Stories from Chicago Tribune

  1. Nursing homes rebuked for misleading patients

    Chicago Tribune &bull Yesterday

    Opinion chides use of scare tactics to stay in facilities rather than transfer to a community setting A federal judge has issued a stinging rebuke to for-profit nursing home operators, saying they were using scare tactics to persuade psychiatric patients… Full Story »

  2. Receipts putting your health at risk?

    Chicago Tribune &bull Jul 27, 2010

    A new study by the Environmental Working Group found that BPA, a plastic hardener linked to breast cancer, heart disease and diabetes, was found on 40 percent of receipts. A warning before you take your receipt at the grocery store,… Full Story »

  3. New health policy: Making friends

    Chicago Tribune &bull Jul 27, 2010

    Social relationships had a bigger impact on premature death than getting an adult vaccine to prevent pneumonia and taking drugs for high blood pressure, a study found. Social relationships had a bigger impact on premature death than getting an adult… Full Story »

  4. Controversial supplement to come off shelves

    Chicago Tribune &bull Jul 26, 2010

    Product FDA called 'unapproved drug' is popular in autism cases Product FDA called an 'unapproved drug' is popular in autism cases. Full Story »

  5. VapoRub for mosquito bites?

    Chicago Tribune &bull Jul 24, 2010

    Also in People's Pharmacy: Hypothyroid medications; reduced testosterone drags performance Also in People's Pharmacy: Hypothyroid medications; reduced testosterone drags performance. Full Story »

  6. Why shower before swimming?

    Chicago Tribune &bull Jul 23, 2010

    A: Chlorine doesnat kill everything. Plus, it takes a little time to work, which is why people who have a contagious disease or infectious condition (a cold, fever, ringworm, foot infections, skin lesions, diarrhea, vomiting or unhealed cuts) can be… Full Story »

  7. Consumer gene test services probed

    Chicago Tribune &bull Jul 23, 2010

    U.S. investigator says firms' results are 'meaningless' Four gene testing companies are misleading consumers by providing unclear or conflicting information on the risk of disease, according to a government investigator who sampled the services. Full Story »

  8. VBAC after caesarean OK, doctors say

    Chicago Tribune &bull Jul 22, 2010

    A vaginal birth after caesarean is a safe choice for most women who have had a prior C-section, including some women who have had two prior C-sections. Full Story »

  9. ACLU: Scare tactics in nursing homes

    Chicago Tribune &bull Jul 22, 2010

    For-profit nursing home operators are using scare tactics to persuade psychiatric patients to stay in the facilities instead of moving into supportive community housing, according to court papers filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and other legal advocates for… Full Story »

  10. Is homeopathic cold remedy dangerous?

    Chicago Tribune &bull Jul 21, 2010

    The cold remedy Zicam, which contains a form of zinc, is marketed as a ahomeopathic medicine.a But the new analysis showing that nasal gels and swabs containing zinc have likely caused a loss of smell in some users raises a… Full Story »

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