Articles filed under Health Crises
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Second round of ethylene oxide testing begins in Lake CountyOct 28, 2019 1:00 am - A second round of outdoor air monitoring for ethylene oxide began last week near Vantage Specialty Chemicals in Gurnee and Medline Industries in Waukegan, Lake County he...
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More severely obese kids should get surgery, MD group saysOct 27, 2019 7:00 am - Even some severely obese preteens should be considered for weight loss surgery, according to new recommendations. The guidance issued Sunday by the American Academy of P...
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Racial bias in health care software aids whites over blacksOct 25, 2019 7:00 am - A widely used software program that helps guide care for millions of patients is flawed by unintentional racial bias that leads to blacks getting passed over for special...
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Health official: No 'short list' of vaping illness suspectsOct 25, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Health officials acknowledged Friday they are still looking at a wide range of products and chemicals that could be causing the U.S. vaping illness outbr...
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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 ...