Articles filed under Health Crises
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Study: Breast cancer detection not better with computer aidSep 28, 2015 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Computer-assisted detection used in most U.S. mammograms adds no benefit to breast cancer screening while substantially increasing costs, a large study su...
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Bill Gates and UN say malaria could be eradicated by 2040Sep 28, 2015 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Malaria could be wiped out by 2040, despite the lack of an effective vaccine, previous failed attempts to eradicate the disease and drug resistance problem...
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Gene test finds which breast cancer patients can skip chemoSep 28, 2015 7:00 am - Many women with early-stage breast cancer can skip chemotherapy without hurting their odds of beating the disease - good news from a major study that shows the value of ...
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Naperville film becomes 'starting point' for suicide preventionSep 28, 2015 5:15 am - The silence about suicide can be deafening, mental health advocates say. “The more you get involved in mental health and suicide prevention work, the more it becomes cl...
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Live4Lali fundraiser Sunday in LincolnshireSep 28, 2015 1:00 am - Live4Lali, a nonprofit group battling substance abuse, will hold a fundraiser Sunday at Viper Alley in Lincolnshire. The group is named after 2007 Stevenson High School ...
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Obama, Cuba's President Raul Castro to meet in New YorkSep 27, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - President Barack Obama plans to meet with Cuban President Raul Castro on Tuesday on the sidelines of the annual U.N. General Assembly. It will be their s...
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Prices jump as heroin antidote use increasesSep 19, 2015 7:05 am - The growing popularity of drugs used to treat heroin overdoses has resulted in costs that have quadrupled in the past two years in some cases. Experts say prices have es...
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Two West Nile virus cases confirmed in Lake CountySep 15, 2015 1:00 am - Two human cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed in Lake County, health officials announced Tuesday. According to the Lake County Health Department/Community Healt...
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Editorial: Schools need comprehensive plans to react to food allergies - and families' helpAug 27, 2015 11:00 pm - An Arlington Heights school district, after much consideration, has decided not to put its students, teachers and parents through the rigors of an all-out peanut and tre...
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Constable: Golden Gate cop, suicide experts agree listening is keyAug 26, 2015 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the date of the event. During a career that saw him talk to more than 200 suicidal people clinging to the ledg...