's important for people to know testing can be done quickly, within a half-hour or less. He pointed out for those who test negative, there's the option to take a prescription […]

todayJune 25, 2021 135

Life & Style

Multigenerational living and the changing landscape of the American family

Let’s face it: the American household is changing. For many, the traditional image of the nuclear family, with a mom, a dad, 2.5 kids, and maybe a dog or cat or two, simply no longer applies. In many ways, we’re returning to an older, more traditional household structure, with multiple generations living under the same roof. On the other hand, our changing culture is also expanding the definition of the American family to include bonds of connection that are different […]

todayMarch 20, 2021 32

healthy lifestyle finance finances

Business & Lifestyle

Can a healthy lifestyle help improve your finances?

Everyone wants to live a life where they don't have to worry about their finances. Some are invested in saving every penny they can after each paycheck. Others put their hard-earned cash in different investments. But if you really want to boost your personal finances, then you need to start celebrating a healthier lifestyle. But what does your lifestyle have to do with your finances anyway? The link between your lifestyle and finances Your lifestyle can have a direct impact […]

todayJanuary 23, 2021 54

Lyme disease

Business & Lifestyle

New University of Illinois model could help limit spread of Lyme disease

CHAMPAIGN (The Center Square) – A new model developed at the University of Illinois could help limit the spread of Lyme disease. Scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign studied both reported cases of the disease. They would additionally study the migration of the black-legged tick, which can the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. Lyme disease is an infection that can affect the nervous system, heart, and joints. “Lyme disease was apparently spreading to new areas,” said Dr. Brian Allan, […]

todayJanuary 17, 2021 53

Life & Style

Simple methods to achieve perfect sleep each night

Difficulty sleeping, commonly called sleep deprivation, is caused by several factors. These include aging, certain illnesses such as depression and Parkinson's, sleep disorders including insomnia and narcolepsy, and stress. When not properly and immediately addressed, this condition could lead to a host of ill effects such as elevated risks of heart disease and high blood pressure, dementia, diabetes, weight gain, and premature brain aging. In the worst cases, sleep-deprived individuals figure in debilitating and fatal car crashes. With these alarming facts, it’s vital […]

todayJanuary 12, 2021 39

Science News

Cancer and climate change: how the warming planet may cause an increase in skin cancer diagnoses

Scientists have been warning the public for years that the continued emission of excessive greenhouse gas into the atmosphere will result in a warming planet. But, rising sea levels and extreme weather conditions are not the only horrors that you should be worried about. With the increasing global temperature will come new diseases that will threaten human lives anywhere they may be. No one is safe. Everyone is bound to experience the consequences of decades of unregulated greenhouse gas emissions […]

todayNovember 25, 2020 17

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