Articles filed under Health
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Edward-Elmhurst Health presciptions for strong opioids come with naloxone orderJan 29, 2018 4:30 am - A prescription for a strong dose of opioid pain relievers from one suburban health network now comes with something else: a doctor's order to get a backup medication in ...
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Stigma still stopping opioid users from seeking naloxoneJan 29, 2018 4:30 am - A drug that can reverse the breathing suppression caused by an opioid overdose is now available at 135 Illinois pharmacies or drug education centers that have a standing...
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After a naloxone revival, hospital protocol is to just let opioid addicts goJan 29, 2018 4:30 am - In a hospital emergency department, someone who has been revived from an opioid overdose using the reversal drug naloxone sometimes can be a relatively low-priority case...
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Healthy Home 2018 is green from the roof downJan 28, 2018 12:00 pm - A family can have the largest, most elegant house in the county, but if its components make family members ill - red eyes, headaches, rashes and so forth - it isn't much...
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Opioid antidote saves lives, but overdose survivors still need helpJan 27, 2018 12:00 am - Even lifesaving drugs have limits. That's the warning from some public health experts raising concerns over misperceptions about the opioid overdose reversal drug nalox...
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Repeat rescues: Sometimes naloxone saves a person multiple timesJan 27, 2018 12:00 am - Many police departments and county health officials like to say they've saved a life every time they use naloxone to revive an overdosing opioid user. But it's not that ...
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Flu shots mostly not mandatoryJan 23, 2018 4:30 am - Young children and older people are particularly vulnerable to life-threatening complications if they get the flu. But the people who care for them in day care centers a...
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FDA approves new Baxter medicationJan 22, 2018 12:00 am - Baxter International Inc., a global leader in sterile medication production and delivery, Monday announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of a medication...
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Afraid of getting sick? 6 things you can do at homeJan 18, 2018 10:00 pm - Coughing, sneezing and misery are a part of many households these days as cold and flu season kicks into high gear. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say we...
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Glenbard Parent Series to offer programs on mental health Jan. 31Jan 16, 2018 10:00 pm - The Glenbard Parent Series: (GPS) Navigating Healthy Families will host two presentations with Shimi Kang, MD, an award-winning physician, researcher, and author on huma...