Articles filed under Health Crises
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Budget panel OKs state funds for Evansville medical schoolOct 16, 2015 7:00 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A medical school campus in downtown Evansville won final approval from the State Budget Committee. The budget panel on Friday approved releasing ...
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UN: 2 new Ebola cases in Guinea show virus still spreadingOct 16, 2015 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization says there were two new cases of Ebola in Guinea this week, ending two consecutive weeks in West Africa when no cases of the ...
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Hoffman Estates police save first life from overdoseOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - Hoffman Estates police officers Thursday night saved their first life from an opiate drug overdose, only nine days after being authorized to carry the antidote naloxone....
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Ailing Ebola nurse in UK may be rare case of relapseOct 15, 2015 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization says it's possible in rare instances for patients who survived Ebola to develop the lethal disease again, when the virus ling...
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Study: Ebola in male survivors can survive up to 9 monthsOct 15, 2015 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Doctors have found that Ebola can linger in some male survivors for up to nine months but aren't sure if that means they might still be infectious, accordi...
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Study: Ebola in male survivors can survive up to 9 monthsOct 14, 2015 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Doctors have found that Ebola can linger in some male survivors for up to nine months but aren't sure if that means they might still be infectious, accordi...
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Condition of hospitalized Ebola nurse in UK worsensOct 14, 2015 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - London's Royal Free Hospital says the condition of a nurse being treated for complications resulting from Ebola has worsened. The hospital said in a statem...
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Dietary supplements send 23,000 to hospitals each year in USOct 14, 2015 7:00 am - Many claim to be natural, which may sound safe, but dietary supplements send 23,000 Americans to hospital emergency rooms each year, a new federal study estimates. The r...
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Study: Calcium, vitamin D pills don't prevent colon growthsOct 14, 2015 7:00 am - A major study finds that taking calcium or Vitamin D pills does not help prevent growths that can lead to colon cancer in people who have had at least one in the past. I...
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Correction: Gun violence research storyOct 12, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - In a story Oct. 12 about gun violence research, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Newtown, Connecticut, was the deadliest mass slaying at a ...