According to the American Heart Association, 20 percent of people ages 45 or older will have a second heart attack within five years of their first one.
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, approximately one in five adults in the United States experiences mental illness in a given year.
Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists suicide as the 10th leading cause of death
According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, opioid addiction and overdose account for more than 2,000 deaths in Illinois per year.
“The prep will be awful.”
“This is going to hurt.”
“It’s dangerous.”
Until recently, advanced cancers in the abdominal cavity – such as appendix, colon, mesothelioma and ovary – were difficult to treat effectively.
When sick or injured, men often think they can tough it out. But medical conditions don’t care how tough you are and can affect even the strongest men.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in American men.
Chicagoland resident Maria Westphal was taking a swim on a sunny Tuesday afternoon when she first noticed something didn’t feel right between her breast and armpit.
Finding a lump is the most recognizable breast cancer symptom. But there are additional signs to watch for to help detect cancer during its earliest stages.
