Chicago Science & Technology News

Doctors at the University of Wisconsin in Madison are often asked to help interpret CT scans from other institutions...Guite noticed a high number of exams that seemed outside of American College of Radiology guidelines among patients referred for consultation, they...

A U.S. researcher says the human-animal bond provides great health value and is often underestimated. Froma Walsh of the University of Chicago says despite the well-documented value of the human-animal bond across cultures, attachments with companion animals have been undervalued....

The Tsavo lions, reputed to have consumed 135 railroad workers in Africa at the turn of the last century, were not quite as ravenous as legend would have it. The lions—whose stuffed carcasses are enshrined at Chicago’s Field Museum—actually dispatched...

To schedule a routine mammogram, a woman should know some key facts about the hospital or health-care facility performing the screening, as well as its physicians and technology...Skezas, M.D., board-certified radiologist and chairman of Imaging Services at Saint Joseph Hospital...

Those results come on the heels of last week's announcement that the federal government will fund a large clinical trial of a nicotine vaccine based on earlier promising studies. Neither the nicotine nor the cocaine vaccine prevent addiction the way...

Published Date: 14 October 2009 A NEW treatment for men with prostate problems could reduce the need for surgery and halt disease progression. A four-year study by GlaxoSmithKline into a combined treatment using two drugs found results were better than...

CVS Caremark Corp said on Thursday its seasonal flu-shot clinics will run through October 22, less than three weeks after the official start of the influenza season, due to manufacturer delays in delivering flu vaccine. The drugstore chain said its...

Sen. Roland Burris plans to use a stop in Chicago to outline his position on proposed changes to the way health care is provided in America. Burris is scheduled to speak today to constituents and health care professionals at Stroger...