Articles filed under Health Crises
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Concussions drop in Ivy League football with kickoff changeOct 01, 2018 7:00 am - Concussions plunged in Ivy League football after the kickoff line was moved to thwart what might be the game's most dangerous play, according to a study published Monday...
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Risk of Ebola's spread from Congo now 'very high,' WHO saysSep 29, 2018 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The risk of the deadly Ebola virus spreading from Congo is now "very high" after two confirmed cases were discovered near the Uganda border, the Worl...
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DuPage County resident dies from West Nile VirusSep 29, 2018 1:00 am - Officials said a DuPage County resident died from the West Nile virus, the first to do so this year. The person who died was over the age of 65 and became ill in early S...
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CDC: Death toll from flu last winter highest in at least 40 yearsSep 27, 2018 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - An estimated 80,000 Americans died of flu and its complications last winter - the disease's highest death toll in at least four decades. The director of ...
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APNewsBreak: 80,000 people died of flu last winter in USSep 26, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - An estimated 80,000 Americans died of flu and its complications last winter - the disease's highest death toll in at least four decades. The director of ...
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Congo says Ebola efforts can resume after deadly attackSep 26, 2018 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Congo's health ministry says efforts to contain the latest Ebola outbreak can resume Wednesday in a key community where a deadly rebel attack over th...
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Carol Stream resident diagnosed with West Nile virusSep 26, 2018 1:00 am - A Carol Stream resident has been diagnosed with West Nile virus, village officials announced Wednesday. The village has coordinated with Clarke Mosquito Control to cond...
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WHO warns of 'perfect storm' for Ebola in eastern CongoSep 25, 2018 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Insecurity, public defiance about vaccinations and political jockeying could create a "perfect storm" leading Congo's latest Ebola outbreak to spread, the ...
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Congo reports Ebola death close to busy Ugandan borderSep 22, 2018 7:00 am - KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - A Congolese woman who refused an Ebola vaccination and then disappeared has died of the virus near the heavily traveled border with Uganda, which ...
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Overdose reversal drug now available throughout Elk GroveSep 20, 2018 1:00 am - The overdose reversal drug Narcan is now available at some 20 public locations in Elk Grove Village - the signature initiative of the village government's campaign to co...