Healthy & Fit

20 Brands of Vegetable Packages from Packaging Company Recalled for Listeria Precaution

Mon Oct 23, 2017 02:37 pm Cardinal News

Precautions for possibly Listeria contamination have been underway since October 19, 2017 involving Mann’s — a vegetable packing company. Twenty brands and 32 products connected to a Mann’s sample that tested positive for Listeria contamination […]

BrightFarms, Supplying Grocers in Illinois and Wisconsin, Recalls Vegetables for Possible E. coli Contamination

Mon Oct 23, 2017 02:30 pm Cardinal News

According to the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA), BrightFarms is initiating a voluntary recall of packaged produce sold in Roundy’s Supermarkets due to the potential presence of E. coli at its Rochelle, Illinois (Ogle […]

Heroin Overdose Deaths Spiking in Chicago’s Suburbs

Mon Sep 25, 2017 07:04 pm Cardinal News

Heroin and drug overdoses continue to increase in Chicago and the suburbs. Here are the figures compiled by the ABC7 Eyewitness News I-Team and from the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. 568 people dead from […]

CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta Explains Why US Health Care Is So Expensive

Wed Sep 20, 2017 11:46 am Cardinal News

CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta looks at why is health care in the United States so expensive and why its such a difficult system to fix. The United States spends $3.2 trillion per year on health […]

MasSpec “Cancer Pen” Helps Surgeons Find Malignant Tumors in 10 Seconds, Say University of Texas – Austin Scientists

Thu Sep 7, 2017 11:49 pm Cardinal News

A pen that detects cancer cells in 10 seconds has been developed at the University of Texas at Austin. The new device is aimed at helping surgeons pinpoint cancer cells and more precisely remove malignant […]

FDA Sends Warning Letter to Pfizer Unit Meridian Medical Technologies About EpiPens Failing to Fire Defect

Thu Sep 7, 2017 03:26 pm Cardinal News

The Food and Drug Administration has learned of “hundreds of complaints” about the anti-allergy EpiPen device has misfired “during life-threatening emergencies.” In some cases involving misfiring, people later died. EpiPens are used to deliver a […]

VIDEO: Lizard Found Drowned in Pool Apparently Saved by Finger CPR

Thu Aug 24, 2017 09:36 pm Cardinal News

A video displayed on the official Facebook page for thedodo.com appears to show successful CPR on a lizard that was found drowned in a swimming pool. Lizards have a three chambered heart with left and […]

Rabid Bat Found Near Fremont Ave and Arlington Heights Rd, Arlington Heights

Wed Aug 16, 2017 12:35 am Cardinal News

Last week a rabid bat was discovered outdoors in the same neighborhood where a rabid bat was found and captured inside a home. The village of Arlington Heights recently received the following letter from Donna […]

LifeTime Fitness plans at Lake Zurich Hackney's site

Life Time Fitness Plans and Proposal Announced for Hackney’s Lake Zurich Site

Thu Aug 10, 2017 09:52 pm Cardinal News

Life Time Fitness, headquartered in Chanhassen, Minnesota, has approached the village of Lake Zurich about building a high-end 24-hour resort-like fitness center at 880 North Old Rand Road, the former location of Hackney’s restaurant Lake […]

US State Department Adds Subtle Warning About Dangerous Alcohol Beverages to Mexico Travel Page

Thu Jul 27, 2017 01:57 pm Cardinal News

The United States Department of State is warning travelers to Mexico about tainted or counterfeit alcohol following the death of a Wisconsin woman and other reports of blackouts at resorts in Mexico. There is no […]

Union Changes Coverage; Limits Medical Care, Rehabilitation Coverage for West Nile Virus Infected Carpenter

Tue Jul 25, 2017 11:08 pm Cardinal News

A Chicago carpenter may never get a chance to enjoy retirement, at least not the way he thought he would. CBS 2’s Dana Kozlov reports. Chicago Southwest Side resident Jeff Walls spent 30 years as […]

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IDPH: First 2017 Human Case of West Nile Virus in Will County

Tue Jul 25, 2017 10:49 pm Cardinal News

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed the first human case of West Nile virus reported in Illinois for 2017. A Will County resident in his 60s became ill at the end of […]

Otto Warmbier Physicians at University of Cincinnati Describe His Condition As “Unresponsive Wakefulness”

Thu Jun 15, 2017 02:25 pm Cardinal News

Medical team at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center updates condition of American released from North Korea in a coma after serving nearly 18 months of his sentence. Dr. Daniel Kanter, MD, Professor of Neurology, […]

Study: Medical Students Fail to Measure Blood Pressure Properly

Wed Jun 7, 2017 10:36 am Cardinal News

At a recent medical conference (2015 American Medical Association (AMA) Annual Meeting), 159 medical students volunteered to take part in a blood-pressure check challenge. Only one medical student scored 100 percent, and on average, students […]

Girl Pulled in Water By Sea Lion Receiving Treatment of Superficial Wound for Risk of Hazardous Infection

Wed May 24, 2017 11:28 pm Cardinal News

After a small girl was pulled into the water at Steveston Fisherman’s Wharf in Richmond, British Columbia, the Vancouver Aquarium urged the girl’s family to contact them for help because she was at risk of […]

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