The Dreaded Chigger Bite

I hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend and had no experience with what my family brought home from out picnicking … chigger bites. There is a lot of confusion about what a chigger is and how to treat a bite (or if they even exist!) so I thought I’d set some of [...]

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10 TIPS FOR A HAPPY AND SAFE MEMORIAL DAY PICNIC

Nothing destroys a good time like food poisoning or a food-related injury. It’s not so funny when the dog grabs barbecued chicken off the grill, singes his fur, and bites Uncle Don in the resulting tussle over the last drumstick. Prior planning can prevent illness and injuries to your entire family.
1. Wash [...]

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10 Tips for a Safe and Happy Memorial Day Picnic

Nothing destroys a good time like food poisoning or a food-related injury. It’s not so funny when the dog grabs barbecued chicken off the grill, singes his fur, and bites Uncle Don in the resulting tussle over the last drumstick. Prior planning can prevent illness and injuries to your entire family.
1. Wash [...]

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Tick Borne Diseases in Illinois

Summer is coming and it’s a great time to get outside for some exercise. Camping, hiking, fishing, bicycling in the woods are great for your health but beware ticks. In Illinois, there are several diseases that can result from a tick bite including Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tularemia and ehrlichiosis.
Lyme disease is [...]

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Multilingual Health Resources

In walks a person into the public library and asks the librarian “I am looking for information on Alzheimer’s Disease?” Easy, right? Not if the library users wants that information written in Somali (af Soomaali). Where do you go to find health & disease information in a language other that English? There [...]

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