For Your Health – Add some steps to your spring
By Dr. Graham A. Colditz Siteman Cancer Center Physical activity is good for us, we all know. Yet it can be hard to fit into our daily schedules – and it’s easy to understand why. Family, school, work and other important obligations can take up a lot of our time and energy. But there is…
Read MoreFor Your Health – A common eye disease you can take steps to prevent
By Dr. Graham A. Colditz Siteman Cancer Center Macular degeneration is a disease many of us have heard of but may not know much about. So, it may be surprising to hear that the disorder significantly impacts the vision of millions of people in the U.S., and that there are steps to help prevent it.…
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Read MoreWayne D. Muskopf
Wayne D. Muskopf, baptized child of God, joined the church triumphant on January 3, 2022. Visitation Friday, January 7, 4:00-8:00 pm Additional visitation Saturday, January 8, 9:00-10:00 am Funeral service Saturday, January 8, 10:00 am Interrment at Holy Cross Lutheran Cemetery (at intersection of Seager Road and Triple Lakes Road, Millstadt) Lunch following interment All events at…
Read MoreFor Your Health – Better sleep for better health
By Dr. Graham A. Colditz Siteman Cancer Center We may not think about sleeping as a healthy behavior like we would exercising or eating a healthy diet, but we probably should. Sleep can play a key role in health and wellness, and studies show that many of us just aren’t getting enough of it. “Short…
Read MoreFor Your Health: It’s a great time to be a quitter and get tobacco-free
By Dr. Graham A. Colditz Siteman Cancer Center Though it doesn’t often make headlines these days, it’s hard to overstate how important quitting smoking is to health – and in ways many people may not be aware of. Smoking impacts almost every organ in the body to some degree. It’s the main cause of lung…
Read MoreFor Your Health: Seeing pink is a great mammogram reminder
By Dr. Graham A. Colditz Siteman Cancer Center If the pink popping up in store displays and across our screens hasn’t given it away already, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. And while it focuses on a serious disease, I always appreciate the opportunity it gives my colleagues and me to highlight ways women can…
Read MoreFor Your Health: Helping kids lay a foundation for lifelong health
By Dr. Graham A. Colditz Siteman Cancer Center Summer officially arrives this month, and it feels especially welcome. After a very long 16 months since the pandemic started, life is beginning to return to normal, as COVID-19 vaccination gains ground and rates of infections continue to drop. And while we still have a way to…
Read MoreFor Your Health: Welcome spring with healthier comfort foods
By Dr. Graham A. Colditz Siteman Cancer Center A bright spot for many of us last year was the opportunity to hone our cooking skills. This may have been more from necessity than any real desire to be the next José Andrés or Rachael Ray. Still, reluctantly or not, we’ve joined the ranks of our…
Read MoreTammy Carpenter
Tammy Jo Carpenter, 51, of Freeburg, Ill., passed away on Monday, November 9, 2020, in Shiloh, Ill. Mrs. Carpenter was born August 23, 1969, in Belleville, Ill., the daughter of Gary and Margaret, nee Howie, Lopez. She was the office manager for Freeburg Printing and Publishing. She served on the Freeburg Community Consolidated School District…
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