Health and Fitness
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More effective treatment targets LegionnairesSep 11, 2011 11:00 pm - ATLANTA — Cases of Legionnaires' disease have tripled in the last decade, U.S. health officials said, but the risk of dying from it is lower because of more effective tr...
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Surgical technology helps Indiana operating roomSep 11, 2011 5:05 am - MERRILLVILLE, Ind. — After her surgeon broke her spine in four places as part of an eight-hour surgery to fix her scoliosis, Kayla Akujobi gained 2 inches in height. Sin...
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Huntley runner will push pal in wheelchair in half marathonSep 09, 2011 12:00 am - Adam Davis and Justin Moy are typical 11-year-old boys who like to eat, play board games and build Legos. But not many 11-year-olds train for half marathons, let alone ...
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NorthShore names Bailes to head Neurological InstituteSep 08, 2011 12:00 am - EVANSTON — NorthShore University HealthSystem has named Julian E. Bailes, M.D., chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery and co-director of the NorthShore Neurological...
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Geneva talk on legal rights of cancer patientsSep 08, 2011 12:00 am - LivingWell Cancer Resource Center, 1803 W. State St. (Route 38) in Geneva, will welcome Monica Fawzy, staff attorney from The Cancer Legal Resource Center, from 7 to 8:3...
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Hoffman Estates family continues pediatric cancer fightSep 07, 2011 12:00 am - A Hoffman Estates family continues to remain true to its word in vowing to help other families facing a diagnosis of a rare pediatric cancer. James and Dorie Sexton lost...
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More need for older personal trainersSep 06, 2011 6:00 am - When they hired a fitness coach, Ventura, Calif., baby boomers Lisa and Ron Greenwood wanted an older trainer who had walked a mile in their sneakers. “I was badly wound...
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Dizziness a side effect of tumor growthSep 05, 2011 6:00 am - Q. Dizziness is a common problem that you've addressed a lot. I suffered for over a year, having been diagnosed with Meniere's after a CT scan showed nothing. Much l...
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Beans a healthier option than riceSep 05, 2011 6:00 am - Two of the most common foods, worldwide, are beans and rice. Both can have profound and opposite effects on developing a serious medical condition, metabolic syndrome. W...
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Oops! Nearly half of pregnancies are accidentsSep 05, 2011 6:00 am - In the first research to document unintended pregnancies in the United States since 2001, researchers at the Guttmacher Institute in New York found that of the 6.7 milli...