Aldermen Discuss Proposal To Tax Sugary Soft Drinks
Experts on both sides of a proposal to impose an extra tax on soft drinks and other sugary beverages poured out their arguments for the City Council's Health Committee on Tuesday.
Watch CBS News
Experts on both sides of a proposal to impose an extra tax on soft drinks and other sugary beverages poured out their arguments for the City Council's Health Committee on Tuesday.
Mayim Bialik, author of "Beyond the Sling" and star of TV show "Blossom," shares her real-life advice as a mom with a Ph.D in neuroscience.
Some people are experimenting with the type of gluten-free diet that is mandatory for celiac patients. CBS 2's Mary Kay Kleist reports.
Surveys show most school bus drivers are on the road to serious health problems. CBS 2's Derrick Blakley found a local bus company that's helping its workers slim down.
Do you know just one sugary drink a day can make you fat? Medical experts say they're the biggest culprit when it comes to obesity.
Police are making a big effort this coming weekend to get unused prescription drugs out of people's homes.
Representatives of Illinois nursing homes say Governor Pat Quinn's proposed cuts in Medicaid funding will devastate the industry and could leave seniors homeless.
Trying to save $2.7 billion on Medicaid costs, Gov. Pat Quinn said Thursday his job is to tell lawmakers not what they want to hear, but what they need to hear.
New research from Chicago suggests that keeping physically active can also keep you mentally fit.
Gov. Pat Quinn says the state's Medicaid system is on the verge of collapse, and to save it, billions of dollars in spending must be cut. One service that could end on the chopping block is hospice care for the poor.
A Chicago neuroscientist says she has developed the first blood test to diagnose depression in teenagers.
Illinois firefighters and paramedics may soon know how to better help autistic people during emergencies.
Testing for West Nile Virus is starting two weeks earlier than normal this year, following the unseasonably warm winter and spring.
A Lincolnshire dermatologist will be at Libertyville High School Thursday, hoping to save kids' lives.
