Triage: 1 in 4 adults now obese: new CDC data
Jul 1, 2008 · The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports today that the number of adults who say they’re obese jumped 2 percent between 2005 and 2007. That means one …
Triage: Smoking
A similar proposal passed the Senate in 2007 but died in the House after strong opposition from retail merchants, convenience store operators and gas station owners. Although merchants …
Triage: Nursing homes
And some older parents living with adult children may go to day care centers occasionally to give their caregivers a break. For those wondering what all this costs comes Chicago-specific 2007...
Triage: Health woes multiply in metro area
In 2005 Maldonado sparked the initiative that in September 2007, Cook County, through a partnership with Caremark and the National Association of Counties (NACo), introduced the …
Triage: We're not doing enough to fight MRSA - Chicago Tribune
A 2007 report in Emerging Infectious Diseases, a publication of the CDC, estimated that the number of MRSA infections treated in hospitals doubled nationwide, from approximately …
Harvard psychiatrists under-report drug company payments
Other experts are convinced there’s potential for a conflict of interest, especially when the payments from drug companies are sizable. This was the case with the Harvard doctors, two …
Two old friends launch a free medical clinic in Chicago
A search for space turned up a 750-square-foot storefront at 4008 W. Addison St. – just enough for two examining rooms -- and the Old Irving Park Community Clinic opened its doors in …
Heart disease in women: a life-and-death gender gap
Dec 29, 2008 · In March 2007, a screening test told Michelle Smietana of Gurnee her blood pressure and cholesterol levels were excellent. "I thought that's fantastic, no problems there," …
Triage: March 2009
Birth rates for 15 to 19 year olds inched up 1.4 percent in 2007, following a 3.4 percent jump the year before, the National Center for Health Statistics reported today. "I think it's a real...
Triage: How a daisy chain kidney transplant works
STEP 2. Jones flew to Arizona to meet Bunnell and donated his kidney to her in July 2007. The procedure took place at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix. STEP 3. The …