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Jul 1, 2009 | 1 comment

Government experts called for sweeping safety restrictions Tuesday on the most widely used painkillers, including reducing the maximum dose of Tylenol and eliminating prescription drugs such as Vicodin...

Jun 29, 2009

The Food and Drug Administration says a sample of raw cookie dough collected at a Nestle USA manufacturing plant last week has tested positive for E. coli.

Jun 17, 2009

The World Health Organization has raised the pandemic threat level to six, but the C.D.C. says the declaration will have little effect in the U.S.

Jun 17, 2009

The state's Department of Public Health is plugging into modern-day messaging systems to help stop the spread of HIV/AIDS.

Jun 18, 2009 | 3 comments

In Chicago, one hospital has been working on electronic records for 20 years. Advances in technology are helping the facility become more efficient and provide better care... a hospital of the future.

Jun 16, 2009 | 14 comments

Consumers should stop using Zicam Cold Remedy nasal gel and related products because they can permanently damage the sense of smell, federal health regulators said Tuesday.

May 14, 2009 | 4 comments

Many people feel they're caught in the middle between caring for their kids and their parents, even grandparents, who are increasingly frail and also need help.

May 14, 2009 | 6 comments

Influenza experts worry that the spring outbreak of swine flu in North America could be followed by a second wave of more severe infections and illnesses next fall and winter.

May 7, 2009

The US may add swine flu shots to seasonal inoculation as health officials fear the new H1N1 virus could wreak havoc during regular flu season.

Jun 3, 2009 | 7 comments

Swine flu cases are erupting worldwide. The WHO raised the alert level to a phase 5, one level short of declaring a full pandemic.

May 7, 2009 | 13 comments

U.S. officials said Monday that it's too early to say the swine-flu threat is receding, even though there are some signs the outbreak may not be as serious as originally feared.

May 7, 2009 | 2 comments

Tips to avoid swine flu, and how to know whether your illness should send you to the hospital.

May 7, 2009 | 3 comments

Mystery illness fails to deliver on havoc-wreaking potential.

May 7, 2009

Now that the swine flu virus has passed from a farmworker to pigs, could it jump back to people? The question is important, because crossing species again could make it more deadly.

May 7, 2009 | 10 comments

Texas state health officials confirmed the first death of a U.S. resident from the virus.

May 5, 2009 | 15 comments

Chicago's a "squirrel hot spot," and a University of Illinois researcher is asking local residents to help him count the little buggers.

May 5, 2009 | 1 comment

What do you do when you need help navigating the complexities of daily life? For many blind people, the answer is to get a guide dog. But what if you are an autistic child who has difficulty communicating,...

May 5, 2009

Listening to music may help ease some of the anxiety associated with treating coronary heart disease.

Apr 10, 2009 | 8 comments

Would-be parents all across the country are without babies, without money and with seemingly little recourse after a surrogate agency closes.

Mar 31, 2009 | 17 comments

Consumers should stop eating all foods containing pistachios while they figure out the source of a possible salmonella contamination, Federal food safety officials warned last night.

Mar 20, 2009 | 4 comments

An Automatic External Defibrillator can save your life during a heart attack, but if your heart stops beating in Chicago area, there's a good chance one won't be nearby to restart it.

Mar 17, 2009

Textbooks, teachers, and the awkward talk with mom and dad about the "birds and the bees," may soon be a thing of the past.

Mar 13, 2009 | 3 comments

Half of new cases of peanut-linked salmonella infections are showing up in people who ate recalled Austin or Keebler crackers, raising worries that not everyone got the message.

Feb 24, 2009 | 1 comment

Detecting salmonella illnesses linked to tainted peanuts might have gone faster, except that only two-thirds of states require labs to submit samples for DNA tests that signal national outbreaks.