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Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing recently received two grants to support the School-Based Health Center (SBHC) at Proviso East High School in Maywood. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Nurse Education, Practice and Retention (HRSA Grant #D11HP14610) program presented the school with $273,064. This funding is part of a five-year grant of more than $1.3 million awarded to MNSON to educate the primary health-care workforce of the future. The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) also awarded the School of Nursing $122,000 to continue to operate SBHC.

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Fresh fruits and vegetables will grace the plates of more young people this fall thanks to new federal guidelines, which require students to select at least one vegetable or fruit per lunch. The U. S. Department of Agriculture guidelines also require dark green, orange or red vegetables and legumes to be served at least once a week.

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With all the different sports drinks on the market, it can be hard to decide whether to reach for a sports drink or water to quench your thirst. In most cases, water will meet your hydration needs, according to Brooke Schantz, a Loyola University Health System registered dietitian and certified specialist in sports dietetics.

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Stritch students volunteer alongside Maywood residents.

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Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine White Coat Ceremony emphasizes privilege of care.

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Dangerously high mold in the air is recorded by Loyola allergist Dr. Joseph Leija who performs the official allergy count for the Midwest as certified by the National Allergy Bureau. Three dangerous air quality alerts have been issued in less than two weeks, signalling headaches, fatigue and misery for many.

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Loyola 's emergency division sees 50,000 plus patients annually and Mark Cichon, DO, is now chair of the department of emergency medicine of Loyola University Medical Center. Formerly a division, emergency medicine at Loyola is now elevated to department status.

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When Susan McLain, 49, underwent a double mastectomy, she never imagined that she would look and feel better after reconstructive surgery than she did before breast cancer.

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This year the U.S. has seen the worst outbreak of whooping cough in more than 50 years. In fact, it has reached epidemic levels in many states and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the numbers of cases reported is already twice as many as last year. With kids getting ready to head back-to-school, the numbers of children impacted or killed by this disease could continue to rise if children aren’t accurately vaccinated.

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A new radiotherapy system at Loyola University Medical Center will offer cancer patients shorter radiation treatments, with pinpoint accuracy and precision.

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Dangerous levels of mold again are recorded in the Midwest, prompting the issuance of a second air quality alert. "Ragweed is adding to the toxic brew for those with sensitive allergy systems," says Dr. Joseph Leija, Loyola allergist who performs the Gottlieb Allergy Count, the official allergy count for the Midwest.

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When a patient undergoes a cardiac catheterization procedure such as a balloon angioplasty, there's a slight risk of a stroke or other neurological complication.

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Nathan Weimer, who has overcome extraordinary health challenges including transplants of one kidney and both lungs, has won three gold medals in the Transplant Games of America.

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An historically high mold count was recorded today - almost triple the amount required for an official air quality alert, says Dr. Joseph Leija, Loyola allergist who performs the official allergy count on behalf of the National Allergy Bureau.

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Summer is the peak season for drinking iced tea, but the popular drink can contribute to painful kidney stones. Iced tea contains high concentrations of oxalate, one of the key chemicals that lead to the formation of kidney stones.

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A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine is offering new hope to women with advanced breast cancer. The study found that combing two drugs that normally are each given as single agents significantly extended survival.

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Loyola Physician Talks about Quitting Smoking to Improve Your Health and Finances

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Joel Hardin, MD, director of pediatric cardiology at Loyola University Health System, is willing to comment on the merits and controversy surrounding a recent recommendation for universal cholesterol testing during childhood.

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It may make you scratch your head, but in fact it is possible to overeat healthy foods, according to Loyola University Health System registered dietitian Brooke Schantz.

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Sarah Ridder and her brother John Grosvenor each have received double lung transplants. The transplants were necessary because the siblings had a progressive lung disease called pulmonary fibrosis that runs in their family.

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Caregivers of stroke survivors are at risk for developing depression and complications from chronic stress, according to a study published by researchers at the Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (MNSON) in the latest issue of Biological Research for Nursing.

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Dropped grill items, ice cream cones that topple, pacifiers that fit the floor - most of us have employed the five-second rule at some point to salvage a lost item. Loyola infection disease chair takes five on the five-second rule.

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Pieter P. de Tombe one of the world's leading heart failure researchers, says he owes a lot to his mentor and fellow Dutchman, Dr. Henk ter Keurs. De Tombe recently co-sponsored a research symposium in honor of ter Keurs' 70th birthday.

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Loyola has recruited five physicians and three researchers to focus on liver diseases and transplant, taking a leadership role in this area of expertise.

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Linda Yang, MD, MS, has joined Loyola University Health System (LUHS) as a minimally invasive gynecologic surgeon. She also is an assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. Dr. Yang sees patients at the Loyola Outpatient Center in Maywood, and at the Loyola Center for Health at Homer Glen.

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Chicago-area dermatologists will offer free skin cancer screenings to sun worshipers at one of the city's most popular beach this summer. The screenings will take place from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 4, and Sunday, Aug. 5, at North Avenue Beach.

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72 million people are obese in the Unite States and 200,000 have bariatric surgery each year. Led by nationally renowned bariatrics surgeon, Bipan Chand, MD, formerly of Cleveland Clinic, Loyola University Health System introduces a new multidisciplinary center for metabolic surgery and bariatrics in Chicago.

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A recent $250,000 grant from the Tellabs Foundation of Naperville, Ill., will help address the needs of tiny patients in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Ronald McDonald® Children’s Hospital at Loyola University Medical Center.

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A mysterious disease that has killed nearly 60 children in Cambodia has been identified by the World Health Organization as enterovirus 71. This virus is one among a family of viruses that cause a variety of illnesses, including a common childhood illness called hand, foot and mouth disease, but Andrew Bonwit, MD, pediatric infectious disease specialist at Loyola University Health System, says a fatal outcome from such illness is rare.

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A study of high school students provides new evidence that a person's circle of friends may influence his or her weight. Students were more likely to gain weight if they had friends who were heavier than they were. Conversely, students were more likely to get trimmer -- or gain weight at a slower pace -- if their friends were leaner than they were.

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Extreme heat continues to plague the nation with many areas seeing record temperatures. Though everyone needs to take precautions when it comes to dangerous heat, it’s especially important to watch your kids. Children are at a greater risk than adults of sustaining a heat injury. Loyola University Health System Pediatrician Helps Keep Kids Safe In Extreme Heat

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Thumb and finger loss account for 32 percent of all reported injuries due to fireworks - imagining not being able to text for life is more potent than personal safety to today's generation, says Thomas Esposito, MD, trauma surgeon at Loyola's Level 1 trauma center.

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Steve M. Gnatz, MD, MHA, director of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Loyola University Medical Center, has been elected president of the U. S. Bone and Joint Initiative (USBJI).

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Jean Goodman, MD, has been named division director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Loyola University Health System and professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, effective Aug. 1. She will be joined by Paula Melone, DO, assistant professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. Dr. Melone began seeing patients at Loyola this spring.

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Loyola University Health System (LUHS) is among a select group of 90 hospitals nationwide that have been asked to participate in Best Fed Beginnings, a first-of-its-kind initiative to significantly improve breastfeeding rates in states where they are the lowest. The National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality (NICHQ) is leading this program with the help of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Baby-Friendly USA, Inc., the national authority for the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative.

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A new cancer drug with remarkably few side effects is dramatically improving survival in Hodgkin lymphoma patients who fail other treatments and are nearly out of options.

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Scheduling tonsils and adenoids to be removed figures into many parents' itineraries for their children's summer vacation, right up there with summer camp and family reunions. An estimated 500,000 children have the procedure each year.

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Hearing can be permanently damaged by loud summer noises such as fireworks, marching bands, construction and the like. A Loyola audiologist explains decibels for common sounds and offers tips and expertise to safeguard hearing.

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Blood tests to measure vitamin D deficiency are among the most frequently ordered tests in medicine. But a Loyola University Chicago study of two new vitamin D tests found the kits are inaccurate in many cases.

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US Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood, has appointed Loyola trauma chief, Thomas Esposito, MD, to the National Emergency Medical Services Advisroy Council.

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For the first time, a study has found that intensive cholesterol therapy involving a combination of drugs for 20 years may be more effective over the long run than taking a single statin medication.

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Loyola University Health System (LUHS) will renovate its Postpartum Unit to create a state-of-the-art area that provides a comfortable and convenient setting for mothers and infants. The renovation will begin this summer and will be complete by the end of the year. New fetal monitors also will be added to the Labor & Delivery Unit to provide doctors and nurses with advanced surveillance of infants prior to delivery.

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Addiction to food may be replaced by an addiction to alcohol according to JAMA research and a Loyola bariatric surgeon shares why this is important.

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A device used to prevent incontinence in women who undergo a common pelvic-floor surgery reduces symptoms but increases side effects in these patients. These findings were published in the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Loyola University Health System director of sports medicine gives advice for staying healthy in summer heat.

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Chicago is leading the nation in homicides and violence to the tune of an annual cost of $5.3 billion. Chicago's Loyola Level 1 trauma experts see the worst of the worst and explain the why's and solutions to the carnage.

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A "brain pacemaker" called deep brain stimulation (DBS) remains an effective treatment for Parkinson's disease for at least three years.

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Loyola University Health System pediatrician gives summer safety tips.

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Science teacher Mahera Beidas says a big part of her job involves teaching her students laboratory techniques. This summer, she is getting to experience scientific research first hand at a top science lab.

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Loyola University Chicago researchers are taking advantage of a quirk in the evolution of fruit fly genes to help develop new weapons against cancer.