Copyright 2012 http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/health en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:13:27 -0600 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:13:27 -0600 NBC Owned Television Stations http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/senator-mark-kirk-stroke-skull-reattach-138871454.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:57:14 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/160*120/110210+ELECTION+DAY+ILLINOIS+3+Mark+Kirk.jpg
Doctors had removed a four-inch-by-eight-inch skull portion to make room for senator's swelling brain.

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A new procedure called Cellulaze claims that it can help reduce cellulite with one visit

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Food additive, deemed safe by the USDA, is used to kill bacteria.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/health/Chicago-Fitness-Club.html Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:15:27 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/160*137/fit+club+team+photo1.jpg
Tips for helping you live a better, healthier life.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/health/Social-Multitasking-Can-Impact-Tweenage-Development-Study-138425154.html Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:15:15 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/213*120/tweenage-girls.jpg
Being too digitally social can hurt the development of tweenage girls, according to a new Stanford study.

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New policy also allows students to carry and self-administer Epi-pens, asthma inhalers and diabetes testing with written approval of a parent or guardian.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/video/#!/news/health/Doctor-Explains-Sen.-Kirks-Condition/137909893 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:52:07 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/213*120/webkirkdocsEdlVersion1_7859855_722x406_2189536107.jpg
Sen. Mark Kirk (R - Ill.) has a "pretty good chance off continuing a very vibrant life," a doctor said Monday, hours after the Republican underwent surgery to relieve swelling around his brain from a stroke.

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Sen. Mark Kirk (R, Ill.) suffered a stroke over the weekend and has been hospitalized, his office said Monday. The senator underwent surgery early Monday to relieve swelling around his brain stemming from the...

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/video/#!/news/health/J-Hud,-Others-Pitching-Weight-Loss-Programs/137535343 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:16:05 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/213*120/JenniferHudson_722x406_2187959453.jpg
When celebs are successful, it's a win-win for them and for their sponsors. But even when they're not, it still helps the company break through the commercial clutter.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/health/Woman-Loses-Arm-After-Bath-Salts-Injection-137390448.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:59:32 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/213*120/bath+salts+11512.jpg
A New Orleans woman lost her arm and nearly her life after injecting herself with "bath salts," according to a case report published today in the journal Orthopedics.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/video/#!/news/health/Northwestern-Testing-Potentially-Baby-Saving-Invention/137297643 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:52:23 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/213*120/fetal-oxygen-monitor.jpg
New fetal monitor could reduce the number of oxygen-deprived newborns.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/video/#!/news/health/Next-Time-You-Need-A-Cab,-Think-Pink!/137053648 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:43:46 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/180*120/Pink+Taxi+2.png
Pink Taxi is the brain child of Park Ridge native and cancer survivor Patti Carpenter. Her vision is to put a positive spin on a negative problem.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/video/#!/news/health/Why-You-Need-Folic-Acid/136870088 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:45:34 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/169*120/orange+juice1.jpg
Dr. Dennis Krause, the Director of Community Outreach at Children's Hospital, explains the importance of the vitamin and the foods that contain it.

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Rush University Medical Center opens a state of the art Emergency room as the first stage is a massive move to an entirely new hospital.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/video/#!/news/health/Health-Department-Urges-Radon-Testing/136752038 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:08:18 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/213*120/RadonStoryp1_722x406_2183850290.jpg
Radon is a naturally occurring, odorless gas that causes health problems. Chicago health officials say it's time to start testing.

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Daily Beast: Average drinks, per person, per month is 12.76.

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Loyola doctor offers ways to relieve the morning-after misery.

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Katie Widmar started Covers of Comfort to provide not only emotional but physical comfort and it all started with a simple household item-a fleece blanket.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/health/2011-flexible-spending-accounts-fsa-irs-changes-136285343.html Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:36:30 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/213*120/condoms3.jpg
Restrictions put in place with the Affordable Care Act may have some out buying condoms and pregnancy tests rather than cold medicines and over-the-counter drugs before the end of the year.

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Chicago woman goes into labor three weeks early.

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There have been two recent deaths involving the use of neti pots. Are they still safe and what are the risks?

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/video/#!/news/health/A-Helping-Hand-For-Those-Needing-Food/136109173 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:39:38 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/180*120/thornton+township+food+assistance.png
Art Norman shines a light on the Thornton Township Food Assistance Program. Their food pantry feeds over 5,000 hungry people a month.

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Customers love it, says company spokesman.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/inc-well/Do-Health-Code-Violations-Like-Alineas-Really-Matter-135939043.html Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:57:50 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/180*120/alineaclosep.jpg
You may or may not have heard some surprising rumors out of the foodie world a few weeks ago, and as it turned out, it's true: Alinea failed a health inspection on Nov. 30. The sci-fi, Michelin-starred...

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At the end of November a surprising entry showed up on the city's newly launched site: the Michelin-starred Alinea restaurant failed a November 30 inspection.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/video/#!/news/health/Fighting-a-Cold?-Eat,-Drink-Your-Way-to-Health/135786183 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:46:06 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/160*120/gilroy+garlic+-+ceramic+garlic+roasters003.jpg
Sandy Goldberg offers tips on the items you can add to your diet when you're not feeling well to speed up your recovery.

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Tan at your own risk.

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A new report explains how advances in medical science enable more extremely premature babies to survive and thrive.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/health/Cilantro-Recalled-in-Indiana-Other-States-135381513.html Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:08:19 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/160*120/Cilantro.jpg
A California food company is voluntarily recalling 6,141 cartons of cilantro in seven states that may be contaminated with salmonella.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/video/#!/news/health/Go-Inside-New-Rush-University-Medical-Center/135294163 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:32:22 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/213*120/Rush-Univ-Medical-Center.jpg
New facility -- at 14 stories and costing about $650 million -- opens January 2012.

]]> http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Blagos-Legacy-Better-Prenatal-Care-135104513.html Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:38:37 -0600 http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/174*120/03+03+09_Rod+Blagojevich.jpg
Rod Blagojevich is a vain, foppish, foul-mouthed blowhard. But he's a vain, foppish, foul-mouthed blowhard who made Illinois a leader in pre-natal care.

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