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		<title>Illinois &#124; Infections associated with formula reported in two infants in Missouri, Illinois</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 01:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chicago &#124; The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reminding parents and other caregivers of infants to follow safety guidelines when preparing powdered infant feeding formula, including boiling the water used to mix the formula to sterilize it. Two newborn infants contracted the bacterial infection Cronobacter sakazakii (C. sakazakii). A Missouri infant died, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Illinois &#124; IDPH alerts public to pertussis outbreak</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chicago &#124; The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is alerting the public to a marked increase of pertussis cases (also known as “Whooping Cough”) due to a series of outbreaks primarily concentrated in Cook County and the surrounding collar counties of Chicago. As of today, 1,149 cases have been reported statewide. Of those cases, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Illinois &#124; IDOT unveils life-saving Yellow Dot program</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chicago IL &#124; The Illinois Department of Transportation today unveiled the Illinois Yellow Dot program, a life-saving, traffic safety initiative that provides first responders with critical information to improve emergency care for persons involved in vehicle crashes. IDOT along with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Illinois Department of Aging (IDOA) and county health [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Illinois &#124; State Health dept encourages residents to prepare for winter weather</title>
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		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chicago IL &#124; Although winter officially arrives in five weeks, winter weather in Illinois could arrive much sooner. Therefore the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is encouraging residents to use November 13-19—Winter Storm Preparedness Week in Illinois—to begin preparing for the extreme cold, wind, ice and snow that often accompanies Illinois winters. “For the [...]]]></description>
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