Articles filed under Health Crises
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UIC report finds elevated levels of ethylene oxide in Lake County residentsDec 12, 2019 12:00 am - A University of Illinois at Chicago report found elevated levels of the toxic chemical ethylene oxide among Waukegan residents living near a Medline Industries plant. "E...
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Number of parties suing Sterigenics jumps to 73Dec 12, 2019 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The number of parties suing medical supply sterilization company Sterigenics on claims that its ethylene oxide gas emissions caused serious health problems...
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More Americans are dying at home rather than in hospitalsDec 11, 2019 6:00 am - For the first time since the early 1900s, more Americans are dying at home rather than in hospitals, a trend that reflects more hospice care and progress toward the kind...
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New drugs show rare promise against advanced breast cancerDec 11, 2019 6:00 am - SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Doctors on Wednesday reported unusually good results from tests of two experimental drugs in women with an aggressive form of breast cancer that had s...
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Brain differences may be tied to obesity, kids' study saysDec 09, 2019 6:00 am - New results from the largest long-term study of brain development and children's health raise provocative questions about obesity and brain function. Does excess body ...
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Officials list pot vape brands reported in US outbreakDec 06, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Health officials investigating a nationwide outbreak of vaping illnesses have listed, for the first time, the vape brands most commonly linked to hospita...
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US flu season arrives early, driven by an unexpected virusDec 06, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. winter flu season is off to its earliest start in more than 15 years. An early barrage of illness in the South has begun to spread more broadly,...
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Phone-in-cheek: Spike seen in cellphone-linked face injuriesDec 05, 2019 6:00 am - Add facial cuts, bruises and fractures to the risks from cellphones and carelessly using them. That's according to a study published Thursday that found a spike in U.S....
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Vaccine group announces creation of Ebola vaccine stockpileDec 05, 2019 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The vaccine alliance GAVI announced Thursday it would invest $178 million to create a global stockpile of about 500,000 Ebola vaccines, a decision that hea...
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Slovakia rejects bill requiring ultrasound before abortionDec 05, 2019 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Lawmakers in Slovakia have rejected a proposed bill that would have made it obligatory for women seeking abortions to first have an ultrasound and obtain t...