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...

Analysis ranks top U.S. cities for Christmas

(The Center Square) – Two cities in North Carolina and two in California are in the top five among the best cities in the...

1.6k residents vaccinated in Kankakee, no new COVID updates for Christmas

KANKAKEE - Sometimes things line up so it's mentally beneficial for all involved. Especially those on the frontlines in a pandemic. The Kankakee County...

Illinois leading the nation in COVID-19 vaccinations

SPRINGFIELD – More than 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Illinois since the first vaccine was approved for emergency use this...

Illinois pandemic deaths eclipse entire population of Village of Bradley in 2018

CHICAGO – While the single-day number of COVID-19 cases has dropped significantly in the past 24-hours, the number of deaths has risen to more...

Vaccine doses sent to 77 hospitals statewide

By SARAH MANSURCapitol News Illinoissmansur@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — Coronavirus vaccinations from the state’s National Strategic Stockpile were delivered Thursday to 77 hospitals in 45 counties throughout...

Kankakee led COVID deaths by Zip in County for 2020, Riverside led location

BOURBONNAIS – It’s a wrap on COVID-19 in 2020, at least for official record-keeping purposes that is. Kankakee County Coroner Bob Gessner announced local totals...
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