Illness Besets Birthday Party Guests
A party for two birthday celebrants in Chicago Heights ended badly when a number of guests got sick. Some suspect the water they drank is to blame.
Watch CBS News
A party for two birthday celebrants in Chicago Heights ended badly when a number of guests got sick. Some suspect the water they drank is to blame.
The caffeinated alcoholic beverage Four Loko has been banned in four states and now Chicago-based Phusion Projects has agreed to stop shipments to New York state.
There's good news for millions of people with mild or moderate heart failure.
One local nurse swears by the round-soled athletic shoes, but experts say they can worsen existing conditions.
A new Northwestern University study is claiming half of all graduating medical residents or fellows trained in Illinois are leaving the state to practice medicine elsewhere.
A campaign by customers of a Glencoe drug store taken over by Walgreens has forced the company to reinstate two druggists who worked at the location for years.
Two key city council members want schools to pull athletes out of play if they show signs of concussion head injury.
A Dolton woman says she asked her boss for two weeks off to undergo cancer treatment. She says her boss turned her down, then fired her. Now, she and the Federal EEOC are suing the company. CBS 2's Mike Parker reports.
The FDA believes pictures of corpses, sickly looking people with oxygen masks and stained, decaying teeth could scare smokers into quitting. CBS 2's Vince Gerasole reports.
Diabetes has become a common diagnosis amongst pets. CBS 2's Mary Kay Kleist reports spotting the early signs is the key to their survival.
The Howard Brown Health Center, a medical clinic that has tended to the gay and lesbian community for 36 years, has received a sizable grant from an anonymous donor amid dangers of closing.
Trying to avoid a gap in health insurance, the newly-elected Cook County Board president in no hurry to leave her City Council post.
A study is examining how social and physical environments interact with genetics to affect kids' health.
With between-meal munching on the rise, and more high-fat, high-calorie fare on the menu, it's becoming harder for noshers to know where to draw the line between snacks and meals.
