Articles for Tag: "Advocate Christ Medical Center"

What’s really keeping you from getting a good night’s sleep? 
What’s really keeping you from getting a good night’s sleep?
Streetlights, billboards and lit buildings may be disrupting your downtime.
Surge of flu cases prompts some hospitals to limit visitors 
Surge of flu cases prompts some hospitals to limit visitors
An unusual uptick in late-season influenza activity has health officials intent on limiting its spread.
Preparing to spring forward 
Preparing to spring forward
Check out these tips to help your mind and body better prep for the upcoming time change.
New device reduces stroke risk in A-fib patients 
New device reduces stroke risk in A-fib patients
An innovative technology offers people with irregular heartbeats an alternative to blood thinner medications.
Eating chocolate may boost your brain power 
Eating chocolate may boost your brain power
A new study suggests that this sweet treat may improve cognitive function. But experts caution not to overdo it.
A Leap Day birthday: The good, the bad and the ugly 
A Leap Day birthday: The good, the bad and the ugly
Despite paperwork issues, tiresome jokes and an empty Facebook wall, a February 29 birthday does have its perks.
Can the Zika virus spread through sexual transmission? 
Can the Zika virus spread through sexual transmission?
The CDC is investigating 14 cases of the virus spreading from male to female through sex. An expert weighs in on the role this is playing in the growing outbreak.