Articles filed under Health
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Lombard woman has DuPage's first case of West Nile in 2019Sep 10, 2019 1:00 am - A Lombard woman in her 40s is reported to have the first human case of West Nile virus this year in DuPage County, health department officials said Tuesday. The woman, w...
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Sixth person dies from vaping-related illnessSep 10, 2019 1:00 am - Kansas health officials confirmed the first death in the state Tuesday associated with an outbreak of serious lung disease related to vaping or using e-cigarettes. It is...
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Registration open for new Hustle S'more 5K and Kids MileSep 09, 2019 11:00 pm - Run through the prairie of Peck Farm Park at the Geneva Park District's new Hustle S'more 5K and Kids Mile. This chip-timed race will be held Saturday, Sept. 28, at Pec...
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Aurora church offers example of increasing mental health supportSep 06, 2019 1:00 am - The safeTALK training planned for Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Aurora filled almost immediately after registration started, proving two things to organizers of t...
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Stroger Hospital Recognized by U.S. News & World ReportSep 05, 2019 11:00 pm - Cook County Health is proud to announce that John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital was recently recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a high performing organization for gast...
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AbbVie ends work on cancer drug Rova-T after failuresAug 29, 2019 1:00 am - AbbVie Inc. said it would stop all research on its experimental cancer treatment Rova-T, a drug it bought in its $5.8 billion 2016 takeover of Stemcentrx Inc. The decisi...
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What's behind the persistent shortage of lifesaving EpiPensAug 25, 2019 6:00 am - Mylan and Pfizer are still struggling with manufacturing issues for the EpiPen anti-allergy injector as the critical back-to-school season gets underway and a rival gene...
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Constable: Study shows we can shed the 'Crazy Cat Lady' stereotypeAug 24, 2019 1:00 am - In this world where we label and divide everything into two extreme camps, the pet world gives us "Dog People" and "Crazy Cat Ladies." But the stereotype of the "Crazy ...
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GLASA's Twilight 5K helps everyone participate in competitive sportsAug 22, 2019 11:00 pm - GLASA's Twilight 5K makes strides to let everyone participate in competitive sports
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Why teen vaping is an epidemic that needs urgent attention, experts warnAug 20, 2019 5:30 am - E-cigarette use among teenagers is a growing epidemic that's quickly outpacing other substances, such as alcohol, marijuana, prescription drugs and opioids, health exper...