Articles filed under Health
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Unlicensed Gurnee assisted-living facility faces more problemsFeb 01, 2012 4:30 am - An assisted-living facility that's been operating unlicensed for three years must cross a new hurdle in its quest to remain open in Gurnee. Village board members last we...
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Centegra, Mercy appeal hospital rejections from state boardJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - Undeterred by not one, but two rejections from the state that killed Centegra and Mercy health systems' plans to build new hospitals in McHenry County, both groups are m...
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Pfizer recalls 1 million birth-control packs on wrong dosageJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - Pfizer Inc., the world’s biggest drugmaker, recalled 1 million birth-control packs after discovering that pills were mixed up inside the packages, possibly putting women...
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Gates Foundation, drugmakers push on tropical illsJan 30, 2012 11:00 pm - Thirteen major pharmaceutical companies, government groups and health charities will work together in a push to eliminate or control by 2020 10 tropical diseases that af...
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Drug approved to treat cystic fibrosis’ root causeJan 30, 2012 11:00 pm - The first drug that treats the root cause of cystic fibrosis won approval Tuesday, offering a life-changing treatment for a handful of patients with the deadly illness, ...
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Alexian Brothers receives $1 million donationJan 29, 2012 11:00 pm - Canadian National, one of the largest railroads in North America with extensive operations in Chicago’s suburbs, has donated $1 million to the Alexian Brothers Foundatio...
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Health survey of DuPage adults finds positive trends and challengesJan 29, 2012 10:00 pm - DUPAGE COUNTY—The results of a new survey of DuPage County adults covering their health status, prevalence of disease and their lifestyle practices has been released by ...
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School lunches to have more veggies, whole grainsJan 29, 2012 5:22 am - ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The first major nutritional overhaul of school meals in more than 15 years means most offerings — including the always popular pizza — will come with l...
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Edward Hospital sees big jump in online test after Kirk's strokeJan 26, 2012 10:00 pm - Within days of U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk's stroke, Edward Hospital in Naperville said Internet traffic to its stroke awareness test jumped by hundreds. “We know around the wat...
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Golden retrievers offer clue to human skin diseaseJan 22, 2012 5:05 am - Thanks to inbreeding, dogs are more like us than ever before. Take the golden retriever. In the past few years, the breed has begun to suffer from one of a cluster of ra...