Articles filed under Health Crises
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UN: More studies needed on new malaria shots before using itOct 23, 2015 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Vaccine experts advising the World Health Organization have recommended that further studies be done on a new malaria vaccine to figure out if officials ca...
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Ground broken for medical school in downtown EvansvilleOct 23, 2015 7:00 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A medical school campus in downtown Evansville will soon start taking shape now that on-site work on the $60 million is underway. Officials broke...
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Nurse quarantined over Ebola fears sues Gov. Chris ChristieOct 22, 2015 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A nurse who had contact with Ebola patients in West Africa and was quarantined at a New Jersey hospital when she returned sued Gov. Chris Christie a...
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UK doctors say nurse suffering Ebola relapse has improvedOct 21, 2015 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Doctors treating a Scottish nurse suffering from a rare relapse of Ebola say she has improved significantly and are hopeful she will make a full recovery. ...
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Marijuana use in US adults doubles in decade, surveys showOct 21, 2015 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Marijuana use among U.S. adults doubled over a decade, rising to almost 10 percent or more than 22 million mostly recreational users, government surveys s...
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Study shows value of knee replacement surgery, other optionsOct 21, 2015 7:00 am - People with knees worn out by arthritis will get more pain relief from joint replacement surgery, but it has more risks and there's a good chance that less drastic appro...
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Breast cancer screening advice from 2 major groups comparedOct 20, 2015 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Advice varies on when women should start getting screened for breast cancer and how often. The American Cancer Society revised its guidelines Tuesday, bri...
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WHO chief: Ebola a 'wake-up call' for member governmentsOct 20, 2015 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The director-general of the World Health Organization says the Ebola crisis in West Africa should serve as a "wake-up call" for member states to do more to...
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Cancer group's mammogram advice: Start later and get fewerOct 20, 2015 7:00 am - CHICAGO - The American Cancer Society now says women should start mammograms later in life and get fewer of them, a stance that puts the trusted group closer to an influ...
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Our view: Police step out in front of heroin scourgeOct 20, 2015 1:00 am - By going public with their decision to help heroin addicts kick the drug rather than arrest them, Rolling Meadows police are putting themselves out there. We'd like to b...