Articles filed under Health Crises
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Constable: Ebola is not what devastated this Elgin coupleFeb 05, 2015 4:30 am - In the midst of 2014's outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus and fears that it was poised to sweep across the United States, a disease-carrying mosquito in Florida made new...
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Officials: As many as 15 infants affected by Palatine measles clusterFeb 05, 2015 12:00 am - At least five infants - and perhaps as many as 15 - enrolled at a Palatine day care center have contracted measles, Cook County and state health officials announced Thur...
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Buffalo Grove police team with anti-heroin group to offer treatment, preventionFeb 04, 2015 12:00 am - Buffalo Grove police are teaming with Live4Lali, Inc., a social service nonprofit agency, to build awareness about the abuse of heroin and other opioids in the community...
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Some questions and answers about measles at workFeb 03, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — A boss who's worried about an outbreak of measles in the workplace needs to tread lightly. Reports of a growing number of measles cases have employers wonderi...
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Pats, Seahawks fought to last yard in best Super Bowl everFeb 02, 2015 12:00 am - PHOENIX - A classic comeback, a miracle catch, an epic blunder, a goal-line stand in the final seconds. Any one of those things by itself would have been the defining mo...
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Wauconda trustee candidate calls vaccines dangerousJan 30, 2015 12:01 am - With a measles outbreak tied to Disneyland prompting a renewed public debate about vaccinations, a Wauconda village board trustee candidate is raising concerns about ino...
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Northwest suburban measles case confirmedJan 27, 2015 12:00 am - A Northwest suburban resident's recently confirmed case of measles may have created potential exposure to others at three locations in Arlington Heights and Palatine, pu...
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Constable: Money gone, but new heart arrivesJan 14, 2015 10:00 pm - Sunday got off to a bleak start for Tyler and Rachel Knickerbocker of Huntley. Not only was their baby boy, Noah, enduring his fifth month in a Milwaukee hospital and st...
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Schaumburg police now carry overdose antidoteJan 09, 2015 12:01 am - Schaumburg police officers recently joined the DuPage County Narcan Program and are now carrying the lifesaving antidote to opiate drug overdose. Officers have been trai...
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Researchers: IMF policies hindered Ebola responseDec 30, 2014 12:01 am - YORK, England - Professors from three leading British universities say International Monetary Fund policies favoring international debt repayment over social spending co...