Understanding Medical Terminology

When you go to your doctor, do you feel like he/sh is speaking in a foreign language?  Having trouble reading about your own health issues because you do not understand most of the medical words?  Medical terminology can be daunting.  The National Library of Medicine’s MedlinePlus database has a new tutorial that will help you [...]

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Ron W. Lee, MD Awards

Each year, the Illinois Dept. of Public Health in conjunction with the Illinois Emergency Medical Services for Children gives worthy physicians, nurses, and other healthcare workers, the Ron W. Lee, MD – Excellence in Pediatric Care Awards.  This award recognizes those who are dedicated to pediatric care and childhood injury prevention initiatives. The awards are [...]

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National Women’s Health Week

May 10-17 is the 10 annual National Women’s Health Week (NWHW) sponsored byU.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health.  NWHW purpose is to encourage women to learn more about “steps they can take to improve their physical and mental health and lower their risks of certain diseases” and to remind them [...]

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May is Healthy Vision Month

Healthy Vision Month is a national eye health obserance sponsored by  the National Eye Health Education Programs (NEHEP) of the National eye Institute (NEI).  NEI is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).  The NEI’s website located at http://www.nei.nih.gov/ has consumer health information on eye conditions and diseases.  The NEHEP conducts public and professional [...]

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