The April 2009 issue of The Southern Health Magazine was distributed with the newspaper two days ago. If you didn’t get a chance to see it as yet, visit the health web site online and read the stories.
The cover story talked about why you need to have “the talk” with your child.
“So far in the [...]
I recently picked up an infant car seat and stroller system and as I looked through the instructions manual, I wondered how many parents actually understood all the complicated instructions and installed the seats correctly.
That was when I came across this shocking statistic: Apparently nine out of 10 car seats are installed incorrectly. Common errors [...]
In honor of ‘Give Kids a Smile Day’, the SIUC Dental Hygiene Program, in cooperation with the Southern Illinois Dental Society and the Southern Illinois Dental Hygiene Society, will provide free dental care for kids.
The event is open to any child age two to 18, but the goal is to help as [...]
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If you think the ad is offensive to baby-wearing moms everywhere, you’re not alone. When Motrin launched this ad as part of their online and print campaign sometime ago, moms all over the world quickly mobilized online and roundly condemned the ad for being disrespectful, snarky, patronizing and just plain offensive.
As a result of all [...]
Lukas Gunter (in green), poses with his mother and three brothers, outside his home in Scheller, Illinois.
Sometime ago I wrote about 8-year-old Lukas Gunter, a sweet little kid from Scheller, Illinois who is battling a chronic, autoimmune disease - juvenile arthritis.
While juvenile arthritis alone affects as many as 300,000 children in the United [...]
On Sept. 15, 2008, Lisa Dover gave birth to Patrick Alan Dover, a bright-eyed and beautiful baby boy.
Lisa, a hot yoga instructor and certified massage therapist, at In Sync Mind Body Therapy Center in Carbondale, says she practiced yoga right up to the time she delivered her baby.
“I pretty much kept up with the yoga [...]
Fifty-two year old Gayle Stearns, is one gutsy lady.
An ICU nurse at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, for the past 25 years, she has seen her share of the critically ill and injured.
Diagnosed with breast cancer at age 42, Gayle remained strong, refusing to dwell on her condition.
She just wanted to do what she needed to [...]
Know someone raising a grandchild all on their own?
Experts say a sizeable number of children are being raised by their grandparents or other relatives, because the child’s parents are unavailable. The reasons are many and may include death, illness, divorce, substance abuse, teenage pregnancy, unemployment, incarceration, or child abuse.
In Illinois alone, over 200,000 children under [...]
Just the other day, I spent some time getting to know Dr. Catherine McHugh, professor emerita at the School of Music at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
At 94, this Carbondale-resident’s mind is as sharp as a razor. She laughs often and there is a sparkle in her eye as she talks to me.
“I started singing at [...]
I grew up in India, where exams are a way of life and the only way you get promoted from grade to grade, is by passing a written exam in every subject.
I remember getting very anxious and nervous before every science exam I had to take. I was never any good at chemistry, physics or biology [...]
