Health and Fitness
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Zombie races scare up fun for a good causeOct 13, 2014 5:45 am - I've heard a quip from nonrunners that goes like this: “I don't run and if you ever see me running, you better run too because something is probably chasing me.” If you'...
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Apptitude: “Zombies, Run!” for your healthOct 13, 2014 5:45 am - So, you can't make it to one of the local zombie-themed races, but you still think the undead could be a good motivator in your fitness regimen? Then, this app is for yo...
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Your health: Spooky contacts may have scary consequencesOct 13, 2014 5:45 am - Spooky contacts may have consequences With Halloween approaching, people are going to be looking for fun ways to dress up. And if you are trying to look scary by...
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Suburban hospitals play it safe with Ebola; one patient put into isolationOct 13, 2014 1:00 am - A patient was placed in isolation at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin while he was being assessed for the Ebola virus — which eventually was ruled out, hospital offici...
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Exhausted: Why can't we figure out chronic fatigue syndrome?Oct 12, 2014 7:00 am - Eight years ago, collapsed on a neurologist's examining table, I asked a naive question that turned out to be at the center of a long-running controversy: “So what is ch...
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'Veterans in Recovery'Oct 12, 2014 1:01 am - The public is invited to a Wednesday, Oct. 29, free presentation to hear the stories of military veterans who faced drug and alcohol problems and found a different way t...
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Texas health worker first to contract Ebola in U.S.Oct 12, 2014 1:00 am - DALLAS — A “breach of protocol” at the hospital where Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan was treated before his death led to the infection of a health care worker with the ...
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Should schools provide trainers?Oct 11, 2014 11:00 pm - When Georgia public high schools were asked five years ago to devise a policy to govern sports activities during periods of high heat and humidity, one school's proposal...
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Bionic hands mimic human control with added sensation of touchOct 11, 2014 7:44 am - MINNEAPOLIS - New advances in prosthetic devices are allowing people with artificial hands to tell when they're holding something without even looking, and pluck a stem ...
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Constipation in children is fairly commonOct 11, 2014 7:00 am - “My husband and I are both professional people,” the mother of the two-year-old shared over the phone, “and it seems like all we talk about is poop.” “Not to worry,” I r...