Health

Coffee Drinkers May Want to Rethink Artificial Sweeteners After New Brain Study

Chicago - A common addition to morning coffee may be associated with faster brain aging, according to a new long-term study that tracked more than 12,000 adults for eight...

Nationwide Pet News: FDA Clears New Anxiety Treatment for Dogs

Silver Spring, MD – Dog owners across the U.S. have a new treatment option for anxiety-related behaviors as...

Urgent Recall: Elevated Lead Found in Popular Children’s Fruit Puree Pouches, FDA Warns

Raleigh, North Carolina - In a joint investigation, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the...

New FDA-Approved At-Home Fentanyl Test: A Game Changer in Battling Opioid Crisis?

CHICAGO – The FDA Thursday greenlit the Alltest Fentanyl Urine Test Cassette, marking it the debut over-the-counter tool...

Protect Your Baby: The ABCs of Safe Sleep Could Save Lives

CHICAGO – October marks the critical Infant Safe Sleep Awareness Month, and Illinois' Department of Children and Family Services...

Churches & Chocolate offers History, Discussion, and mailed Chocolates

KANKAKEE – A “Churches & Chocolate” virtual tour promises to serve up a unique experience for area residents this spring. The virtual course, offered by the...

Newly formed Senate committee prioritizes mental health issues amid pandemic

SPRINGFIELD – Leadership in the Illinois Senate has formed a new committee to focus on mental health issues in the current General Assembly as...

97k doses of COVID-19 vaccine to be sent to Walgreens, CVS across Illinois

CHICAGO – Illinois is set to redirect some 97,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Walgreens and CVS pharmacies across the state. The redirect comes as some...

Bill requiring sex education to begin with kindergarten to be filed in Illinois legislature

(The Center Square) — Students as young as kindergarten in Illinois public schools would get some form of sexual education under a proposal supported...

Iroquois County to hold COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Feb 4th

WATSEKA - Iroquois County Public Health Department will be holding a COVID-19 vaccine clinic Feb 4th by a appointment only. The clinic, which will be...

Vaccine administration faces obstacles, engineering professor says

(The Center Square) – A Northern Illinois University professor of industrial and systems engineering says the country is facing many obstacles as it attempts...
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