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What is ‘Teflon flu’? It’s linked to a coating on some nonstick pans.

By Teddy Amenabar
Jul 18, 2024 10:15 pm - Can your nonstick pan really cause you to get sick? When used properly, it’s not likely, but when cooking temperatures reach 500 degrees and up, the coating can degrade, leaking chemicals into the environment.
Suburban Cook County resident has year’s first human case of West Nile virus

Daily Herald report
Jul 17, 2024 2:13 pm - The Illinois Department of Public Health has identified the first human case of West Nile virus so far this year, the agency said Wednesday.
Ask the doctors: Recognizing and addressing heat-related dangers

By Drs. Eve Glazier and Elizabeth Ko
Jul 17, 2024 1:03 am - Skin flushing and sweating are the first signs your body is overheating, and trying to cool itself down. If clammy skin and nausea start, heat exhaustion may be the cause. Why everyone should know how to treat it and when to seek help.
Some ways to talk to your teen about alcohol

By Dr. Cathy Joyce
Jul 14, 2024 9:28 am - When talking with your child about alcohol use, remain open and approachable. Allow them to ask questions and keep the discussion age-appropriate.
A rare voice box transplant helped a cancer patient speak again, part of a pioneering study

By LAURAN NEERGAARD
Jul 14, 2024 9:27 am - A Massachusetts man has regained his voice after surgeons removed his cancerous larynx and, in a pioneering move, replaced it with a donated one.
Work friends can be hard to find. How to combat loneliness in the workplace

By MELISSA RAYWORTH
Jul 14, 2024 9:24 am - Twice each month, executives at the dating app company Hinge gather for a team meeting. But rather than dive into discussions about metrics or revenue, they begin by simply talking. During that time, these co-workers reveal hopes and anxieties — what they worry about, what they’re grateful for, what they’re feeling.
Ask the doctors: Super-agers retain cognition through lifestyle, genetics

By Drs. Eve Glazier and Elizabeth Ko
Jul 14, 2024 9:23 am - Super-agers have helped us learn what we could have guessed: The pathway to retaining memory and cognition as we age is rooted in genetics, biology and lifestyle choices, such as a healthy diet, staying active and exercising your brain.
Dr. Ruth Westheimer, America’s diminutive and pioneering sex therapist, dies at 96

By MARK KENNEDY
Jul 13, 2024 9:46 am - Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive sex therapist who became a pop icon, media star and bestselling author through her frank talk about once-taboo bedroom topics, has died. She was 96.
Grief & healing: The light was pink and magical

By Susan Anderson-Khleif
Jul 13, 2024 7:00 am - Memories of magical times together are the basis of the long-term grief Susan Anderson-Khleif feels after her husband died 12 years ago.
COVID numbers are climbing, but not as rapidly as in other states

By Jake Griffin
Jul 12, 2024 9:31 pm - COVID numbers are on the rise again, but public health experts said Illinois isn’t yet seeing the spikes other states are reporting.

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