Articles filed under Health Crises
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Ebola workers ask Congress for helpNov 12, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - Health workers on the front line of the Ebola crisis say the need for urgent help isn't letting up, as Congress begins considering President Barack Obama's ...
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Mike North video: Cubs, White Sox talk already?Nov 12, 2014 12:01 am - Mike North can tell the Bears season is over when he starts hearing questions about the Cubs and the White Sox in November. ...
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CDC: Fewer states seeing widespread swine fluDec 30, 2009 10:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Health officials say swine flu was widespread in only four states last week, indicating the fall wave of illness is still declining. Swine flu was widespread ...
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Lessons learned from H1N1 outbreakDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - What a difference a couple months make. In October, our pages were filled with stories of how difficult it was to get the swine flu vaccine and fears were rampant that w...
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Report hits state's emergency preparedness following H1N1 messDec 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois ranks among the bottom 20 states in health emergency response, concludes a new report that says this year's H1N1 outbreak exposed "serious underlying gaps" in t...
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Swine flu toll includes a few petsDec 13, 2009 10:00 pm - A handful of pets have been sickened with swine flu in recent weeks, but here are doctors' orders: Wash your hands and don't panic. The virus, also known as H1N1, has be...
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Get vaccine to those who need it mostNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - The statistics are not good. As reported in Sunday's Daily Herald, a Harvard University poll found two-thirds of America ns who tried to get the H1N1 flu vaccine were un...
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Schaumburg schools get H1N1 shots WednesdayNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Students in Schaumburg schools are scheduled to get voluntary vaccinations against the H1N1 flu virus Wednesday, Nov. 18. The shots will be available only to students an...
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Illinois reports 12 H1N1 new deathsNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois is reporting 12 new deaths from swine flu and 368 new hospitalizations. Friday's update brings the total number of Illinois swine flu deaths sinc...
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CDC's swine flu toll: 4,000 deadNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Estimates of deaths caused by the swine flu have grown to nearly 4,000 since April, roughly quadrupling previous estimates. But that doesn't mean swine flu...