The Chicago Department of Health’s Englewood Neighborhood Health Center has been the last resort for many Black patients since 1973. The center, at 641 W. 63rd St., was recently recognized by city officials for its 35 years of service to the Englewo
A new state law strengthens protections against discrimination based on the results of sophisticated genetic tests that can pinpoint someone’s risk of disease, bringing Illinois in line with federal law and in some instances surpassing it.
PAUL SMITHS, N.Y.–It took Kelsey Galer four weeks at a weight-loss camp to lose 9 pounds. It took her dad just three days to start acting like a “dork.” “He wears his pedometer around all the time,” said Galer. “He&rsqu
WASHINGTON–Infections may play a bigger role in premature birth than doctors have thought, says a new study that found almost one in seven women in preterm labor harbored bacteria or fungi in their amniotic fluid.
LONDON–Transplanting faces may seem like science fiction, but doctors say the experimental surgeries could one day become routine. Two of the world’s three teams that have done partial face transplants reported Friday that their techniques wer
WASHINGTON–The number of people lacking health insurance dropped by more than 1 million in 2007, the first annual decline since the Bush administration took office, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday. The poverty rate held steady at 12.5 percent, no
WASHINGTON–Roll back the clock to 1961: John F. Kennedy was inaugurated president. The Peace Corps was founded. The Dow Jones industrials hit 734. Gasoline reached 31 cents a gallon. And the number of people killed in U.S. traffic accidents that yea
WASHINGTON-Imagine Superman promoting fresh fruits and vegetables instead of a cereal. Children are confronted with such a barrage of advertising for food and drink–much of it unhealthy–that the entertainment industry should take steps to tie
WASHINGTON–More than 22,000 veterans have sought help from a special suicide hotline in its first year, and 1,221 suicides have been averted, the government says. According to a recent RAND Corp. study, roughly one in five soldiers returning from Ir
WASHINGTON–Investing just $10 per person–roughly the price of a six-pack of beer and some chips–could greatly fuel community programs that get couch potatoes moving, prevent smoking and improve nutrition, researchers say.
