Health and Fitness
-
Exercise selection is key to getting resultsJan 18, 2014 4:45 am - Hopefully by now, you’re settling into your new workout routine and noticing some positive changes. How do you choose the exercises that make up your workouts? When it...
-
Surgeon general ties cigarettes to diseases beyond cancerJan 17, 2014 8:22 pm - A half century after linking smoking to lung cancer, the U.S. is confronting stalled progress in kicking the habit of 42 million Americans with new evidence that many co...
-
Judge declares abortion-ultrasound law illegalJan 17, 2014 4:29 pm - GREENSBORO, N.C. — A federal judge in North Carolina says a state law requiring women who want an abortion to have an ultrasound and then have a medical provider describ...
-
Schaumburg blood drive set for Jan. 30Jan 17, 2014 3:45 pm - A Schaumburg Community Blood Drive in honor of an 11-year-old cancer survivor named Corina will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, at the Community Recreation C...
-
Angel Wings in Hanover Park wins ToyotaJan 17, 2014 1:32 pm - Angel Wings, a Hanover Park-based nonprofit organization that is working to provide safe and independent housing to adults with epilepsy, was presented with a new 2014 T...
-
Arlington Hts. to hold cholesterol screenings in Feb.Jan 17, 2014 9:43 am - To commemorate National Heart Awareness Month, the village of Arlington Heights is offering cholesterol screenings at a reduced cost. The screenings will be held from 8:...
-
Illinois expecting flood of Medicaid applicationsJan 16, 2014 4:16 pm - In a matter of days, state workers processing Medicaid applications for Illinois residents who signed up under President Barack Obama’s health care law will face a monst...
-
Quinn creates Illinois health innovation officeJan 16, 2014 2:47 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn has created a new state office to oversee changes in health care, including efforts to expand the workforce and restructure services for people with disab...
-
LifeSource tests door-to-donor blood donations in Lake VillaJan 15, 2014 4:30 am - Lake Villa resident Christal Herbst took to Facebook to organize a community blood drive Tuesday in front of her home after she heard blood donations had dropped recentl...
-
More older Americans are signing up for health insuranceJan 13, 2014 3:46 pm - asdf asdf asd fasdf asdf asdf asdf