Articles filed under Health
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What is spirulina?Oct 05, 2015 5:45 am - Spirulina is a blue-green algae that is purported to be a good source of iron, Vitamin Bs and protein, and helpful in boosting your immune system, increasing your me...
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Lack of Legionella protocol frustrates U-46 leaderOct 05, 2015 5:34 am - The head of the Elgin-area school system says there is an alarming lack of public health standards and protocols for dealing with the Legionella bacteria in schools. Eas...
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Advocate Condell to end pioneering adult day care programOct 05, 2015 1:00 am - What has been described as a pioneering adult day care program at Advocate Condell Medical Center is ending next month after 23 years. The program opened in 1992 for old...
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Horizon Pharma relocates U.S. headquarters to Lake ForestOct 05, 2015 1:00 am - Specialty drug manufacturer Horizon Pharma, which moved its corporate headquarters from Deerfield to Ireland in 2014, announced it is relocating its U.S. headquarters fr...
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Northwest Community opens inpatient rehab unitOct 05, 2015 1:00 am - Northwest Community Healthcare has opened a 17-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit at the Arlington Heights hospital, for patients recovering from neurological and cardiac...
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Lizz Winstead wants you to swipe left on antiabortion politiciansOct 04, 2015 7:44 am - Political campaigns often take on romantic undertones: Emails to supporters can sound like dinner-date invitations. The media bills crowded GOP debates as political spee...
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Billboards linking Tinder to STDs are latest battleground in online dating warsOct 03, 2015 6:00 am - Just blocks away from the Tinder headquarters in Los Angeles, a large pink and purple billboard encapsulates much of what critics don't like about the dating app. Two pa...
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Doctor-law student partnership to help poor is thriving in AuroraOct 02, 2015 5:00 am - With a bum knee and a bad back, Michael Ferrell can't work. He also got into drugs and alcohol, lost his home and ended up at an Aurora homeless shelter. The 60-year-old...
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Lake Forest Hospital receives highest nursing honorOct 02, 2015 1:00 am - LAKE FOREST - Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital attained Magnet recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for the hospital's commitment to high-qu...
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Psoria-Shield begins shipments of flagship productOct 02, 2015 1:00 am - SCHAUMBURG - Wellness Center USA has commenced shipments of its flagship product, Psoria-Light, to key areas in the United States. Psoria-Light has been shipped to New Y...