Healthy & Fit

NCH Atherton Heart Failure Clinic Fills a Growing Need for Chronic Heart Failure Disease Management

Thu Dec 11, 2014 11:54 am Cardinal News

If you receive a diagnosis of heart failure, there is a bright light at the end of the tunnel – and her name is Karolee Fill, RN, APN. Fill runs the newly opened NCH Atherton […]

6 Baby Steps to Health Presented Tonight at Arlington Heights Memorial Library

Tue Dec 9, 2014 12:22 pm Cardinal News

Six healthcare practitioners will give useful tips in their specialty areas to jump-start you for an even healthier 2015. Presenters include a medical doctor, nursing practitioner, chiropractor, health coach, fitness coach, and Chinese medicine practitioner/Acupuncturist. […]

Genalyte Unveils 10-minute Ebola Test That it Says Also Detects 14 Other Fever-Causing Pathogens

Tue Dec 2, 2014 11:46 pm Cardinal News

CNN’s Jake Trapper interviews Cary Gunn, Genalyte Founder and CEO, who explains a rapid response blood test that can detect the deadly Ebola virus and other fever-causing pathogens — including those that cause Lassa Fever, […]

Illinois Department of Public Health Recently Tested an Individual for Ebola — Had Fever and History of Travel to Liberia

Mon Dec 1, 2014 06:51 pm Cardinal News

On Saturday November 29, 2014 the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck announced negative Ebola test results for a person who reported having a fever with a history of having travelled […]

Are You Abusing Antibiotics? Here’s Another Reason Not to Overuse Antibiotics (Fluoroquinolones Cipro, Levaquin)

Sat Nov 29, 2014 11:58 am Cardinal News

Patients, experts: Popular antibiotics could cause permanent nerve damage. Most people probably don’t care much about the fact that overuse of antibiotics can cause antibiotic resistance and the creation of multi-drug-resistant bacteria, also known as […]

Google Liftware Spoon Helps People With Tremors Eat; 76% Motion Counteracted

Wed Nov 26, 2014 12:41 am Cardinal News

Google Spoon helps people with tremors eat with a spoon that puts a damper on excessive motion. Google is throwing its money, brain power and technology at the humble spoon. The Liftware spoon allows people […]

NCH Nurse Offers Healthcare Services at Township of Schaumburg

Wed Nov 12, 2014 12:29 pm Cardinal News

Schaumburg Township residents now have easier access to healthcare services, thanks to a partnership between Northwest Community Healthcare (NCH) and the Township of Schaumburg that will deliver coordinated healthcare programs and educational classes for the […]

Robert Rao, MD Named Chief of Surgery at Northwest Community Hospital

Wed Nov 5, 2014 01:09 pm Cardinal News

Robert Rao, MD, a veteran, board-certified general surgeon has been named chief of surgery at Northwest Community Healthcare in Arlington Heights. Dr. Rao, who has 19 years of experience on staff at NCH, earned his […]

Quarantined Ebola Nurse: Should She Comply or Fight?

Wed Oct 29, 2014 10:03 pm Cardinal News

Kaci Hickox is facing a mandatory quarantine in Maine after treating Ebola patients in West Africa. Jean Casarez reports. She was held in a tent at Newark Liberty Airport with full support and Internet access. […]

Illinois Governor Quinn Signs Mandatory Quarantine Order for People with Recent History of Direct Contact with Ebola Victims

Sat Oct 25, 2014 02:46 pm Cardinal News

People who arrive in Illinois after having direct contact with a person infected with the Ebola virus in the three African countries of Liberia, Guinea or Sierra Leone will be required to undergo a mandatory […]

Ebola in New York: Doctor Who Served in Africa, “Reckless” After He Returns to US

Fri Oct 24, 2014 08:11 am Cardinal News

Escort of physician with Ebola in New York City. The first Ebola patient in New York City has been announced Thursday night. Dr Craig Spencer served in West Africa, and returned to the United States […]

Two Sick Passengers from Liberia Arrive at O’Hare Tuesday, Screened Negative For Ebola

Tue Oct 21, 2014 10:26 pm Cardinal News

Two passengers who arrived at O’Hare International Airport on Tuesday from Liberia were under observation at University of Chicago Medical Center and Rush University Medical Center as part of the Chicago’s infectious disease protocols designed […]

Another Ebola Public Health Failure: 2nd Nurse with Ebola Had Fever; Shouldn’t Have Been Flying in Public Transportation Anyway

Wed Oct 15, 2014 01:43 pm Cardinal News

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced earlier Wednesday that the second health care worker — a nurse who had cared for the deceased Thomas Eric Duncan — flew from Cleveland to Dallas on […]

CNN Debate Whether Ebola Could Go Airborne While Infectious Disease Experts on CIDRAP Warn Respiratory Protection Needed

Wed Oct 15, 2014 12:08 pm Cardinal News

David Sanders, Dr. Devi Nampiaparampil, and Dr. Sanjay Gupta debate the likelihood that Ebola could go airborne. SCIENTISTS ARGUE EBOLA MIGHT ALREADY BE CONTAGIOUS VIA AIRBORNE METHODS — AEROSOLS WITH VIABLE VIRUS CIDRAP (The Center […]

Second Health Care Worker Tests Positive for Ebola in Dallas; Third United States Diagnosis

Wed Oct 15, 2014 04:05 am Cardinal News

A second health care worker at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas who provided health care for Thomas Eric Duncan has tested positive for Ebola after a preliminary test, according to a statement at 4:00 a.m. […]

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