Articles filed under Health Crises
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Naperville film becomes 'starting point' for suicide preventionSep 28, 2015 5:15 am - The silence about suicide can be deafening, mental health advocates say. “The more you get involved in mental health and suicide prevention work, the more it becomes cl...
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Live4Lali fundraiser Sunday in LincolnshireSep 28, 2015 1:00 am - Live4Lali, a nonprofit group battling substance abuse, will hold a fundraiser Sunday at Viper Alley in Lincolnshire. The group is named after 2007 Stevenson High School ...
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Obama, Cuba's President Raul Castro to meet in New YorkSep 27, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - President Barack Obama plans to meet with Cuban President Raul Castro on Tuesday on the sidelines of the annual U.N. General Assembly. It will be their s...
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Prices jump as heroin antidote use increasesSep 19, 2015 7:05 am - The growing popularity of drugs used to treat heroin overdoses has resulted in costs that have quadrupled in the past two years in some cases. Experts say prices have es...
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Two West Nile virus cases confirmed in Lake CountySep 15, 2015 1:00 am - Two human cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed in Lake County, health officials announced Tuesday. According to the Lake County Health Department/Community Healt...
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Editorial: Schools need comprehensive plans to react to food allergies - and families' helpAug 27, 2015 11:00 pm - An Arlington Heights school district, after much consideration, has decided not to put its students, teachers and parents through the rigors of an all-out peanut and tre...
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Constable: Golden Gate cop, suicide experts agree listening is keyAug 26, 2015 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the date of the event. During a career that saw him talk to more than 200 suicidal people clinging to the ledg...
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Lake County Opioid Initiative leaders present at national conferenceAug 19, 2015 1:00 am - Leaders of the Lake County Opioid Initiative were invited by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy to talk about the program at a national conference in...
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Golf outing to benefit GiGi's Playhouse Aug. 14Aug 11, 2015 1:00 am - Golfers and supporters of GiGi's Playhouse will tee up for charity at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14 for the GiGi's Playhouse National Achievement Center Golf Outing at The Brid...
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CDC: Coordinated approach could cut projected 'superbug' infections in halfAug 09, 2015 7:36 am - With the United States facing an increasing number of drug-resistant "superbugs," federal health officials said a relatively simple solution could prevent more than half...