Motor skills improve with deep brain stimulation, but risk of side effects also greater Patients with advanced Parkinson's disease who received deep brain stimulation showed greater improvement in movement and quality of life after six months than those treated with medication, a new study shows.
Photo by Señor CodoToday's snowfall might not have seen much accumulation, but it was enough to slick up the streets and cause a few accidents.United Electrical Workers, the union that represented striking factory workers at Republic Windows and Doors have filed suit against the company claiming the removal of equipment from the factory violated labor laws and will prevent work from revving up if a new company buys the factory.More red light cameras are on their way after the 7th Circuit U.S. Cou
by Frank James President-elect Barack Obama has reportedly decided on Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the neurosurgeon who serves as CNN's chief medical correspondent, for his surgeon general, according to a report on Washingtonpost.com. (Photo of Dr. Sanjay Gupta: AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)...
What the CTA is calling a "Medical Emergency" has disrupted southbound Blue Line service into the Loop. The incident occurred at the Jackson stop. The CTA is urging people to seek alternate routes southbound into the Loop. It's the second major disruption of serviec for the CTA's trains in as many days after a derailment interrupted Yellow and Red Line service yesterday. Update:The Trib is reporting that a southbound Blue Line train struck a person at the Jackson stop, critically injuring them, w
CHICAGO – The medical staff at Sacred Heart have picked up their surgical tools and switched networks from NBC to ABC with the eighth season premiere of “Scrubs” as two episodes of the Zach Braff comedy air back-to-back on Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 at 8pm CST.The cast of “Scrubs,” including Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, Neil Flynn, John C. McGinley, Judy Reyes, Ken Jenkins, and Christa Miller, have made the move for what is reportedly the final season of the show on ABC and they broug
WASHINGTON--Another Chicagoan is being tapped for the White House; Susan Sher, the vice president for Legal and Governmental Affairs and General Counsel at the University of Chicago Medical Center will be an associate counsel to President elect Barack Obama. Sher...