BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL, Ill., July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Diabetes Checks & Balances, a unique program launched locally to help people manage the disease, helped decrease emergency room visits and hospital admissions among participants.

By Paul Swiech, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill. Jul. 18--BLOOMINGTON -- About 500 pounds of unused prescription and nonprescription medicines have been collected for proper disposal in McLean County since a Livingston County program expanded here on June 28.

By Paul Swiech BLOOMINGTON - Five McLean County pharmacies are accepting unused prescription and nonprescription medicines for proper disposal in an expansion of the Livingston County program to keep leftover drugs out of the water supply. Mike Novario, director of pharmacy at OSF St.

By Paul Swiech By Paul Swiechpswiech@pantagraph.com Public health officials want consumers to respect federal warnings, such as the latest recommendation to avoid certain types of tomatoes until the source of the most recent salmonella outbreak is investigated.

By Paul Swiech, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill. Jun. 30--Public health officials want consumers to respect federal warnings, such as the latest recommendation to avoid certain types of tomatoes until the source of the most recent salmonella outbreak is investigated.