Articles filed under Health Crises
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Hersey grad studies HIV epidemic in war zoneAug 05, 2015 9:00 am - When Marianne Seneczko applied for a Fulbright Fellowship in 2013 to study the HIV epidemic in Ukraine, she had no way of knowing the country was on the brink of revolut...
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Naperville funds fighting root of heroin, suicide problemsAug 01, 2015 7:30 am - Two years ago, Naperville set aside money for efforts to stop suicides and heroin use. The causes were identified as priorities in the city's social services grant, but...
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Experimental Ebola vaccine highly effective in early trialsJul 31, 2015 1:00 am - LONDON - An experimental Ebola vaccine tested on thousands of people in Guinea seems to work and might help shut down the waning epidemic in West Africa, according to in...
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Arlington Heights cops make first heroin overdose saveJul 21, 2015 1:00 am - Only a few months after all village officers were trained to use naloxone, on Tuesday the Arlington Heights Police Department made its first “save” - a teenager who had ...
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Schaumburg native's coast-to-coast run reaches homeJul 15, 2015 1:00 am - As part of a relay team running across the United States to raise money and awareness for young adults with cancer, Kristin Decker experienced the thrill Wednesday of re...
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Mental health a 'growing issue' in DuPage juvenile systemJul 13, 2015 5:30 am - When a dormant coalition to examine the juvenile justice system in DuPage County began meeting again this spring, Shannon Hartnett pulled some statistics on the roughly ...
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Roskam plan to develop antibiotics to fight 'superbugs' moves in CongressJul 10, 2015 1:00 am - A plan from U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam intended to spur development for new antibiotics to fight so-called superbugs is advancing in Congress. The U.S. House approved a prop...
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Durbin pushes for greater access to heroin overdose antidoteJul 01, 2015 1:00 am - U.S. Senator Dick Durbin wants more first responders and community organizations to be able to get their hands on a drug that's been heralded as a lifesaving antidote to...
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Norovirus found after illness at Elgin golf outingJun 17, 2015 1:00 am - Two members of an outing who became ill after eating at an Elgin golf course restaurant were infected with norovirus, a health official said Wednesday. A total of 21 peo...
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Campaign to 'change direction' of mental health launching in St. CharlesMay 28, 2015 1:00 am - A regional effort of a national campaign that simplifies the signs of emotional suffering is launching Tuesday in St. Charles. The Campaign to Change Direction aims to ...