Articles filed under Health Crises
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Warning: Stifling sneezes can be health hazard in rare casesJan 15, 2018 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Tempted to stifle a loud or untimely sneeze? Let it out instead, doctors in England warned Monday based on the very unusual case of a man who ruptured the ...
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Passenger potentially exposed O'Hare travelers to measlesJan 14, 2018 12:00 am - A passenger on flights to and from O'Hare International Airport last week may have exposed others to measles, state health officials said. The passenger arrived Wednesda...
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Constable: 2½ years after applying for Social Security disability, finally a hearingJan 13, 2018 12:00 am - By Burt Constable Once whimsical, the "Golfers Welcome" sign hanging near Cheryl Watson's front door in Hainesville now mocks her. "I miss it so bad," says Watson, 56, w...
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Has flu season, in full swing, reached its height?Jan 12, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Flu is now widespread in every state except Hawaii, but the good news is the season appears to already be peaking. It's been a rough few weeks: Hospitals...
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US OKs 1st drug aimed at women with inherited breast cancerJan 12, 2018 6:00 am - U.S. regulators have approved the first drug aimed at women with advanced breast cancer caused byˆ an inherited flawed gene. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday a...
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Editorial: Let facts guide decision on treatment centerJan 11, 2018 10:00 pm - The myriad reasons for Wheaton residents packing the city's planning and zoning board meeting to object to a proposed substance abuse treatment center boil down to one k...
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Correction: Alternative Remedies-Oversight storyJan 10, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In a story Dec. 18 about U.S. crackdown on homeopathic medicines, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the Food and Drug Administration order...
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Arlington Heights offering flu shotsJan 10, 2018 12:00 am - Arlington Heights' Wellness Clinics are now offering flu shots for $20, no appointments necessary. The clinics take place from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Mondays and 3 to 4 p.m. ...
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IV bag shortage has hospitals scrambling to treat fluJan 09, 2018 6:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - An ongoing shortage of fluids used to deliver medicine and treat dehydrated patients has hospital workers scrambling in the midst of a nasty flu sea...
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Barrington boy beloved at Grove Avenue Elementary dies from heart ailmentJan 09, 2018 12:00 am - A 10-year-old Barrington boy described as beloved by other students and teachers at his school died on New Year's Eve from an inflammation of his heart muscle, officials...