Health and Fitness
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12 sickened by carbon monoxide in SkokieDec 19, 2013 1:54 pm - Twelve people have been hospitalized after a carbon monoxide leak at an apartment building in Skokie. Police said a resident called 911 around 2:30 a.m. Thursday and rep...
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Cancer genetics pioneer dies at 88Dec 18, 2013 3:51 pm - Dr. Janet Rowley, a pioneer in cancer genetics research, has died at age 88. Rowley spent most of her career at the University of Chicago, where she also obtained her me...
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Thousands told to start over on health insuranceDec 18, 2013 3:50 pm - Illinois officials are emailing and calling thousands of people, advising them to start over on their health insurance applications if they believe the federal governmen...
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Higher blood pressure threshold OK in older adultsDec 18, 2013 8:46 am - Many older adults with high blood pressure can be treated less aggressively, which could mean taking fewer pills to get it under control, according to new treatment guid...
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Blood donation Friday at Buffalo Grove Fire DepartmentDec 17, 2013 9:42 am - The Buffalo Grove Fire Department is holding a blood drive from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, at Station 26, 1051 Highland Grove Drive. For an appointment, visit lif...
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Italian physicians visit Lutheran GeneralDec 17, 2013 9:32 am - Two physicians and a health-care administrator from Tuscany, Italy, visited Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge Monday and Tuesday to watch surgery and unde...
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Teaching young skiers: Keep the focus on funDec 17, 2013 4:30 am - SALT LAKE CITY — A hard wind pelted exposed areas of our faces with tiny pellets of sleet and drove the 16-degree air through any chink in the ski gear covering my 4-yea...
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Do vitamins block disease? Some disappointing newsDec 16, 2013 4:11 pm - WASHINGTON — There’s more disappointing news about multivitamins: Two major studies found popping the pills didn’t protect aging men’s brains or help heart attack surviv...
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FDA: Anti-bacterial soaps may not curb bacteriaDec 16, 2013 4:04 pm - WASHINGTON — After more than 40 years of study, the U.S. government says it has found no evidence that common anti-bacterial soaps prevent the spread of germs, and regul...
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Dr. Mientus to head medical societyDec 16, 2013 3:25 pm - Dr. Thomas F. Mientus was elected president of the Lake County Medical Society at the group’s annual meeting Dec. 3, at the Deer Path Inn, Lake Forest. He officially tak...