Articles filed under Health
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Parents of ailing children desperately seek H1N1 vaccinesOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Eight-year-old Jenevieve Duczman has been hospitalized three times this year with pneumonia and other lung problems. Born 12 weeks prematurely, the Schaumburg girl has c...
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Arlington Heights will have H1N1 vaccine clinic SaturdayOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - The Arlington Heights Health Services Department is the surprise recipient of 1,000 doses of the rare vaccine against H1N1 flu - apparently by mistake. Nevertheless, the...
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Study: Cholesterol drugs may improve flu survivalOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- A new treatment for swine flu may already be on pharmacy shelves -- cholesterol-lowering statin drugs like Lipitor and Zocor. A large study found that peopl...
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Palatine only Cook suburb to get swine flu vaccine: is it fair?Oct 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Palatine grade school students and faculty soon will be the only members of the general public in suburban Cook County who can get the vaccine against the H1N1 flu virus...
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Hoffman Estates boy dies of swine flu-related illnessOct 27, 2009 11:00 pm - A 5-year-old Hoffman Estates boy died of complications from the H1N1 virus, officials confirmed. Michael Siver, a kindergartner at Thomas Jefferson School in Hoffman Es...
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Teens who binge on alcohol damage brainsOct 25, 2009 11:00 pm - In human and rodent teens, youthful exposure to alcohol can produce devastating effects on still-developing brains - and decision-making skills down the road. A recent s...
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Trying to keep swine flu out, some hospitals restrict visitingOct 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Visiting a loved one in the hospital? Better check on new flu limits first. Hospitals around the country are turning away visiting children and tightening restrictions o...
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Prostate cancer recurrence detected earlierOct 25, 2009 11:00 pm - A novel technology using gold nanoparticles might predict the recurrence of prostate cancer earlier than current blood tests, a pilot study found. In an 18-patient stud...
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H1N1 vaccine production behind scheduleOct 25, 2009 11:00 pm - A top-ranking official of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says production of a vaccine for swine flu virus is behind schedule and people should take preca...
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1 in 5 kids get too little vitamin D, study saysOct 25, 2009 11:00 pm - At least one in five U.S. children aged 1 to 11 don't get enough vitamin D and could be at risk for a variety of health problems including weak bones, the most recent na...