Sandra Guy | For the Sun-Times

Experts agree that getting quick referrals to physical therapy can halt pain and loss of mobility, especially in breast cancer patients’ arms and upper body resulting from breast or lymph node surgery.

La idea de beber un líquido poco apetitoso para limpiar el colon y luego permanecer cerca del baño durante horas es suficiente para que muchas personas se asusten.

The actor’s death at 43 stunned the world. But the incidence of under-50 colon cancer has sharply risen even as the overall incidence has fallen. Blacks are at greater risk.

In Illinois, 1,477 African Americans await organs; only 172 African Americans became donors in 2019. And 826 Latinos are on the waiting list; just 129 Hispanics became donors.

Families can end up losing their homes, for example, if they fail to complete the legal paperwork to ensure their property is transferred to intended beneficiaries. One Englewood resident advises communities hardest hit by the virus to make use of affordable and/or free legal resources to help with the process.

Many people find it difficult to eat enough quantities of foods such as oranges, tuna, salmon, mackerel, fish oil, egg yolks and fortified milk or yogurt — all rich in vitamin D — to sustain the recommended levels.

Ideally, parents must become their child’s advocate to save the child’s life.

February Heart Month encourages people to learn about their heart health and risks, since heart disease kills more Americans than any other ailment — accounting for one in every four deaths each year, according to the American Heart Association.

The cafe provides mentoring, job- and life-skills training, field trips to cultural and historic landmarks, and other essential helpers, ranging from GED teachers to mental health counselors to volunteers offering expertise on how to get a Real ID or a free lift to a job interview.