About a third of children and adolescents take dietary supplements. Parents should be cautious though, some physicians warn, because some…

Searching for new solutions to chronic suffering Pain — ongoing, chronic pain that plagues us day after day — can…

Living with a terminal cancer that is seldom understood Chicagoan Shannon Collins was in for a shock. At age 26,…

At the Chicago Memory Café, a group of people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, along with their caregivers,…

Everyone knows that uncomfortable, annoying gasp of air known as the hiccup. But can you imagine having hiccups indefinitely? Physicians…

All cancer patients should have access to the healthy food needed to nourish and heal their bodies. That’s why Advocate…

Know the Warning Signs in Older Adults A recent study in the journal Clinical Interventions in Aging revealed a shocking…

Lung cancer, generally asymptomatic in its early stages, is often not discovered until it’s more advanced. But a new robotic…

Those looking to relieve stress and pain might test the water with Watsu, a form of water therapy. In a…

Mosquitoes and ticks are most active during spring and summer, bringing with them not just a propensity for bites, but…