Articles filed under Health Crises
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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...
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The flu is worse this year: 5 things you need to knowJan 09, 2018 12:00 am - The flu really is worse this year. But just how bad it's going to get remains to be seen since most local hospitals haven't seen the peak of flu-stricken patients yet. T...
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Usage remains low for pill that can prevent HIV infectionJan 08, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - From gritty neighborhoods in New York and Los Angeles to clinics in Kenya and Brazil, health workers are trying to popularize a pill that has proven high...
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Amid flu surge, Indiana residents urged to get flu shotsJan 08, 2018 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's health commissioner is urging Hoosiers to get their flu shots and take other precautions amid a surge in flu-related illnesses and deaths. ...
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Flu season appears to be peaking early in IllinoisJan 08, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - State records show that the flu season in Illinois appears to be peaking early this year. There are more than 100 more influenza outbreaks across the stat...