Articles by "Kathleen Troher"

Kathleen Troher
Kathleen Troher

Kathleen Troher, health enews contributor, is manager of public affairs and marketing at Advocate Good Sheperd Hospital in Barrington. She has more than 20 years of journalism experience, with her primary focus in the newspaper and magazine industry. Kathleen graduated from Columbia College in Chicago, earning her degree in journalism with an emphasis on science writing and broadcasting. She loves to travel with her husband, Ross. They share their home with a sweet Samoyed named Maggie.

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Do you keep waking up at night to go to the bathroom? 
Do you keep waking up at night to go to the bathroom?
Here’s when a mere annoyance could become cause for action.
Warning: Make sure you know the “danger zone” when storing food this holiday season  Featured
Warning: Make sure you know the “danger zone” when storing food this holiday season
Leftovers filling your refrigerator? For how long will they be safe to eat?
7 foods that actually make you more hungry 
7 foods that actually make you more hungry
These foods might look good, but eating them can stir your appetite. Find out which foods are the top offenders.
Abusing this leads to 1 in 20 deaths worldwide 
Abusing this leads to 1 in 20 deaths worldwide
About three million deaths each year have one thing in common. What is it?
Doctor searches for solution to patient’s decade-long pain 
Doctor searches for solution to patient’s decade-long pain
Tired of back and neck pain leaving you in agony? This outpatient surgery may be the answer.
They can’t play in their home countries, so children come to the U.S. for help 
They can’t play in their home countries, so children come to the U.S. for help
Physicians partner with charity to heal children who otherwise might never have been treated.
Music to a mother’s ears 
Music to a mother’s ears
A speech-language pathologist tackles a little boy’s inability to communicate effectively, giving him the courage to speak.