Christ Hospital Lauds Success Of New Heart Pump
Darryl Brooks, of Bellwood, said the new Jarvik 2000 heart pump has turned his life around.
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Darryl Brooks, of Bellwood, said the new Jarvik 2000 heart pump has turned his life around.
Earlier this year, the City Council voted to add e-cigarettes to the city's indoor smoking ban, which prohibits smoking in bars, restaurants, and inside most other public buildings. Effective Tuesday, use of e-cigarettes has been added to that ban.
Now, new research is saying that dependence on caffeine is not just a physical issue. As CBS 2's Roseanne Tellez reports, it could be affecting us psychologically.
Spring is here, the weather is warm and the air is freely blowing all those nasty allergens all over the place. Take a few steps to help protect yourself this allergy season.
CBS 2's Chris Martinez reports on how the working conditions of these first-responders may be affecting their health.
Some good news for women who are having difficulty becoming pregnant: Illinois is one of only five states in the country to get high marks for assisting couples with infertility.
The new technology involves the use of software that helps guide an ultrasound probe to possible problem spots detected on prostates through Magnetic Resonance Imaging exams (MRIs).
For Michelle and Peter Doyle, a trip to the doctor's office with their daughter Calen in 2006 changed their lives forever.
Illinois regulators crafting the first rules for the state's new medical marijuana industry have lowered patient fees and deleted a section that angered gun owners.
The Republican from Highland Park, who suffered a stroke in January 2012, attended a round-table discussion at Northwestern Memorial Hospital with Chicago-area stroke researchers. He emphasized the importance of funding National Institutes of Health research.
Environmentalists, lawmakers and representatives of the cosmetics industry met at the Shedd Aquarium on Wednesday day to talk about an agreement to stop the use of "microbeads" in personal care products in Illinois.
Fewer than 11 percent of Chicago high school students reported smoking last year.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and others were calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to crack down on what they say are efforts to market electronic cigarettes to children.
Illinois, which was the first state to have a poison center, could soon become the only state without one. CBS 2's Chris Martinez reports.
