Articles filed under Health Crises
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U.S. gets 1st case of mysterious Chinese illness; O'Hare to screen passengersJan 21, 2020 12:00 am - SEATTLE - The U.S. on Tuesday reported its first case of a new and potentially deadly virus circulating in China, saying a Washington state resident who returned last we...
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US to screen airline passengers from China for new illnessJan 18, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Three U.S. airports will screen passengers arriving from central China for a new virus that has sickened dozens, killed two and prompted worries about an...
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Constable: Shirtless children's hospital 'mayor' brings strength and smiles for everyoneJan 18, 2020 12:00 am - Comfortable in his skin, 11-year-old Michael Carr of Bloomingdale sometimes peels off his shirt when he makes his rounds. "I'm known for it there," Michael says of the s...
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Fatal outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Carol Stream under investigationJan 18, 2020 12:00 am - State and local authorities are investigating three cases of Legionnaires' disease - two of them fatal - at a Covenant Living retirement home in Carol Stream. "Two resid...
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Gators guard Andrew Nembhard has flu, could miss Auburn gameJan 17, 2020 6:00 am - GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Florida could be without point guard Andrew Nembhard against No. 4 Auburn on Saturday. Coach Mike White said Nembhard has the flu and missed pra...
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US drinking more now than just before ProhibitionJan 14, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Americans are drinking more now than when Prohibition was enacted. What's more, it's been rising for two decades, and it's not clear when it will fall ag...
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State lawmakers say new FDA policy on vaping doesn't go far enoughJan 09, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Some Illinois lawmakers say a new U.S. Food and Drug Administration policy responding to a growing trend of youth e-cigarette use does not go far enough. T...
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Cancer group finds biggest one-year drop in U.S. death rateJan 08, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Researchers on Wednesday reported the largest-ever one-year decline in the U.S. cancer death rate, a drop they credited to advances in lung-tumor treatm...
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Patients push limits for clues to chronic fatigue syndromeJan 08, 2020 6:00 am - BETHESDA, Md. (AP) - Researchers hooked Zach Ault to medical monitors as he slowly climbed onto a gym bike. An invisible disease is sidelining this once avid athlete and...
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Germany: Rare virus linked to more fatal encephalitis casesJan 08, 2020 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - A review of fatal encephalitis cases in the southern German state of Bavaria has found that more than twice as many as previously known were tied to a rare...