Articles filed under Health Crises
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Secondhand smoke hits almost half of teens who don't smokeJan 11, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Even though fewer U.S. teens are smoking, secondhand smoke remains a big problem for them, a government study found. Nearly half of nonsmoking kids in mid...
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Q&A on UK's new drinking guidelines, alcohol link to cancerJan 08, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British health officials say drinking alcohol regularly increases the risk of cancer. And they've issued tough new guidelines that could prove hard to swal...
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Cancer now No. 1 killer in 22 states, ahead of heart diseaseJan 07, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - . Cancer death rates actually have been falling for nearly 25 years, but deaths from heart disease - the No. 1 killer nationwide - have been dropping at ...
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Flu reports down in Illinois amid warm DecemberJan 07, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO - Health officials say reports of influenza are down this winter in Illinois compared with recent years. Data from the Illinois Department of Public Health show ...
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Study: Ebola survivors' blood didn't help patients in GuineaJan 06, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Giving the blood of Ebola survivors to patients didn't seem to make a difference, doctors found in the biggest study so far on the approach, prompting some...
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Long before learning ABCs, tots recognize words are symbolsJan 06, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Celebrate your child's scribbles. A novel experiment shows that even before learning their ABCs, youngsters start to recognize that a written word symb...
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Yeast infection drug-miscarriage link is hinted in new studyJan 05, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A prescription drug for yeast infections may increase chances for miscarriages when used early in pregnancy, a large study in Denmark suggests. The 17-yea...
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Health agency takes on advertising for electronic cigarettesJan 05, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The nation's lead public health agency on Tuesday focused its attack on electronic cigarettes on the issue of advertising, saying too many kids see the a...
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Many doctors don't urge HPV shots for preteens, study saysJan 04, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Many pediatricians and family doctors are not strongly recommending the cancer-preventing HPV vaccine to preteens and their parents, contributing to low v...
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Ebola-free Guinea clear for international soccer matchesJan 04, 2016 6:00 am - CAIRO (AP) - The African soccer confederation says it has ended a ban on Guinea hosting international matches after the country was declared free of Ebola. Health concer...