Articles filed under Health
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Herbal sales are big businessJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Some people who buy supplements to avoid Big Pharma drug companies may find themselves doing business with Big Herba, instead. Some of the same companies that mass-produ...
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Free prostate test at Sox gameJun 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Men over 40 can get free prostate cancer screening at today's Chicago White Sox game. The free blood test will be offered from noon through the second inning of the game...
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Swine flu cases jump by 30 percentJun 08, 2009 11:00 pm - The number of swine flu cases in Illinois jumped by 35 percent over the weekend - but health officials maintain it's nothing to be alarmed about. Total cases of the H1N1...
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'What do you say to a stranger who saved your baby son's life?'Jun 08, 2009 11:00 pm - In May 2007 Aurora civil engineer Mary Garza decided she was going to save a life. She just didn't know whose. Monday morning, with tears flowing, she met the boy. Evan ...
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Early anti-AIDS treatment cuts death rate in halfJun 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Prescribing powerful antiviral drugs to patients with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, even as they're being treated for pneumonia or cancer, cuts their death rate, a st...
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Insured pay 'hidden health tax' to fund care for uninsuredJun 07, 2009 11:00 pm - American families with medical coverage incurred a "hidden health tax" of $1,017 each last year as insurers passed on costs for the uninsured, according to a report by a...
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Your HealthJun 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Lawn mower safety Ah, the smell of fresh-mown grass - just make sure it's not mingled with fresh-cut fingers this summer. Lawn mower-related accidents injure 200,000 peo...
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After running 100 miles a week, his feet rebelledJun 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Scientists estimate that the average person will walk what amounts to three trips around the Earth in a lifetime. Nobody, however, has ever called Chad Worthen average. ...
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Laid off? You need a friend to keep up your spiritsJun 07, 2009 11:00 pm - When you've been laid off, people tell you lots of things you need: You need to network. You need to go back to school. You need to volunteer. You need to stay positive....
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Scientists uncover culprit in Huntington's diseaseJun 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Scientists have solved a mystery surrounding a horrific illness: Why people with Huntington's disease harbor a faulty protein throughout their bodies but it destroys onl...