Healthy & Fit

Stroke? TIA? Complicated Migraine? Physician Experts Concerned for Serene Branson’s Speech Failure

Mon Feb 14, 2011 04:22 pm Cardinal News

Video of Serene Branson with disruption of speech that occurred during a live report on the Grammy’s Sunday night. Serene Branson, a CBS Los Angeles reporter, was giving a live report from the red carpet […]

Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF2 or IGF II) Significantly Enhances Memory Retention and Prevents Forgetting

Mon Jan 31, 2011 12:34 pm Cardinal News

Scientists at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine Department of Neuroscience report that, in rats, the administration of insulin-like growth factor II (IGF-II, also known as IGF2) significantly enhances memory retention and prevents forgetting. Inhibitory […]

Dog-Licked? Pets in Bed? You’re at Risk of Bubonic Plague, Cat-Scratch Disease, Chagas Disease, MRSA and More

Mon Jan 17, 2011 08:52 am Cardinal News

United States surveys indicate that up to 56% of dog owners and 62% of cat fanciers regularly fall asleep with their pets in bed. Bruno B. Chomel, DVM, PhD, of the University of California, Davis, […]

REMINDER: Safety Alert on Crib Bumpers

Wed Jan 12, 2011 02:59 pm Cardinal News

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan issued a safety alert on December 22, 2010 warning consumers of the dangers of utilizing baby crib bumpers due to potential strangulation hazards. The Attorney General’s office recently distributed a […]

A Bipartisan Plan to Fix the State’s Broken Medicaid System

Tue Jan 11, 2011 03:30 pm Cardinal News

SPRINGFIELD, IL – A bipartisan plan to fix the state’s broken Medicaid system will protect taxpayers and patients, according to State Sen. Matt Murphy (R-Palatine). “We have partially fixed some of the state’s fiscal nightmare without […]

FDA: Preliminary Salmonella Link from Tiny Greens Brand Alfalfa Sprouts to Jimmy John’s Multi-State Outbreak

Tue Dec 28, 2010 08:01 am Cardinal News

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers in a Monday night warning not to eat Alfalfa Sprouts and Spicy Sprouts (which contain alfalfa sprouts mixed with radish and clover sprouts) from Tiny Greens […]

Tap Water in 31 U.S. Cities, Including Chicago, Contains Carcinogen Hexavalent Chromium 6

Tue Dec 21, 2010 04:30 am Cardinal News

A study released Monday by the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit research and advocacy organization, found hexavalent chromium in tap water from 31 cities, including Chicago’s Lake Michigan water available to the Chicago and suburbs. […]

You’d Better Watch Out: Top Five Holiday Hazards

Mon Dec 20, 2010 07:51 pm Cardinal News

NBC’s Today Show offers up the five top hazards of the holidays from Women’s Health Magazine Contributor Dr. Keri Peterson. Starting December 2010, video from The Today Show is available every day in The Cardinal’s […]

Human Body Map: Google Labs ‘Body Browser’ Does for Body What Google Earth and Google Maps Does for Earth

Sat Dec 18, 2010 01:31 pm Cardinal News

A couple of years ago The Cardinal was working on corrections of some landmarks for Google Maps that were incorrectly labeled along Rand Road in Arlington Heights. Google had a feedback section for maps that […]

Know Your Frostbite Symptoms & Prevention: Wind Chill Expected, -7°F

Mon Dec 6, 2010 10:17 am Cardinal News

Frostbite is an injury to the body that is caused by freezing of tissue, which causes a loss of feeling and color in the nose, ears, cheeks, chin, fingers, or toes. FORECAST OR MONDAY DECEMBER […]

Madonna Opens Hard Candy Gym in Mexico City

Tue Nov 30, 2010 07:07 am Cardinal News

Hundreds of fans turn up to see Madonna open her first gym in Mexico City. The singer called the gym Hard Candy Fitness, which is based on the title of her last album (Video contains […]

‘Stomach Flu’ Strikes Over 100 People at Three Nursing Homes in McHenry County

Wed Nov 24, 2010 09:44 am Cardinal News

Norovirus — the virus responsible for vomiting, diarrhea and fever — has sickened at least 129 people at three nursing homes in McHenry County. As of November 22, 2010, the McHenry County Health Department reported […]

Urgent Health Concerns in Florida: Dengue Fever, Encephalitis, Cholera, and Hookworm

Sat Nov 13, 2010 08:26 am Cardinal News

The first locally acquired case of dengue fever in Miami-Dade County in more than 50 years was confirmed Thursday by health officials. Residents and visitor of Florida are being warned to take precautions against the […]

Swim Ban at Five Chicago Beaches: 31st Street, Oak Street, North Avenue, Hollywood Avenue and Leone

Sat Jul 10, 2010 04:41 pm Cardinal News

A Swim Ban in is effect today for five Chicago beaches — 31st Street, Oak Street, North Avenue, Hollywood Avenue and Leone beaches. The Swim Ban goes into effect when water conditions may be hazardous […]

Chicago Metropolitan Region Ranks Among Worst in Nation for Heroin Use

Mon Jun 28, 2010 07:17 pm Cardinal News

The Chicago metropolitan region ranks among the worst in the nation for heroin use and problems associated with heroin use, a new study by Roosevelt University’s Illinois Consortium on Drug Policy shows. Released on Monday, […]

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