Flu Continues in Illinois; 50 Deaths This Season

Published January 27, 2013

Flu continues in Illinois; 50 deaths this season

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One third to one half of people are not getting prompt treatment with antiviral medicines, he said. Two drugs — Tamiflu and Relenza — can cut the severity and risk of death from the flu but must be started within 48 hours of first symptoms to do much …
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Give Lance another chance?

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He seems proud of the team's program to use performance-enhancing drugs, and he is too quick to point out that his actions weren't as bad as some alleged. On the other hand, he does seem to express some remorse for treating those around him so badly in …
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Fighting Sleep: Potential New Treatments for Deadly Sleeping Sickness

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Few drugs have been developed to treat sleeping sickness since the 1940s, and those still in use are highly toxic, sometimes causing painful side effects and even death. But researchers at the University of Georgia have made a discovery that may soon …
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