Caring for COVID-19 at Home
The chills started on a Friday in March, along with a fever — four days after Jerry and Colleen Rzepka flew back to Chicago from Orlando, Florida. With Jerry too exhausted to move any more than absolutely necessary, the retired couple stayed inside their Naperville home all weekend. Jerry took the back bedroom in their […]
Keeping carbon monoxide out of your home
Harvard Health Blog Every year in the U.S., about 10,000 persons are treated for carbon monoxide poisoning, and roughly 400 die from unintentional exposure. This mostly occurs in our cold winter months. Why winter? Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless and tasteless gas normally found in the atmosphere at low levels. Many things contribute to […]
The Dangers of Home Exercise Equipment
By Nancy Maes Earlier this year, Sen. Harry Reid was doing his regular strengthening routine at his home in Las Vegas. The ultrastrong exercise band he was using, which was reportedly attached to a door, broke with such force that it catapulted him backward and sideways, sending him crashing into cabinets. It could have made […]
Cold Weather Exercise Alternatives
