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Third suburban victim succumbs to H1N1 complicationsOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - A third person in the past week has died because of the H1N1 virus, health officials confirmed Wednesday. The death of a 50-year-old Crystal Lake man at Centegra Hospit...
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Parents of ailing children desperately seek H1N1 vaccinesOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Eight-year-old Jenevieve Duczman has been hospitalized three times this year with pneumonia and other lung problems. Born 12 weeks prematurely, the Schaumburg girl has c...
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Arlington Heights will have H1N1 vaccine clinic SaturdayOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - The Arlington Heights Health Services Department is the surprise recipient of 1,000 doses of the rare vaccine against H1N1 flu - apparently by mistake. Nevertheless, the...
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Study: Cholesterol drugs may improve flu survivalOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- A new treatment for swine flu may already be on pharmacy shelves -- cholesterol-lowering statin drugs like Lipitor and Zocor. A large study found that peopl...
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H1N1 closes Wheaton Academy for a dayOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - With the halls already expected to be devoid of students next Monday and Tuesday for parent-teacher conferences, Wheaton Academy is closing Friday as well in the wake of...
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Palatine only Cook suburb to get swine flu vaccine: is it fair?Oct 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Palatine grade school students and faculty soon will be the only members of the general public in suburban Cook County who can get the vaccine against the H1N1 flu virus...
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Gurnee woman's death partially attributed to H1N1 virusOct 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Lake County Health officials said a 41-year-old woman from Gurnee has died in part due to the H1N1 virus. Officials did not release the name of the woman, who apparentl...
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H1N1 claims 50-year-old Crystal Lake manOct 27, 2009 11:00 pm - The death of a 50-year-old Crystal Lake man over the weekend was a result of the H1N1 flu virus, McHenry County health officials announced this morning. The man, whose n...
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Illinois insurers agree to cover swine flu vaccineOct 27, 2009 11:00 pm - The Illinois Department of Insurance says the state's largest private health insurers and HMOs have agreed to cover administration costs associated with the swine flu va...
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