Articles filed under Health
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How your phone can ward off ticks and sunburnsAug 15, 2015 7:00 am - There are two health issues many Mid-Atlantic residents fret about each summer: sunburn and Lyme disease. It turns out that smartphones, which most people have at hand e...
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Rauner uses veto to further restrict pot decriminalizationAug 14, 2015 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner used his veto authority Friday to alter a pair of marijuana bills, setting higher fines in a measure decriminalizing small amounts of the drug and scal...
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Golf outing to benefit GiGi's Playhouse Aug. 14Aug 11, 2015 1:00 am - Golfers and supporters of GiGi's Playhouse will tee up for charity at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14 for the GiGi's Playhouse National Achievement Center Golf Outing at The Brid...
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Schaumburg library to host blood drive Aug. 26Aug 10, 2015 1:00 am - A blood drive will be held 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26 in the Rasmussen South Room of the Schaumburg Township District Library at 130 S. Roselle Road in S...
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CDC: Coordinated approach could cut projected 'superbug' infections in halfAug 09, 2015 7:36 am - With the United States facing an increasing number of drug-resistant "superbugs," federal health officials said a relatively simple solution could prevent more than half...
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Factcheck: Harry Reid's claim that 30% of women rely on Planned ParenthoodAug 09, 2015 7:33 am - "The Republican bill pretends to be for women's health, but it would prohibit federal funds to go to an organization that is the health care backbone for American women ...
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North pavilion, south entrance to open next spring at Good ShepherdAug 09, 2015 7:31 am - Frequent visitors to Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, take note: Two of the most prominent features of the four-year campus modernization project will be done next May, ...
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Federal government says more scrutiny needed of nursing home Coumadin errorsAug 08, 2015 5:20 am - WASHINGTON - The federal government is asking health inspectors nationwide to be on the lookout for errors by nursing homes in managing the blood thinner Coumadin, inclu...
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Northwest Community Healthcare names new CFOAug 07, 2015 1:00 am - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS - Northwest Community Healthcare has named John Skeans as chief financial officer of the health care system. Skeans, 54, comes to NCH after serving as ...
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Editorial: 'Right to Try' experimental drugs offers both hope and riskAug 06, 2015 1:00 am - Imagine being terminally ill. Imagine hearing about a medication that might help you live longer, but you can't have it since the FDA hasn't approved it. By approving th...