Articles filed under Health Crises
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Less beef, more beans. Experts say world needs a new dietJan 16, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A hamburger a week, but no more - that's about as much red meat people should eat to do what's best for their health and the planet, according to a repor...
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FDA resuming some food inspections halted by shutdownJan 14, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration said it will resume inspections of some of the riskiest foods such as cheeses, produce and infant formula as early as Tu...
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Hanover Township provides PADS fundingJan 14, 2019 12:00 am - The Hanover Township Mental Health Board recently approved $25,000 in emergency funding for PADS (Public Action to Deliver Shelter) of Elgin to support the agency's new ...
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Indiana Health Department: 4 flu deaths so far this seasonJan 11, 2019 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana State Department of Health says four people have died of the flu so far this season. The department in its weekly influenza report Friday...
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US flu season poised to be milder than last year's harsh oneJan 11, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - It's early, but the current flu season is shaping up to be gentler than last winter's unusually brutal one, U.S. health officials said. In most parts of ...
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Illinois officials urge vaccination after child dies of fluJan 10, 2019 6:00 am - AURORA, Ill. (AP) - Health officials are urging people to get the flu shot after a 3-year-old girl died of influenza in suburban Chicago. The Kane County Health Departme...
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Food giants undermined China's obesity fight, scholar saysJan 10, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - China's efforts to keep obesity in check have been undermined from the inside by the food industry, according to newly published research. A scholar of C...
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No stethoscope for pain: Scientists seek real way to measureJan 10, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Is the pain stabbing or burning? On a scale from 1 to 10, is it a 6 or an 8? Over and over, 17-year-old Sarah Taylor struggled to make doctors understa...
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Congo says healthy baby born to mom who recovered from EbolaJan 10, 2019 6:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - A four-day-old baby is a surprise bright spot in Congo's deadly Ebola outbreak, as the country's health ministry on Thursday called her the first chi...
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Experimental app might spot drug overdoses in time to helpJan 09, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Too often people die of an opioid overdose because no one's around to notice they're in trouble. Now scientists are creating a smartphone app that beam...