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Use Reusable Bags Plastic grocery-type bags that get thrown out end up in landfills or in other parts of the environment. These can suffocate animals who get stuck in them… Read more
Healthy Tips that Help the Environment
By: Ashmar Mandou Earth Day is approaching and did you know there are hundreds of ways you can help the environment and get healthier? Aside from the obvious ways of… Read more
Mindful Tips for Dealing with Depression
The latest depression statistics show that 300 million people worldwide suffer from this debilitating mental illness, including 16.2 million adults in the United States. An estimated 15 percent of all… Read more
Ways Climate Change Affects the Mental Health of Young People
The European Parliament’s recent ban on single-use plastic products was hailed as a positive step in the world’s battle against climate change. Yet at the same time, younger generations around the… Read more
Los Corazones Sanos Necesitan Dos Proteínas Trabajando en Forma Conjunta
Dos proteínas que se unen a las hormonas del estrés trabajan juntas para mantener un corazón saludable en los ratones, de acuerdo a científicos de National Institutes of Health y… Read more
Haga la Diferencia
Usa Bolsas Reutilizables Ls bolsas de plástico de la compra acaban tiradas en vertederos o en otras partes del ambiente. Estas bolsas pueden sofocar animales que se atoran en ellas… Read more
Consejos Saludables para Mejorar el Ambiente
Por: Ashmar Mandou Se aproxima el Día del Planeta y, ¿Sabía usted que hay cientos de formas en las que usted puede ayudar a que el ambiente sea más saludable?… Read more
‘Tobacco 21’ Becomes Law
By: Ashmar Mandou Governor JB Pritzker signed the “Tobacco 21,” a statewide bill that increases the legal age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21, making Illinois the first… Read more
If You Think Motherhood Is Driving You Crazy – You May Be Right
Even in two-parent families, it appears that the bulk of child-rearing duties still fall to one person. For all the help dads give, it is moms who take on most… Read more
Medical Corner: A pharmacist’s advice for prescription medication adherence
By: Ian Gyamfi Sarpong, Pharmacy Manager, Walgreens Medication nonadherence—when patients don’t take their medications as prescribed by their healthcare providers —is all too common, particularly among patients with chronic disease…. Read more