Articles filed under Health Crises
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Correction: Measles-California storyFeb 08, 2015 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - In one version of a Feb. 6 story about vaccine requirements by the University of California system, The Associated Press reported erroneously new rule...
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US measles count rises to 121; most linked to DisneylandFeb 08, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Health officials say the number of measles cases in the nation is up to 121 so far this year. All but 18 of the cases are tied to an outbreak that starte...
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NY Sen. Schumer wants measles vaccine more accessibleFeb 07, 2015 10:00 pm - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Sen. Charles Schumer is urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to make measles shots free and widely available, like the flu vaccine. ...
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No more confirmed measles cases in suburbs todayFeb 06, 2015 12:00 am - After a brief scare Friday, measles in a Lake County illness was ruled out and health officials said there was no increase in the number of confirmed cases in the suburb...
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DCFS proposes new vaccination rules for day care centersFeb 06, 2015 12:00 am - The state agency that regulates day-care centers wants each facility in Illinois to have rules about what immunizations its staff must have, a spokesman said. The propos...
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Officials release information about Clallam measles caseFeb 05, 2015 10:00 pm - PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) - Clallam County officials have released more information about a confirmed measles case. The Peninsula Daily News reports ( http://bit.ly/1zgRH...
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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...