Unhealthy habits often hard to break
When it comes to improving our health, we all know what to do. Exercise. Eat right. Quit smoking. Drink alcohol only in moderation. And wash our hands. It sounds simple....
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TRIBUNE WATCHDOG: A PROGRESS REPORT
1 child left behind -- now back in school School district finally fulfills court order and gets child proper plan and services Among the memorable Tribune Watchdog reports in recent...
Seeking safe passage: Curing a public epidemic
Every year, scores of Chicago children are shot, knifed and beaten on the city streets. Almost as frequently, new policing strategies are rolled out, anti-violence programs are launched and private...
Curing a public epidemic
Every year, scores of Chicago children are shot, knifed and beaten on the city streets. Almost as frequently, new policing strategies are rolled out, anti-violence programs are launched and private...
Lasik lawsuits: Disciplinary proceedings lag against Chicago doctor
Karen Thiel just wanted to see well without wearing contact lenses. Instead she became the victim of a botched procedure that seriously injured her cornea and resulted in persistent pain,...
Lasik lawsuits: Disciplinary proceedings lag against Chicago doctor
Karen Thiel just wanted to see well without wearing contact lenses. Instead she became the victim of a botched procedure that seriously injured her cornea and resulted in persistent pain,...
DIRTY SYRINGES
Natalie Fullerton's parents thrilled to watch their year-old daughter bounce back from a double-lung transplant. Within months, she was mimicking her sister's ballet poses and gleefully repeating the word "purple."...
Fighting Cancer: Newer Drugs Offer Patients Hope
Anyone who has had a friend or loved-one with cancer is often all-to-familiar with the negative side-effects of chemotherapy. Hair loss, chronic pain, nausea, dizziness and loss of appetite can...
2 hospital deaths, outbreak probed
Two intensive-care patients at Roseland Community Hospital in Chicago recently died after becoming infected with a common bacterium sometimes found in intensive-care units. Officials learned Feb. 23 that four patients...
Many blacks can relate to Obama’s pioneering ways
So now Barack Obama is the nation's first African-American president, breaking through the country's greatest racial barrier in a life that has been a string of firsts. You know the...