Articles filed under Health
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Good news on immunity: vaccines might last longer than thoughtJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Scientists are finding that the human immune system has a much longer memory for pathogens than once thought. Most recently, researchers have discovered that many people...
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What's in a cigarette? FDA to study ingredientsJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - RICHMOND, Va. -- The Food and Drug Administration is working to lift the smokescreen clouding the ingredients used in cigarettes and other tobacco products. In June, tob...
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Running clubs can help keep your fitness goals on trackJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - We're three weeks into the new year, and your fitness resolution is already showing signs of stress. With teeth-gritting determination, you resolved to work off those fi...
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Why cadmium is dangerousJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Cadmium is a soft, whitish metal that occurs naturally in soil. It's perhaps best known as one half of rechargeable nickel-cadmium batteries, but also is used in pigment...
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Suddenly flush with doses, U.S. pushes flu vaccinationJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - First there was too little swine flu vaccine. Now could there be way too much? This week will tell. Get ready for a huge flu-shot push as health officials try to rekindl...
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Schaumburg offers flu shotsJan 15, 2010 10:00 pm - The village of Schaumburg is offering a seasonal flu clinic for all interested adults age 18 and up between 3 and 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 27, at the village's Nursing ...
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Barrington to screen film on schizophreniaJan 13, 2010 10:00 pm - The public is invited to join National Alliance on Mental Illness, Barrington Area, on Jan. 18 for a screening of the documentary, "When Medicine Got it Wrong," the stor...
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J&J, charity to start testing artificial pancreasJan 12, 2010 10:00 pm - TRENTON, N.J. -- An experimental artificial pancreas will soon be tested in diabetes patients, potentially sparing them the hormonal disorder's most dangerous complicati...
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Getting life insurance after cancer possible, but trickyJan 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Q: I had stage 2 breast cancer and underwent an operation, chemotherapy and radiation therapy. My treatment ended in 2007 and I haven't had evidence of cancer since. I w...
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New York ad campaign goes after soft-drink tipplersJan 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Are you drinking yourself fat? If you're a regular soft-drink tippler, New York health officials are out to make you think so. With the recent release of a series of a s...