We enjoy any excuse for a party but when lesions and scabs are involved we can't help but be a bit repulsed. more ›

Today is World TB day, and we should be observing extra-hard in Illinois. 2007 saw 521 active cases of TB in the state, which is an all-time low. Go us! Except we're still the 5th highest in the nation, and there was a 25 percent increase in the number of drug-resistant cases. [IL Department of Public Health release] more ›

At least one Chicago teenager believes that aluminum foil is a fine substitute for a condom. more ›