Health and Fitness
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Potatoes are healthy, but french fries? Not so much.
Aug 22, 2025 11:10 am - They’re the most popular vegetable in the United States, where people eat an average of nearly 50 pounds of them a year, according to the U.S. Agriculture Department. But the humble potato doesn’t always get nutritional respect.
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Anti-sunscreen movement could cause long term health risks
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Time to take measles seriouslyAug 21, 2025 9:23 pm - All it takes is one kid with measles to infect up to 18 others in their classroom. With school beginning soon, public health and education officials around the country are concerned about new outbreaks.
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Childhood immunizations protect the broader communityAug 21, 2025 9:21 pm - As families prepare for a new school year or routine check-up, pediatrician Nina Alfieri, MD, of Lurie Children’s says, “Vaccines are a powerful tool that helps keep children safe from serious, sometimes deadly, diseases.”
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Short naps may prove beneficial for heart healthAug 21, 2025 9:20 pm - When it comes to napping for improved health, the consensus appears to be that brief naps a few times a week can have a beneficial effect. However, longer naps, particularly for people who are already struggling with overnight sleep, may be associated with cardiovascular risks.
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Barbells or bands? Experts look at different strength training methods
Aug 21, 2025 9:19 pm - When it comes to weight-resistance exercise, you can choose from four primary options: free weights, weight machines, resistance bands or tubes or your own body weight. Or use a combination. All have their pros and cons.
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Park Ridge man celebrates heart health by ringing his own bellAug 16, 2025 12:16 pm - Park Ridge resident Paul Sheehan, a heart patient at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, on Friday rang the bell he’d previously donated for patients celebrating the end of their cardiac rehabilitation.
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A balm for the bereaved: Geneva woman seeks to install wind phone where grieving people can ‘talk’ to lost loved onesAug 16, 2025 12:15 pm - A Geneva mother seeks to establish a wind phone, a disconnected phone that allows grieving people to “talk” with their departed loved ones, in her community in honor of her 18-year-old son James who died unexpectedly in 2021.
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Protein pitfalls: Research says we may not be getting enough in our diets
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Patient advocate: What D.O. you know about osteopathy?Aug 14, 2025 5:09 pm - We’re seeing more doctors of osteopathy, also known as osteopathic doctors and osteopaths, showing up more frequently in lists of primary care providers. If you’re looking for a new practitioner, you may find more D.O.s than M.D.s in your network.