The North Shore could soon be home to Cook County’s new freestanding inpatient hospice center. Executive staff members at Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter in Glenview are hoping to open the doors of the new $12 million Marshak Family Inpatient Pavilion by early 2012. “Our region is long overdue for a facility like this,” says […]
“Integrative medicine” is a term everyone’s buzzing about these days. Think of it as a mind/body approach to well-being that combines Western medicine with alternative treatments like massage, yoga and acupuncture. IM, as it’s often called, isn’t just for reformed hippies. According to the American Hospital Association, the percentage of U.S. hospitals that offer alternative […]
Regrettably, it’s not a rare occurrence. Husband and wife are fooling around and he feels a lump in his wife’s breast. But unlike most men, Patrick McDermott didn’t just let his wife know. After the tragic death of his sister-in-law a year before, he wasn’t taking anything for granted and called his doctor the next day. […]
Local clinics are adding ancient techniques to be on the cutting edge of integrative fertility care. Jennifer Botchway of Evanston experimented with yoga, acupuncture, nutrition counseling and massage when she was going through infertility treatment, and would recommend holistic treatment to women trying to conceive. Botchway says, “I felt healthier and good about what I […]
The area’s largest indoor racquet club recently re-opened with new and improved facilities—including blue, cushioned court surfaces from DecoTurf, the surface used at the Olympic Games and the U.S. Open. Now all you have to do is learn to smash a forehand like Serena Williams. The Glenbook Racquet Club Northbrook glenbrookracquetclub.net * Make It Better […]
Who has time to exercise with a seasonal to-do list that stretches through December? We’re here to help you feel better about skipping the workout—here’s a general idea of the calories you’re burning while you work and play this fall: Raking the lawn—The calorie count varies depending on the source, so we’re going with the […]
Gentlemen, how much would you do for your mate? Would you cook? Would you clean? Would you wear a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) mask to stop your snoring? Would you do it for yourself? Loud snoring is annoying to those around you (and down the hall), but it’s also unhealthy for the snorer and […]
Poor sleep is one of the most common problems teenagers face. According to “Take Charge of Your Child’s Sleep: The All-in-One Resource for Solving Sleep Problems in Kids and Teens” by Judy A. Owens, MD and Jodi A. Mindell, Ph.D., the amount of sleep adolescents get has steadily decreased since the 1970s, making sleep a […]
Do you get enough sleep? If you’re a woman, you just said no in some varying degree from nodding your head sadly to laughing out loud. From career stress to housework to waking kids to snoring mates to hormones to fill-in-your-own answer here, women today are simply not getting enough uninterrupted sleep. Doctors say most […]
Have you written off retinol as being too harsh? In our medical spa at Fenner Plastic Surgery we are convincing one-time retinol users to give it another chance! In the past, aggressive retinol use would cause women give it up. However, you can enjoy the amazing anti-aging effects of this product with a few […]
