Articles filed under Health Crises
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Meth is most common drug in overdose deaths in chunk of USOct 25, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Fentanyl is driving drug overdose deaths in the U.S. overall, but in nearly half of the country, it's a different story. Meth is the bigger killer, a new...
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How prescription drug takeback events are combating the opioid crisisOct 25, 2019 5:00 am - When the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration first teamed with local police departments across the country for National Drug Take Back Day in 2010, the effort was seen ...
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Vaping-related illnesses in US still rising, but more slowlyOct 24, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Fewer reports of vaping illnesses are coming in, but U.S. health officials say they are not sure what to make of it. The Centers for Disease Control and ...
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Vaping industry says flavored product ban would devastate businessOct 24, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Vaping and other industry stakeholders opposing legislation banning flavored products said Thursday the bill would have negative health and economic impact...
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UN says 1st local polio case found in Zambia since 1995Oct 23, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization says Zambia has reported its first local case of polio since 1995, in a 2-year-old boy paralyzed by a virus derived from the ...
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FDA wants stronger warning on breast implants about risksOct 23, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health officials want women getting breast implants to receive stronger warnings and more details about the possible risks and complications. The ...
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Indiana's first flu death of season occurs in Marion CountyOct 22, 2019 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Health officials are reporting Indiana's first influenza-related death of the season in Marion County. The Marion County Public Health Department and...
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Biogen reanalyzes studies, presses ahead on Alzheimer's drugOct 22, 2019 7:00 am - Biogen Inc. said Tuesday it will seek federal approval for a medicine to treat early Alzheimer's disease, a landmark step toward finding a treatment that can alter the c...
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Study points to virus as culprit in kids' paralyzing illnessOct 21, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that a virus is to blame for a mysterious illness that can start like the sniffles but quickly paralyz...
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Number of overdoses in Illinois drops for first time in five yearsOct 21, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois is "showing progress" toward the state Department of Public Health's three-year goal of reducing opioid deaths by one-third by 2020, an official t...