Topic: Loyola University Health System

8/13/2010 Print E-mail Costly, brand-name blood pressure-lowering drugs are no better at preventing cardiovascular disease than older, generic diuretics, reveals long-term data from a large study.. It included more than 33,000 patients with high blood pressure who were randomly ...

Vertigo and Migraines

Vertigo Symptoms Vertigo is a form of dizziness that makes a person feel like spinning or motion is happening, when it actually is not. Migraine Symptoms Migraine is a common headache disorder where the symptoms can include head pain, nausea and vomiting ...
2/12/2010 Print E-mail New research sheds light on why cerebral palsy rates are increasing among infants born prematurely in the United States.. In the new study, which looked at placentas from 222 preterm births, the researchers reported that cerebral palsy ...
Did you know that 80% of women are affected with Postpartum Blues, and that Postpartum Depression (PPD) affects between 15-20% of mothers? Early diagnosis and intervention can be crucial to help women get their depression under control. That was why I was ...

Loyola University Chicago

It is affiliated with the Jesuit order of the Roman Catholic Church. Loyola University was founded in 1870 on the near west side of Chicago as St. Ignatius College by members of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic order founded by ...

Travel Safety Can Be a Passport to Good Health

2/28/2009 Print E-mail Staying healthy while on a trip is as important as packing the right clothes. "Just because it says resort or five-star hotel doesn't mean it's safe," Laura Gonzalez, a nurse with The Loyola University Health ...
Physicians working in primary care clinics that serve a patient population with higher proportions of minorities have fewer resources and more complex medical problems to treat compared with those that do not, according to an article published in the Feb. 9 issue ...

Minority Clinics Tougher on Doctors

U.S. doctors in clinics that serve primarily minority patients often face challenging workplace conditions, which may affect patient care, a new study finds.. Minority patients accounted for at least 30 percent of the patient base at 27 of the 96 clinics ...
A fire swept through a suburban Chicago home, killing a woman and her two young children, authorities said Sunday.Investigators were searching for the cause of the blaze that erupted on Saturday.Killed were Nimishaa Tiwari, 45; her son, Vakaghan, 4; and ...