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Dear Parents (and you know who you are), I would like to thank those of you who felt that the third grade was an appropriate age to give your child a cell phone. I'm sure you have every good reason for doing so. But thanks to your generosity, I am...

Twenty years ago, Linda Hamilton thrilled female audience members when her character emerged in the movie “Terminator 2,” doing amazing pull ups with a clearly defined muscular physique, never seen on a woman in a blockbuster movie before....

GLENDALE — Michael Timpson found out first-hand how golf can be a game of inches. Unfortunately for Timpson, a Crescenta Valley High senior golfer, the timing couldn't have been worse. Timpson triple-bogeyed his final hole and missed the cut by...

The effects concussions can have on young brains later in life is still an area of growing research. Now, some of that uncertainty has prompted one doctor to suggest it's time to limit contact in youth sports. Studies have linked concussions with...

  Many people have claimed to be able to "predict" approaching rainstorms by observing pains in various parts of their bodies, particularly in the joints and bones. It has been suggested that variations in barometric pressure may be the cause of this...

Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com May 21, 2012 Q: My school-age children have been sick with colds lately and, because of conflicting information in the news, I'm still unsure about which over-the-counter...

The article "Easing childbirth; Up to 90% of moms opting for epidural analgesia" (Chicagoland Health & Family, April 25) shone a light on the increasing use of epidurals over the past few years. It's staggering how quickly the rates have risen. However,...

Maryland is slated to receive $1.8 million for its part in a national settlement with Illinois-based Abbott Laboratories over allegations of illegal drug marketing, Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler said Monday. Abbott will pay $100 million to 44...

It sounds too good to be true, but a Chicago doctor is reporting that a drug-like dietary supplement, or nutriceutical, called Longevinex -- which contains the purported anti-aging chemical resveratrol -- may control or even reverse the symptoms of wet...

Abbott Laboratories said it will pay $1.6 billion to settle federal and state claims that it improperly marketed the neurological medication Depakote for off-label uses. Abbott will pay $800 million to resolve civil allegations split among federal and...

Some popular prescription drugs may be moving to the other side of the counter.  The Food and Drug administration has been considering it and closed public comment on the issue Monday.   People with conditions like asthma, migraines, and high blood...

Mad cow disease The detection of a cow infected with mad cow disease in California shows that current regulation of animal feed in the U.S. is severely lacking and must be tightened. The Food and Drug Administration has refused for almost 10 years to...