Articles filed under Health Crises
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Electric scooter injuries surge along with their popularityJan 08, 2020 6:00 am - Electric scooter injuries have surged along with their popularity in the United States, nearly tripling over four years, researchers said in a study published Wednesday....
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Program meant to curb repeat hospital stays fails big testJan 08, 2020 6:00 am - Researchers thought they had a way to keep hard-to-treat patients from constantly returning to the hospital and racking up big medical bills. Health workers visited home...
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Male infertility got no boost from zinc, folic acid in studyJan 07, 2020 6:00 am - A rigorous U.S. government-led study found that zinc and folic acid supplements don't boost men's fertility, despite promotional claims that they do. The mineral and the...
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Local authorities: Mysterious illness in China is not SARSJan 05, 2020 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - The mysterious respiratory illness that has infected dozens of people in a central Chinese city is not SARS, local authorities said Sunday. The 2002-2003 ...
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Flu symptoms sending many to Indianapolis-area hospitalsJan 04, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Influenza and flu-like symptoms were contributing to more visits to Indianapolis-area emergency rooms than at any point during the past decade, offic...
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In a 24/7 food culture, periodic fasting gains followersJan 03, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - On low-carb diets, meat and cheese are OK. On low-fat diets, fruit and oatmeal are fine. With the latest diet trend, no foods at all are allowed for lo...
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Bird flu kills 25,000 turkeys in eastern Poland, sparks cullJan 02, 2020 6:00 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Authorities in eastern Poland say bird flu is responsible for the deaths of at least 25,000 turkeys in poultry farms near the country's borders wit...
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Century-old TB vaccine may work better if given in a new wayJan 01, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists think they've figured out how to make a century-old tuberculosis vaccine far more protective: Simply give the shot a different way. In a stu...
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A Schaumburg nurse was catatonic for months. Then her doctors found a way to wake her up.Dec 28, 2019 12:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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'Tough year' for measles and other infectious diseases in USDec 27, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - This year, the germs roared back. Measles tripled. Hepatitis A mushroomed. A rare but deadly mosquito-borne disease increased. And that was just the Unit...