Lawmakers Approve Required Birth Control Lessons In Sex Ed Classes
State lawmakers have passed legislation that would mandate schools that teach sex education in Illinois also would have to give students information about birth control.
State Poison Control Center In Jeopardy Of Closing
Every year, the Illinois Poison Control Center handles nearly 82,000 poison related cases. Nearly half of them involve children....
Illinois Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Legislation
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn must decide if he will sign a measure allowing the use of marijuana for medical purposes after the state...
Chicago Woman Applauds Jolie’s Surgery To Avoid Cancer
At 23, Lindsey Avner was the youngest patient nationwide to have a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer. Her grandmother...
Nursing Home Workers Protest Medicaid Spending Cuts
Hundreds of nursing home staff members and others rallied outside the Thompson Center on Monday, trying to fend off new cuts for...
CBS Local Health News
Quinn To Keep ‘Open Mind’ About Medical Marijuana Bill
Gov. Pat Quinn says he’s reviewing a bill that would legalize the medical use of marijuana.
Family Helping Fund Research For Rare Disease That Struck Son, Daughter
They start out growing up like any other child, until a seizure strikes. It’s the first sign of a deadly, rare brain disease that robs children of their abilities before taking their lives. This weekend, you can help a Downers Grove family try to find a cure for Batten Disease.
Komen Race For The Cure Dedicated To Maggie Daley
This Mother’s Day race is a tradition and many mothers and their friends and families will be here rocking pink– to help support the battle against breast cancer.
Allergy Season Is Here, And Likely Will Be As Bad As Last Year
This spring is shaping up as a red-eyed, congested allergy season – on a par with last year.
Wearable Robots Getting Lighter, More Portable
When Michael Gore stands, it’s a triumph of science and engineering. Eleven years ago, Gore was paralyzed from the waist down in a workplace accident, yet he rises from his wheelchair to his full 6-foot-2-inches and walks across the room with help from a lightweight wearable robot.
Senate Panel Backs Medical Marijuana, Despite Concerns From Police
Leading Illinois law enforcement organizations stepped up their opposition Wednesday to legalizing marijuana for medicinal use, warning Gov. Pat Quinn in a letter about lax motorist safeguards on a day a committee moved the measure to the Senate floor.
WebMD Health News
Antibiotics May Relieve Back Pain Symptoms
Taking antibiotics could relieve symptoms of chronic lower back pain, according to a new study.
Confused By Health Care Marketplaces? Help Is Coming
Under the Affordable Care Act, people and small businesses will be able to purchase insurance through a Marketplace.
Angelina Jolie’s Double Mastectomy: Q&A
Mutations in certain genes raise the risk of breast cancer by as much as 80 percent, experts say.
