Lifestyles
Vaccines on horizon for AIDS, Alzheimer's, herpes
MARIETTA, Pa. -- Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. Traveler's diarrhea. You name it, the pharmaceutical industry is working on a vaccine to prevent it.
Nov 18, 2009 | 7:45 am | Loading…
Age of Dis-ease: Tough times taking toll in B-N
BLOOMINGTON -- Call it the Age of Dis-ease: the feeling of uneasiness that an increasing number of people are experiencing; the feeling that things aren't good and will get worse.
Nov 17, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Experts: How to cope with fear, anxiety
BLOOMINGTON -- There is no one cure for the current "dis-ease" affecting many people in Central Illinois. But there are strategies that can help.
Nov 17, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Local experts disagree with new report on mammograms
NORMAL — Women in their 40s should continue to get annual screening mammograms and do monthly breast self-exams, a Central Illinois radiation oncologist said, despite a new government task force report that said women should wait until age 50 to get a mammogram and shouldn’t bother wi…
Nov 16, 2009 | 10:20 pm | Loading…
Remote control: Travelers can keep an eye on home
Thanks to new security system technology, including live video feed, you can monitor everything from the front door to the sump pump from hundreds of miles away.
Nov 15, 2009 | 3:00 pm | Loading…
New push to raise county's breast cancer screening rates
NORMAL -- When it comes to getting squeezed, McLean County's rates are embarrassingly low.
Nov 10, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
FYI: Mammography facts
• A mammogram is an X-ray of the breast that can detect non-cancerous and cancerous changes.
Nov 10, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Unemployed husbands help, but will it last?
MIAMI -- Lily Pabian and her husband Jeff learned to tag-team household tasks when he lost his job and she went from stay-at-home mom to part-time consultant.
Nov 05, 2009 | 2:30 pm | Loading…
Bloomington teen gets Halloween shopping spree as part of wish
NORMAL - While many kids were collecting candy on Saturday, 14-year-old Justin Moore was getting a wish granted.
Oct 31, 2009 | 4:30 pm | Loading…
Season's eatings: Treats abound, from now until Easter
The season of sweets starts with Halloween candy, extends into Thanksgiving stuffing and pie, and continues to Christmas cookies, before running headlong into New Year's Eve drinks, Valentine's Day treats and Easter's chocolate eggs.
Oct 27, 2009 | 7:00 am | Loading…
How to win the war against sweets
BLOOMINGTON -- Here's a game plan for the season of sweets, from dietitians Kim McClintic and Natalie White:
Oct 27, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Braces and sticky candy: A Halloween nightmare
NEW YORK -- For the past two Halloweens, Julie Bonn Heath has gotten into a few battles with her son. It wasn't that he was eating too much candy -- he was just eating the wrong kind.
Oct 24, 2009 | 12:00 pm | Loading…
Lucky 13 Safety Tips for Halloween
To help make Halloween even more enjoyable, the American Red Cross of the Heartland offers these "Lucky 13 Safety Tips:"
Oct 23, 2009 | 9:55 am | Loading…
Local groups recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Organizations and businesses are recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness Month in a variety of ways. Here are some examples provided to The Pantagraph at www.pantagraph.com.
Oct 23, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Breast cancer: 20 things to know
Ask any woman what disease she's most afraid of, and many will say breast cancer.
Oct 23, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Doctor balances patients, research
CHICAGO -- Spend 10 minutes with Funmi Olopade and you wonder if there's a single word that might best capture her curious, compassionate nature.
Oct 23, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Decorating undies for a cure
BRADENTON, Fla. -- Norma K. Collins and her family have had their share of breast cancer scares.
Oct 23, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Thinking pink: Local help is available
A quick glance at help available in Central Illinois:
Oct 23, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
During cancer treatment, looks aren't skin deep
NEW YORK -- Lipstick, moisturizer and a wig can't cure cancer. But beauty -- and beauty products -- can help heal wounded self-esteem that often takes a big hit as patients undergo cancer treatment.
Oct 23, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Kids artwork: Frame it? Box it? Toss it?
Having moved five times in the last nine years, Pam Syx, now of Venice, Fla., had many opportunities to chuck some of her two children's artwork along the way.
Oct 22, 2009 | 12:15 pm | Loading…
B-N hospitals: Ready for second wave of H1N1
BLOOMINGTON -- If the second wave of H1N1 influenza results in a surge of patients, Bloomington-Normal's two hospitals would be ready, according to their disaster planners.
Oct 20, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
How McLean Co. handled the 1918-19 flu pandemic
BLOOMINGTON -- If wave two of the H1N1 influenza results in a surge of patients that fills Bloomington-Normal hospitals, it wouldn't be the first time that "alternative care sites" have been used to treat influenza patients.
Oct 20, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Unique experiment puts town on fast track to healthier life
ALBERT LEA, Minn. -- Hardware store owner and heart attack survivor Leo Aeikens spent most of his life with a hankering for meat, cheese and ice cream. But an ambitious effort aimed at making his entire southern Minnesota city healthier has Aeikens calling himself a vegan and weighing 25 …
Oct 17, 2009 | 9:00 am | Loading…
Bloomington church marks 100th birthday with tasty cookbook
Celebrations typically involve food, so it seems natural that Bloomington's Centennial Christian Church would celebrate its 100th birthday with a cookbook, "A Century of Good Cooking."
Oct 14, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
