Health and Fitness
-
Health fair on tap Jan. 25Jan 09, 2014 8:59 am - ChildServ, a Chicago-area agency helping at-risk children and families, will host a health fair on Saturday, Jan. 25, in Waukegan, according to a news release. The free ...
-
Tossing expired chicken soup is good for the soulJan 09, 2014 4:30 am - Nothing warms your soul on a cold day like throwing out all the expired foods lurking on shelves waiting to kill you. It's a bittersweet experience. Well, semisweet. I g...
-
Blue Cross extends payment deadline to Jan. 30Jan 08, 2014 4:08 pm - People who signed up recently for health insurance with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois now have until Jan. 30 to pay their first month’s premium and still get covera...
-
12 months of fitnessJan 07, 2014 8:38 pm - The year 2014 is under way and now many Americans are trying to meet their fitness goals for the new year. For many of us, the simple goal of “fitness” might seem daunt...
-
Study: Tobacco control has saved millions of livesJan 07, 2014 6:12 pm - Anti-smoking measures have saved roughly 8 million U.S. lives since a landmark 1964 report linking smoking and disease, a study estimates, yet the nation’s top disease d...
-
New MDA Team Momentum to train for endurance racesJan 07, 2014 12:18 pm - MDA Team Momentum will fuel the fight for muscle health at three inaugural races in 2014 Submitted by Muscular Dystrophy Association The Muscular Dystrophy Association ...
-
Maine West offers students cardiac screeningsJan 07, 2014 11:05 am - Maine West High School will offer free cardiac screenings to students on Thursday and Friday, Feb. 27-28, as part of the Young Hearts for Life program. The screenings de...
-
Belly blessings: Artist paints hopes on mothers-to-beJan 07, 2014 4:45 am - TOKYO — A few brush strokes on the round, swollen skintone canvas, and soon a colorful painting appears. As a precious memory of their pregnancy, mothers-to-be are lifti...
-
Radon kits availableJan 06, 2014 3:55 pm - The Lake County Health Department is encouraging residents to check the radon levels of their homes or apartments in January or during cold weather months — and is makin...
-
Simple tips to survive the bitter coldJan 06, 2014 9:36 am - Midwesterners are quite used to Mother Nature’s fickle ways during the winter, but with this week’s extreme temperatures, a medical expert from Advocate Good Shepherd Ho...