The current pandemic is giving parents a golden opportunity to spend more time with their children and help them with things like school work and chores, or share in their favorite recreational activities and playtime. If you are the parent of a little one, you might also be a pro at tending to minor scrapes, bumps and bruises. After all, as kids run and play, they’re prone to tumbles. Unfortunately, another thing children are known for is getting things stuck in their ears. When this occurs, parents might fret about what to do. Should you play doctor? Or take them to a real doctor? It depends

The current pandemic is giving parents a golden opportunity to spend more time with their children and help them with things like school work and chores, or share in their favorite recreational activities and playtime. If you are the parent of a little one, you might also be a pro at tending to minor scrapes, bumps and bruises. After all, as kids run and play, they’re prone to tumbles. Unfortunately, another thing children are known for is getting things stuck in their ears. When this occurs, parents might fret about what to do. Should you play doctor? Or take them to a real doctor? It depends

At SIU Medicine, we’re proud to attract some of the nation’s leading experts, thinkers and innovators in the health and medical field. All of our providers and physicians are highly vetted, well trained and up-to-date on the latest advances and innovations in evidence-based medicine. SIU Medicine has a culture of progress and excellence in care and service. That’s why many of our physicians and medical providers take the extra step to become board-certified in any one of a number of medical subspecialties—as if medical school wasn’t rigorous enough! Keep reading to see why this benefits you

As the summer cookout season heats up, here’s a cautionary tale about a potential danger of cleaning your grill. On a warm June evening in Springfield, the Keuchlers – Candi, William and 5-year-old daughter Neela – were enjoying a chicken wing dinner fresh from the family grill when Neela’s eyes suddenly widened in alarm. “I can’t swallow,” she said. She wasn’t choking, but hives began to break out on the child’s neck. A quick flashlight inspection of Neela’s mouth revealed the culprit. A wire bristle had lodged horizontally in her throat. It had come off the grill-cleaning brush and adhered

As the summer cookout season heats up, here’s a cautionary tale about a potential danger of cleaning your grill. On a warm June evening in Springfield, the Keuchlers – Candi, William and 5-year-old daughter Neela – were enjoying a chicken wing dinner fresh from the family grill when Neela’s eyes suddenly widened in alarm. “I can’t swallow,” she said. She wasn’t choking, but hives began to break out on the child’s neck. A quick flashlight inspection of Neela’s mouth revealed the culprit. A wire bristle had lodged horizontally in her throat. It had come off the grill-cleaning brush and adhered

One in sixteen hundred. That’s how often babies are born with a cleft lip and a cleft palate in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While having a child with a cleft lip and palate can cause distress to parents, the Cleft Team at SIU Medicine has advanced training to support families, provide reassurance and education, and deliver the highest quality care to treat this condition. Understanding cleft lip and palate A cleft lip or cleft palate is a division of a child’s upper lip or roof of the mouth (palate) where the lip or palate has not joined

One in sixteen hundred. That’s how often babies are born with a cleft lip and a cleft palate in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While having a child with a cleft lip and palate can cause distress to parents, the Cleft Team at SIU Medicine has advanced training to support families, provide reassurance and education, and deliver the highest quality care to treat this condition. Understanding cleft lip and palate A cleft lip or cleft palate is a division of a child’s upper lip or roof of the mouth (palate) where the lip or palate has not joined

One in sixteen hundred. That’s how often babies are born with a cleft lip and a cleft palate in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While having a child with a cleft lip and palate can cause distress to parents, the Cleft Team at SIU Medicine has advanced training to support families, provide reassurance and education, and deliver the highest quality care to treat this condition. Understanding cleft lip and palate A cleft lip or cleft palate is a division of a child’s upper lip or roof of the mouth (palate) where the lip or palate has not joined

Traditional Asian Medicine (TAM) views the body as part of the animal kingdom and subject to the rhythms of nature. Whether you believe in evolution or intelligent design, our bodies were developed to interact and be in sync with the natural world. Modern living tends to dramatically filter out nature and its associated rhythms. We modify our environment to fit our comfort with electric lights, A/C and heating, etc., leading to changes in sleep patterns and other lifestyle behaviors that are out of sync with nature. According to TAM, these disruptions in our biorhythms lead to disease. Beyond

Americans do a good job taking in about 1½ teaspoons of salt daily with most of the sodium hidden in common processed foods and restaurant meals. This amount of salt is about 1/3 more than is recommended for good health and enough to increase the risk of high blood pressure, stroke and other health problems. The American Heart Association recommends a daily limit of no more than 1500 milligrams sodium daily – that’s about the amount in 2/3 of a teaspoon of salt. Salt is composed of 40% sodium and 60% chloride, but it’s the sodium part that is a problem. Sodium is found not only in processed