Healthy & Fit

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer: HIPAA Regulations Waived to Facilitate Health Care Professional Communications with Victims’ Family Members

Sun Jun 12, 2016 11:43 am Cardinal News

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer reported in a press conference about 12:31 p.m. EDT that health care administrators at Orlando Regional Medical Center contacted the White House Obama for permission to waive HIPAA regulation so that […]

Imodium Overdosing Gaining Reputation As Deadly “Poor Man’s Methadone”

Wed Jun 8, 2016 06:26 pm Cardinal News

Loperamide (Imodium), a common over-the-counter antidiarrheal drug and opioid derivative, is formulated to act upon intestinal opioid receptors, but at high doses well above recommended dosages for diarrhea, loperamide crosses the blood-brain barrier and reaches […]

Not Sea Lice, But Larval Form of Thimble Jellyfish Causing Rash Outbreaks in South Florida and Caribbean

Tue Jun 7, 2016 12:21 pm Cardinal News

Purple flags — a warning for potentially dangerous marine life — are posted to warn beachgoers because of an outbreak of abnormally high number of cases of an itchy rash caused by a larval form […]

Rabid Bat Found at Home on North Haddow Ave Near Euclid Ave Arlington Heights

Wed Jun 1, 2016 03:15 pm Cardinal News

Arlington Heights police responded on Friday, May 27, 2016 to a report of a bat captured in a home in the 400 block of North Haddow Ave. Arlington Heights Police Department Animal Control officers transferred […]

Trader Joe’s Recall on Kale & Edamame Salad with Potential Salmonella Risk Includes Illinois Store

Tue May 10, 2016 02:15 pm Cardinal News

Trader Joe’s alerted customers today that Kale & Edamame Salad sold at stores was a potential Salmonella risk. Trader Joe’s reports they were alerted by the supplier of Trader Joe’s Kale & Edamame Salad (SKU […]

Quaker Oats Sued For Glyphosate In Natural-Labeled Oatmeal; Quaker Oats Says Chemical in Roundout Was Probably Applied During Farming

Wed May 4, 2016 04:03 pm Cardinal News

WHDT: Class action lawsuit filed against Quaker Oats that says the “natural” advertising label is untrue because glyphosate was found in oatmeal. Glyphosate is an organophosphorus compound and broad-spectrum systemic herbicide — specifically known as […]

Hands Only CPR Kiosks Teach People to Save a Life in 5 Minutes at Airports, Office Buildings

Fri Apr 29, 2016 12:30 pm Cardinal News

Hands-only CPR kiosks are now in America’s busiest airports. CNN’s Kelly Bowman reports on how a few minutes of training could help save a life. A hands-only CPR training is now available at five airports […]

Treating Afib Patients, Preventing Strokes from Clots at the Cleveland Clinic with The Watchman

Thu Apr 28, 2016 09:56 am Cardinal News

Kelly Bowman reports on a device that’s helping prevent strokes in patients with Atrial Fibrillation at risk of bleeding. The left atrial appendage (LAA) is a small, ear-shaped sac in the muscle wall of the […]

If Prince Died of Overdose, He May Not Have Had Personal Naloxone Kit or May Not Have Had Enough Narcan

Fri Apr 22, 2016 07:52 am Cardinal News

TMZ: Prince treated for drug overdose days before his death in Moline. UPDATE: TMZ reported after this article that sources in Moline, Illinois told TMZ that Prince’s entourage told responders he had taken Percocet (opioid […]

Study: Anticholinergics Type Cold Medicine, Antihistamines Linked to Dementia, Cognitive Impairment

Wed Apr 20, 2016 11:00 pm Cardinal News

Common over-the-counter and prescription medications known as anticholinergics may cause cognition impairment. Common anticholinergic drug brands include Benadryl, Demerol, Dimetapp, Dramamine, Paxil, Unsom, Vesicare. Anticholinergic drugs function as antihistamines, antidepressants, antipsychotics, antivertigo, and muscle relaxants. […]

“Narcan” (Naloxone)-Carrying Police Not Catching Up, Fentanyl-Related Deaths Spike in Cook County

Wed Apr 20, 2016 10:25 am Cardinal News

Since 2015, more than 100 people in Cook County, Illinois — eight from the Northwest suburbs — have died from illegal fentanyl overdoses. Fentanyl drug varieties are up to 100 times more potent than heroin, […]

Plastic Surgeon Anthony Youn, MD: Certain Foods May Cause Premature Aging

Sat Apr 16, 2016 07:40 pm Cardinal News

Certain foods with high sugar may cause premature aging, while protein is the building block for skin. Choose almond butter over cream cheese because it provides protein as building blocks for the skin. Sweet potatoes […]

Lake Villa, Illinois Death Confirmed To Have Elizabethkingia Infection, Wisconsin Outbreak Connection

Wed Apr 13, 2016 07:09 pm Cardinal News

The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday an Illinois resident died after contracting an infection from the bacterium Elizabethkingia anophelis The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting that tests from an Illinois […]

Zika Concerns in the U.S. Include All of Illinois

Tue Apr 12, 2016 10:02 pm Cardinal News

Health officials are warning of a potential Zika outbreak in the U.S. There are now 30 states that are expected to be affected by the mosquito-born virus this summer. CBSN’s Jamie Yuccas has the latest […]

Shirley’s Deadlifts 225 LBS 3 Times at 78

Wed Mar 30, 2016 02:36 pm Cardinal News

Shirley Trimm Webb of East Alton, Illinois near St. Louis deadlifts 225 pound three times … 78-year-old woman deadlifts 225 x3 A 78-year-old woman deadlifting 225 lbs? A 78-year-old woman deadlifting 225 lbs! @TheBuzzer's Kristen […]

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