Health/Fitness

Approximately 62,112 pounds of raw beef products from Aurora Packing Company, Inc., a North Aurora, IL, may be contaminated with E. coli

As part of Breast Cancer Awareness month, Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center (PSMEMC) is hosting a community event Standard Bar and Grill, 1332 N. Milwaukee, Oct. 23, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. titled “What’s Best for the Breasts.” 

While the Family Health Fest includes free health screenings at Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center (PSMEMC), Nazareth Family Center, 1127 N. Oakley Blvd. (east side of the bldg.) on Sat., July 19, from 9 a.m. to noon, there will also be fun events. 

Imagine test driving a robot that is actually used during minimally invasive robotic surgery. You can do that, if you are interested in learning about the benefits of robotic surgery at Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center (SMEMC) from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thurs., Oct. 24, at the Saint Mary Campus, 2233 W. Division St., in the main entrance lobby, first floor. 

NO LIGHTS NO LYCRA (NLNL), an international movement to create environments where people can completely let go and shake out their stresses in a friendly, non-threatening, drug and alcohol-free environment, debuts in Chicago

Healthy Places, an initiative of Healthy Chicago, released a draft of a plan, called "Recipe for Healthy Places," on Oct. 17. The Intersection of Food and Obesity in Chicago began in July 2010, to help address obesity and build a healthier food culture in Chicago. You are encouraged to read the plan and comment on it.

While the amount of water in the human body varies person to person and changes based on age and weight, water is vital to each of us. Water consumption can, among other things, prevent, diminish or alleviate your headache; help you regulate your weight; help you

Defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, integrative medicine "integrates the therapies of alternative medicine with those practiced by mainstream medical practitioners." Though many integrative practitioners are medical doctors some are not.

Summer season terms include heat wave, heat index, heat island effect, heat stroke, etc. But, what do they mean?