Gluten-Free. You’ve heard the term. You’re likely seeing it more and more in grocery store aisles on pasta boxes and other packaged items. But what does it mean? And could you benefit from a gluten-free diet? Gluten-free eating is associated…
In June 2011, Dorothy Johnson and her family received startling and sad news. Dorothy, 91, had advanced lung cancer – it was so advanced that her oncologist immediately suggested home hospice care. Dorothy, a mother of two, grandmother of four…
Good news travels fast. And as the benefits of robotic surgery continue to spread, more women facing hysterectomies and other gynecological procedures now request robotic surgeries.
These central Illinois women — Missy Miller, Deborah Williamson and Rochelle Green — are super survivors who have inspired those around them in their breast cancer journey. Nominated by their peers, each will receive a makeover that includes a visit…
More than 210,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year and more than 32,000 will die, according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI). One in every six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetimes. But…
Gerald Bacon of Chatham received a lifesaving kidney transplant in November 2010. Wegener’s disease had led to kidney failure, and after more than a year of dialysis, Bacon learned he qualified for a kidney transplant. His partner of nearly 15…
Each year, about 5 million Americans are diagnosed with valvular heart disease, which occurs when the heart valves do not open or close correctly as they allow blood to flow forward through the heart’s chambers. The two main types of…
More than 600 women have participated in the SportsCare Women’s Biathlon over the past three years – and all of them can say they have won. That’s because the event is not about who crossed the finish line when it’s…