Articles filed under Health Crises
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AP-NORC poll: More Americans worry about flu than new virusFeb 20, 2020 6:00 am - A wide share of Americans are at least moderately confident in U.S. health officials' ability to handle emerging viruses, and more express concern about catching the flu...
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Constable: After cochlear implant, student aims to help others with hearing lossFeb 20, 2020 4:00 am - Deaf since birth, Caroline Yuk of Crystal Lake can't remember a time when she couldn't hear. “I was implanted when I was 2 years old,” says Yuk, referring to her cochlea...
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Stop EtO to host legal education forum SundayFeb 20, 2020 12:00 am - Stop EtO, the community group advocating for action against the emission of ethylene oxide from Vantage Specialty Chemicals in Gurnee and the Medline facility in Waukega...
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Schaumburg waiting to see what federal, state governments may do on vapingFeb 20, 2020 12:00 am - Despite recognizing youth vaping as a serious health issue, Schaumburg officials are not imposing any additional regulations on vaping for now, as they wait to see wheth...
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80 is not the new 70: Age may bias heart care, study findsFeb 19, 2020 6:00 am - People are more likely to buy things when prices end in 99 cents rather than rounded up to the next dollar, or cars with mileage under 1,000 instead of past that mark. N...
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Officials confirm two more cases of Legionnaires' disease in Vernon HillsFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - Two new cases of Legionnaires' disease have been confirmed at a senior living facility in Vernon Hills. The new cases bring the number of infections at Brookdale Senior ...
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Bills on educating kids about the risks of vaping, sexting advanceFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Two bills that would add the risks of e-cigarette use and sexting to public school curriculum will head to the full Illinois House after unanimously passin...
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Is the new virus more 'deadly' than flu? Not exactlyFeb 18, 2020 6:00 am - What's more deadly - the flu, SARS or the new coronavirus discovered in China? There are different ways to look at it and even knowledgeable folks sometimes say "deadly"...
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US tells remaining cruise passengers: Stay out for 2 weeksFeb 18, 2020 6:00 am - The U.S. government made good on its warning to Americans who chose to remain on board a quarantined cruise ship in Japan, telling them they cannot return home for at le...
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Home quarantine for travelers buys time as new virus spreadsFeb 16, 2020 6:00 am - On his return from China last week, Dr. Ian Lipkin quarantined himself in his basement. His wife now puts his food on the stairs. He's run out of things to watch on Netf...