2017

1. Get a Kit of pet emergency supplies.Just as you do with your family’s emergency supply kit, think first about the basics for survival, particularly food and water.Food: Keep at least three days of food in an airtight, waterproof container.Water: Store at least three days of water specifically for your pets, in addition to water […]

By: NIH News in HealthWhether answering the phone, chatting with coworkers, or even letting loose on karaoke nights, your voice helps you connect with others. It acts as a reflection of your personality, mood, and health. Experts estimate that nearly 18 million adults in the U.S. have voice problems. You can take steps to keep […]

By: NIH News in HealthPainful, swollen, and stiff joints can be a sign of arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is one of the most common forms. The pain and stiffness can interfere with your life at home and at work. For some people, the disease is mild, but for others it can be disabling. Scientists continue to […]

March 24 is World TB (Tuberculosis) Day. It’s a good time to remember that although TB might be forgotten by most, it is not gone. In the early 1900s TB killed one out of every seven people living in the United States and Europe. Even though that is no longer the case, the Centers for […]

“More than half of U.S. households have a pet, and almost 50 percent of those have more than one. There’s good reason for that: Our furry, fuzzy, feathered and scaled friends provide years of companionship for people (and sometimes each other).” Learn more about how pets are an indicator of better health here.

Posted By Bill Marler on February 23, 2017I guess there is no “two strikes you’re out?”Cozy Vale (Valley) Creamery has announced another recall of its raw milk. The Washington State Department of Agriculture inspectors discovered the E. coli contamination in a sample of the dairy’s raw milk, according to the recall notice. Although the implicated […]

The Kendall County Health Department is warning county residents to begin tick prevention practices now. Due to unseasonably warm temperatures in Illinois, the health department conducted a tick drag to monitor the presence of ticks as part of the Tick Surveillance Program. Recently, one surveillance drag yielded 9 adult deer ticks, which is the same […]

By: Katherine A. Hempstead, PhD, Julie A. Phillips, PhDSince 1999, suicide rates for middle-aged adults in the U.S. have risen approximately 40% but have remained stable for other age groups.1 One explanation for the rising suicide rates focuses on the detrimental effects that the economic downturn of 2007–2009, sometimes called the Great Recession, may have […]

Disasters – whether naturally occurring or man-made,1 foreseeable or unforeseeable – can have a profound impact on counties across the United States. In order to remain healthy, vibrant, safe and economically competitive, America’s counties must be able to anticipate and adapt to a myriad of changing physical, environmental, social and economic conditions. The National Oceanic […]

By: Erin Brodwin, Business InsiderDeaths from opioid overdoses just jumped again.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which released its latest report on Friday, the most recent tragic increase follows a pattern that’s been ongoing since 1999.In the last 16 years, more than 183,000 Americans have died from overdoses related to prescription opioids.However, […]