Chicago Hydration Clinic Offering Flu Relief
While there is no cure for the flu, Dr. Jack Dybis says getting enough fluids everyday can help.
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While there is no cure for the flu, Dr. Jack Dybis says getting enough fluids everyday can help.
Both Lifesource and the American Red Cross say they're in need of RH-negative donors. WBBM Newsradio's Bob Roberts.
There hasn't been much need for snow shovels in the Chicago area this year, or salt for the driveway, but there has been a run on humidifiers, due to the unusually dry conditions this winter.
It's a breakthrough that could help save the lives of athletes who play contact sports. Research conducted partially in Chicago has found a way to diagnose a devastating brain disease for the first time, while the athlete is still alive.
Illinois is among 30 states reporting high flu activity in a season where the virus is striking earlier than usual and the main flu strain is one that tends to make people sicker.
What if something as simple as changing the color of your plate helped you lose weight? Or if clenching a fist put an end to a fattening craving?
Gov. Pat Quinn helped cut the ribbon for the university's new $700 million hospital, called the Center for Care and Discovery.
CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker talked with one Chicago man who says he can't afford to miss work.
The flu season is far from over, and as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared this season an epidemic, physicians were urging people to take precautions against the flu virus.
CBS 2's Ed Curran has a warning from parents and experts who fear these new apps could encourage kids to start smoking the real thing.
If you haven't been bit by the flu bug this year, you might be lucky or maybe you've been getting help from the boss.
The FDA said it's easy for errors to be made when filling a prescription for your pet. FDA investigators discovered errors stemming from simple issues such as: lookalike packaging, drugs with similar names, and simple penmanship errors.
Some Chicago area hospitals were being forced to turn away emergency room patients because of an influx of people suffering from the flu.
The flu season in the Chicago area is hitting harder than in the last couple of years.
A day before he returns to Congress, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk said the stroke he suffered last January "was a gift from God," because of the people he's met during his rehabilitation, and "the inner faith that I developed."
