Articles filed under Health Crises
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FDA warns of breathing risks with popular nerve drugsDec 19, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health regulators are warning that popular nervous system medications can cause dangerous breathing problems when combined with opioids and certai...
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Food poisoningˆ linked to hard-boiled eggs in food serviceDec 19, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Pregnant women, people over the age of 65 and people with weakened immune systems should throw away store-bought hard-boiled eggs because of a food poiso...
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Study estimates that half of US adults will be obese by 2030Dec 18, 2019 6:00 am - There's no way to sugarcoat this news: Nearly half of American adults will be obese within a decade and one-quarter will be severely so, a new report predicts. It correc...
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WHO sees tobacco drop among men, but vaping effects unclearDec 18, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Worldwide, the number of men using traditional tobacco products has finally started to decline, health officials said Thursday. Four out of five tobacco ...
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Walk-in clinics for opioid addiction offer meds first, fastDec 18, 2019 6:00 am - OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Every time she got out of jail, Jamie Cline started hustling again for heroin, driven by an addiction she didn't understand. 'œYou want to get clea...
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Watch for whooping coughDec 18, 2019 12:00 am - The Lake County Health Department is investigating 151 cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, an increase from the past two years. Symptoms, including runny n...
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US proposes new rules to increase organ transplantsDec 17, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government is overhauling parts of the nation's transplant system to make sure organs from the dead no longer go to waste - and to make it eas...
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US permits sale of cigarettes with 95% less nicotineDec 17, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health officials on Tuesday endorsed a type of cigarette that could help ease the addictive grip of smoking by delivering very low levels of nicot...
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Most US opioid overdose deaths accidental, 4% are suicideDec 17, 2019 6:00 am - Accidental overdoses cause 90% of all U.S. opioid-related deaths while suicides account for far fewer of these fatalities than previously thought, a new analysis publish...
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Breast cancer risk from menopause hormones may last decadesDec 13, 2019 6:00 am - SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Women who use certain types of hormones after menopause still have an increased risk of developing breast cancer nearly two decades after they stop ta...