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  • Has Your Alcohol Tolerance Changed With Age? Or Could It Actually Be Perimenopause?

    Conversations about menopause and alcohol seem to be popping up on social media more lately. But doctors say their patients have been mentioning it for years — saying things like they suddenly feel tipsy after a single drink in their 40s and 50s or that alcohol generally makes them feel lousy. “This is not something…

  • Heart Failure Deaths Are Increasing. New Treatments Could Help.

    Heart failure is a condition that occurs when the heart can’t pump out enough blood and oxygen to meet the body’s needs. Deaths from it have been climbing steadily nationwide since 2012, wiping out earlier declines. Rising rates of metabolic disorders like obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure are likely contributing. There are medications to…

  • Juicing Diets Can Harm Health in Just 3 Days, Study Finds

    Juice cleanses are a popular way to kickstart a health journey, but these diets may do more harm than good in as little as three days. A study published recently in the journal Nutrients found that consuming vegetable and fruit juice-only diets for three days triggered detrimental gut and oral bacteria changes linked to inflammation,…

  • Chicago school closings today: Full list of schools closed, delayed amid extreme cold

    As many as seven Chicago-area schools had announced delays, closures or e-learning Tuesday due as a cold weather advisory continues. According to the National Weather Service, wind chills as low as -30 degrees were possible in some parts Tuesday morning, with sub-zero wind chills to continue throughout the day. Dehydration from the cold can also…

  • How to keep your eyes healthy and your vision sharp

    Most people 40 and older should have a comprehensive eye exam and follow-ups (typically, every one to two years). That way, emerging problems can be caught early, when they’re more likely to respond to treatment, says Michelle Andreoli, an ophthalmologist at Northwestern Medicine in Illinois and a clinical spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology.…

  • Expert: Vaccinations, Information Key to Combating Intense Flu Season

    The current flu season appears to be one of the worst the U.S. has seen in years. Between Oct. 1 and Feb. 8, there were between 29 million and 51 million influenza cases in the U.S., according to a preliminary assessment by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tina Tan, MD – a professor…