Health and Fitness
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Horns are growing on young people's skulls. Phone use is to blame, research suggests.
Jun 20, 2019 1:00 am - Mobile technology has transformed the way we live - how we read, work, communicate, shop and date. But we already know this. What we have not yet grasped is the way the ...
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McHenry Co. Health Dept. to offer diabetes screeningJun 19, 2019 11:00 pm - If you have resolved to eat healthier but are having trouble getting started, McHenry County Department of Health is offering a no-cost Diabetes Prevention workshop desi...
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Two join Girls on the Run leadership teamJun 19, 2019 11:00 pm - Girls on the Run-Chicago is proud to welcome two new members to its leadership team - Jill Eid as executive director, and Jennifer Elliott as governing board president. ...
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New Bartlett outreach program to help community members in needJun 18, 2019 11:00 pm - The Village Church of Bartlett and Bartlett Police Department have announced their partnership on a new outreach program called the Bartlett Community Care Initiative to...
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Alzheimer's Association, Chicago White Sox team up for Major League Memories at Evergreen Senior Living June 28 with Bill MeltonJun 18, 2019 11:00 pm - The Alzheimer's Association Illinois Chapter and the Chicago White Sox are teaming up for Major League Memories, an Alzheimer's Association engagement opportunity for pe...
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This man ate 'expired' food for a year. Here's why expiration dates can be meaningless.
Jun 18, 2019 1:00 am - Last year, Mom's Organic Market founder and CEO Scott Nash did something many are afraid to do: He ate a cup of yogurt months after its expiration date. And then tortill...
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Advocate Children's Hospital patient treated to special day at Wrigley FieldJun 17, 2019 11:00 pm - Advocate Children's Hospital patient Ava Castaldo of Pingree Grove got to experience a Chicago Cubs game at Wrigley Field in a special way on Sunday, June 9. Ava, who h...
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How Good Samaritan Hospital's new operating room opens surgical possibilitiesJun 17, 2019 5:00 am - When doctors choose which way to perform common heart surgeries, they're typically stuck with that route — largely because of location. Operating rooms where doctors per...
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Schaumburg Township sponsoring Abilities Expo June 21-23Jun 17, 2019 1:00 am - Schaumburg Township Disability Services will serve as an organizational sponsor of the annual Abilities Expo on Friday, June 21 through Sunday, June 23 at the Renaissanc...
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Girls on the Run welcomes new leadership team membersJun 16, 2019 11:00 pm - Girls on the Run-Chicago welcomed two new members to its leadership team - Jill Eid as executive director and Jennifer Elliott as governing board president. Girls on th...