Virtual Smoking: There's An App For That
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.
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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."
If your New Year's resolution is to quit smoking, there are a number of incentives.
Metra Board Chairman Brad O'Halloran said the defibrillators will be installed on about 300 Metra train cars.
More security is coming in the fight against people who would unlawfully get prescription drugs.
As CBS 2's Mary Kay Kleist reports, the newest generation of laser therapy can take years off your face.
For one day each year, Dr. Jonathan Yahav of the Chicago Smile Center opens his office to those who otherwise wouldn't be able to get even the most basic dental care.
Experts were predicting a longer and stronger flu season this year.
The flu is back with a vengeance this year, earlier than usual and affecting more people this winter.
Some patients trying a generic alternative to their prescribed medications are not getting the same results. CBS 2's Mary Kay Kleist explains.
A homeless man found near a University of Illinois at Chicago student center is the second person in Cook County to die of cold exposure.
