Articles filed under Health Crises
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Hospitals look at visiting policy in light of flu outbreakNov 09, 2021 7:56 pm - With a third fatality related to the H1N1 flu reported last week, hospital officials in Lake County are taking a closer look at their policies regarding visitors. Some a...
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Fight the flu with vitamin D supplementsNov 09, 2021 4:59 pm - One of the most frequent concerns of my patients is what to do about the flu, both seasonal and H1N1. Although the vaccines may be effective in preventing or lessening f...
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Millions without sick leave fear swine fluNov 09, 2021 4:54 pm - For millions of Americans the rule is simple: If you don't come to work, you don't get paid. That idea drives an untold numbers of carpenters, day care workers, servers,...
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Children learn their part in swine flu preventionNov 09, 2021 4:55 pm - Mention swine flu to a young child, and odds are pretty good you'll get a blank stare. But an increasing number of kids can tell you that the Sesame Street character "El...
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Northwest suburban hospitals tighten visiting rulesNov 09, 2021 12:34 pm - Area hospitals are limiting visits by children in response to the outbreak of H1N1 flu. And all hospitals are asking that no one visit if they are displaying flu-like sy...
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Vaccine shortage nixes Kane Co. H1N1 clinicsNov 09, 2021 12:13 pm - All currently scheduled H1N1 mass vaccination clinics in Kane County are canceled until further notice as the expectation of receiving more doses failed to materialize. ...
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Lake Co. H1N1 clinics overwhelmed; Cook making appointmentsNov 09, 2021 12:16 pm - A shortage of doses, a seemingly endless line and damp weather created anxiety and frustration for people waiting for H1N1 flu vaccines Thursday morning in Round Lake Be...
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H1N1 closes Wheaton Academy for a dayNov 09, 2021 12:16 pm - With the halls already expected to be devoid of students next Monday and Tuesday for parent-teacher conferences, Wheaton Academy is closing Friday as well in the wake of...
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Third suburban victim succumbs to H1N1 complicationsNov 09, 2021 12:16 pm - A third person in the past week has died because of the H1N1 virus, health officials confirmed Wednesday. The death of a 50-year-old Crystal Lake man at Centegra Hospit...
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Parents of ailing children desperately seek H1N1 vaccinesNov 09, 2021 12:16 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...