Articles filed under Health Crises
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Report: More US hospitals are encouraging breast-feedingOct 06, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Health officials say more hospitals are encouraging new mothers to breast-feed. A new report found more than two-thirds of hospitals in 2013 helped women...
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Health commissioner urges Indiana residents to get flu shotsOct 05, 2015 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - State health officials are urging Indiana residents to get their flu vaccinations, saying it prevents many from becoming ill. State Health Commission...
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Study finds potential problem in more heart valve implantsOct 05, 2015 7:00 am - Doctors have discovered a potential problem involving implanted heart valves that hundreds of thousands of people have received - they don't always open and close proper...
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Zip line popularity soars along with injuries, study findsOct 05, 2015 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Injuries from zip line accidents have soared along with the popularity of an activity that hurtles riders through the air, sometimes at dizzying heights a...
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St. Charles panel sheds light on teenage mental illnessOct 04, 2015 7:00 am - Dressed in jeans, T-shirts and hoodies, their dialogue frequently interspersed with “like” and “whatever,” the teens sharing the Arcada Theater's stage Saturday to talk ...
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Study: Good gut bacteria may affect babies' risk of asthmaSep 30, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Gut checks suggest that not having enough of certain "good" intestinal germs early in life may increase babies' risk of developing asthma, according to...
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UN: HIV patients should start treatment immediatelySep 30, 2015 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization has revised its HIV guidelines to recommend that anyone who tests positive for the virus that causes AIDS should be treated i...
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Rare Q fever outbreak reported in American medical touristsSep 30, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Five Americans came down with an unusual illness after traveling to Germany for a controversial treatment involving injections with sheep cells, health o...
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Low-nicotine cigarettes cut use, dependence, study findsSep 30, 2015 7:00 am - A new study might help the push for regulations to limit nicotine in cigarettes. Smokers who switched to special low-nicotine ones wound up smoking less and were more li...
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Hoffman Estates police soon might carry overdose antidoteSep 29, 2015 5:22 am - By the end of October, Hoffman Estates could be among the suburban communities whose police patrol officers are equipped with and trained to use a drug that can save the...