illness
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L’Oréal’s U.S. subsidiary is working with restructuring counsel Weil Gotshal & Manges and investment bank Ducera Partners to address mass lawsuits from individuals alleging that the talc products have caused illness, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The illness is highly fatal, with average fatality rates approaching 100%.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
Bulless, who also played with James at Bridlington Town, should have been part of the group on the day trip to York but pulled out due to illness.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Because muscle plays such a central role in movement, balance and recovery from illness, maintaining it becomes a key target for healthy aging.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
However, if the bacilli become active—when someone’s immune system is compromised, as with AIDS—they multiply rapidly into a bone-eating, lung-consuming illness that, unless treated, is fatal.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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Thursday, cautioning of the risk of heat related illnesses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
The new study, published in the Journal of Translational Medicine, points to striking similarities in the biology associated with five major illnesses that have traditionally been treated as largely separate disorders.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
“The ship’s medical team is well-equipped to manage both routine and acute medical concerns of crew members,” Cao wrote to Gillibrand who also asked about illnesses and injuries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
"For a lot of these illnesses, you need some time to rest and allow them to run their course as well as taking over the counter medicine," he added.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Against other illnesses, though—including measles, mumps, rubella, pertussis, and the now defeated smallpox—our antibodies stimulated by one infection confer lifelong immunity.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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