Health

Miami resident and internationally-known mixed-media artist, César Santaló, installed a 250-inch-long, 80-inch-high, five panel fiberglass collage mural entitled “We Are Family” on Aug. 30 and the col…

I’ve read numerous articles about achieving energy and would guess I’ve tried it all. Some work, some don’t. There’s B12, coffee, vitamin C, energy drinks with caffeine and all that good and bad stuff…

This year’s flu season is wreaking havoc and claiming the lives of the tiniest victims. According to new figures from the Centers for Disease Control, 10 children died in the United States during the …

Children’s vaccinations available to underinsured at Orland Township   Orland Township, 14807 S. Ravinia Ave., has gained approval from the Illinois Department of Public Health to provide im…

Little Company doctors among Chicago’s elite   Seven physicians on staff at Little Company of Mary Hospital are named Top Doctors in the January 2014 issue of Chicago Magazine. Honorees were nominated…

  Blood pressure checks: Orland Twp.   Orland Township, 14807 S. Ravinia Ave., will hold free blood pressure screenings from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Fridays, Jan. 17, Feb. 7 and March 7. No app…

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Our 2-month-old son was just diagnosed with total deafness. Initially there was a 50 percent hearing loss in one ear, but after two months we were told he cannot hear at all. What co…

Best of The Wine Guy by Anthony Scarano    Among the keys to maintaining good health are being properly nourished and effectively eliminating waste from the body. The best way to accomp…

Palos Township Health Service will hold a cholesterol screening on from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Oct. 21.   A total cholesterol screening is $10 for residents and $15 for non-residents. This test te…