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UIC report finds elevated levels of ethylene oxide in Lake County residents

By Marni Pyke
Dec 12, 2019 10:39 AM - A University of Illinois at Chicago report found disturbingly elevated levels of the toxic chemical ethylene oxide among Waukegan residents living near the Medline plant. in in residents near Medline alarming, expert says.
More Americans are dying at home rather than in hospitals

By MARILYNN MARCHIONE
Dec 11, 2019 7:57 PM - For the first time since the early 1900s, more Americans are dying at home rather than in hospitals
Doctors end protest to demand flu vaccines for migrants

By JULIE WATSON
Dec 12, 2019 7:00 AM - A group of doctors say they have ended their three-day protest against the U.S. government's refusal to allow them into detention facilities to administer the flu vaccine to migrants
New drugs show rare promise against advanced breast cancer

By MARILYNN MARCHIONE
Dec 11, 2019 11:13 AM - Doctors are reporting unusually good results from tests of two experimental drugs in women with an aggressive form of breast cancer that had spread widely and resisted treatment
Brain differences may be tied to obesity, kids' study says

By LINDSEY TANNER
Dec 10, 2019 8:57 AM - New results from the largest long-term study of brain development and children's health raise provocative questions about obesity and brain function
US flu season arrives early, driven by an unexpected virus

By MIKE STOBBE
Dec 6, 2019 11:59 AM - The winter flu season in the United States is off to its earliest start in more than 15 years
Officials list pot vape brands reported in US outbreak

By MIKE STOBBE
Dec 6, 2019 5:16 PM - Health officials investigating a nationwide outbreak of vaping illnesses have listed, for the first time, the vape brands that are most commonly linked to hospitalizations
Vaccine group announces creation of Ebola vaccine stockpile

By MARIA CHENG
Dec 5, 2019 9:22 AM - Vaccine alliance announces creation of Ebola vaccine stockpile of about 500,000 doses
Slovakia rejects bill requiring ultrasound before abortion

The Associated Press
Dec 5, 2019 7:56 AM - Lawmakers in Slovakia have rejected a proposed bill that would have made it obligatory for women seeking abortions to first have an ultrasound and obtain the consent of the father before having the procedure
Phone-in-cheek: Spike seen in cellphone-linked face injuries

By LINDSEY TANNER
Dec 5, 2019 4:36 PM - Researchers say careless cellphone use can lead to facial cuts, bruises and fractures

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