Articles filed under Health Crises
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Lake Zurich to discuss regulations for vaping, tobacco businessesSep 30, 2019 1:00 am - The Lake Zurich Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, to discuss proposed amendments regarding new tobacco and vaping b...
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Keep calm and vape on: UK embraces e-cigarettes, US cautiousSep 28, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - While the U.S. scrambles to crack down on vaping, Britain has embraced electronic cigarettes as a powerful tool to help smokers kick the habit. The Royal C...
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Report: No-deal Brexit could leave UK with medical shortagesSep 27, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Britain's government watchdog says there's still a "significant amount" of work to do to make sure the country has an adequate supply of licensed drugs in ...
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From parade to pandemic: Museum looks at 1918's deadly fluSep 27, 2019 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - On Sept. 28, 1918, in the waning days of World War I, over 200,000 people gathered along Broad Street in Philadelphia for a parade meant to raise fun...
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US probe of vaping illnesses focuses on THC from marijuanaSep 27, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. health officials said Friday that their investigation into an outbreak of severe vaping-related illnesses is increasingly focused on products that c...
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Health officials: It's time to give flu vaccine another shotSep 26, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The flu forecast is cloudy and it's too soon to know if the U.S. is in for a third miserable season in a row, but health officials said Thursday not to...
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US vaping illness count jumps to 805, deaths rise to 13Sep 26, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Hundreds more Americans have been reported to have a vaping-related breathing illness, and the death toll has risen to 13, health officials said Thursday...
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What we know (and don't) about Juul, teen vaping and illnessSep 25, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - An outbreak of vaping illnesses. A surge in teens using electronic cigarettes. They're often spoken of in the same urgent breath, but it's not clear how ...
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More whooping cough cases reported at Stevenson High SchoolSep 25, 2019 1:00 am - The number of Stevenson High School students diagnosed with highly contagious pertussis has grown to three, officials at the Lincolnshire school announced Wednesday. One...
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A spoonful less sugar, tad more fat: US diets still lackingSep 24, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Americans' diets are a little less sweet and a little crunchier but there's still too much sugar, white bread and artery-clogging fat, a study suggests. O...