Study: Food Allergies Affect 1 In 13 Children
A new study by researchers in Chicago finds food allergies in children are much more common than previously believed.
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A new study by researchers in Chicago finds food allergies in children are much more common than previously believed.
A new study says spending too much time in front of your TV could result in a greater chance of some serious health problems.
Flip flops can be hard on your feet if you don't know what to look for. CBS 2's Roseanne Tellez hits the streets to see why some of the footwear flops.
The story of autism hits home for a downstate lawmaker who is a parent of a child who suffers from the disorder.
The estate of a southwest suburban man has been given a large jury award, more than three years after he died from contaminated blood-thinning drugs.
The deadliest e. coli outbreak in modern history, centered in Germany, has now killed 23 people and sickened more than 2,200 – including four in the United States.
Researchers at the University of Chicago are working on developing artificial limbs that can feel.
Three decades after the first official mention of the AIDS virus by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chicago is looking back, and hoping the fourth decade of the disease will be the last.
A study on flaxseed, released over the weekend at a conference of oncologists in Chicago, is disappointing for women wanting to control their hot flashes by eating the seed.
Oncologists from around the country are in Chicago for a five-day conference, noting improvements in the treatment of melanoma.
Millions of women at high risk of breast cancer because of genes, family history or other reasons have a new option for preventing the disease.
Cook County officials are minimizing services at a charity hospital in Oak Forest, but keeping it open for now.
There have been studies linking cell phones to cancer. But when the World Health Organization speaks, many listen.
All the wet weather and flooding is likely to give us a bumper crop of particularly nasty mosquitoes, an expert says.
The Iowa Department of Public Health has confirmed a case of the measles in an Iowa resident who flew from Chicago to Des Moines and officials are looking for people who may have been exposed.