Articles filed under Health
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5th Legionnaires' case confirmedNov 13, 2009 10:00 pm - A fifth case of Legionnaires' disease at The Park at Vernon Hills retirement community was confirmed Friday by health officials. The onset of the case was in late Octobe...
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Barrington says no open door for H1N1 shotsNov 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Barrington Unit District 220 officials are again urging anyone not already registered for the 2,500 H1N1 flu vaccines being distributed at Barrington High School Saturda...
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Schaumburg schools get H1N1 shots WednesdayNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Students in Schaumburg schools are scheduled to get voluntary vaccinations against the H1N1 flu virus Wednesday, Nov. 18. The shots will be available only to students an...
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Pediatricians want to distribute flu vaccine based on needNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Children's doctors in Illinois are urging the state to reserve H1N1 vaccination for those who need it most and to get doses into the hands of pediatricians who can easil...
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Cook offers 400 H1N1 vaccines in Palatine SaturdayNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Cook County will hold walk-in clinics for H1N1 vaccinations in Palatine - but only for 400 people at a time. County officials announced Tuesday they will hold walk-in cl...
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Memory screening offeredNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - The Wheeling Pavilion Senior Center will offer free memory screening starting at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 199 N. First St. Appointments are available every half-ho...
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New device lets deaf-blind people converse with anyoneNov 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Not long ago, Robert J. Steppler walked from his home to a little coffee shop nearby, ordered a green tea and chatted with the baristas. While that may sound hardly wort...
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Study ties antibiotic use in pregnancy with birth defectsNov 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Researchers studying antibiotics in pregnancy have found a surprising link between common drugs used to treat urinary infections and birth defects. Reassuringly, the mos...
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Hospital fined $150,000 in wrong-site surgeryNov 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Rhode Island health officials have fined a hospital $150,000 and ordered it to install video cameras in its operating rooms after it had its fifth wrong-site surgery sin...
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Program will monitor doctors' hand-washingNov 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Be sure to wash up, Maryland doctors and nurses. You're being watched. State officials are creating teams of staff members at hospitals around the state to secretly moni...