Articles filed under Health Crises
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Americans love snacks. What does that mean for their health?Sep 09, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Americans are addicted to snacks, and food experts are paying closer attention to what that might mean for health and obesity. Eating habits in the U.S. ...
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4 more cases of Legionnaires' disease at Batavia senior homeSep 09, 2019 1:00 am - The Kane County Health Department has received reports of four more confirmed cases of Legionnaires' disease at Covenant Living at the Holmstad in Batavia, officials sai...
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UK worries Brexit could bring 'chlorinated chicken' from USSep 08, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Could Brexit bring America's "chlorinated chicken" to the United Kingdom? The European Union has long refused to import poultry from the United States th...
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Some 9/11 firefighters may have higher heart risks nowSep 06, 2019 7:00 am - Firefighters who arrived early or spent more time at the World Trade Center site after the 9/11 attacks seem to have a modestly higher risk of developing heart problems ...
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US health officials report new vaping deaths, repeat warningSep 06, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. health officials on Friday again urged people to stop vaping until they figure out why some are coming down with serious breathing illnesses. Offici...
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Marijuana use by US college students up, highest in 35 yearsSep 05, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. college students are using marijuana at the highest rates in 35 years, according to a report released Thursday. About 43% of full-time college stude...
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Elk Grove Village continues to tackle opioid crisis with Sept. 14 eventSep 03, 2019 1:00 am - In an effort to educate more residents about the opioid crisis and connect those in need to treatment and substance abuse resources, Elk Grove Village and the Kenneth Yo...
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UN chief visits Congo Ebola region, pledging supportSep 01, 2019 7:00 am - BENI, Congo (AP) - The United Nations secretary general visited Congo's eastern city of Beni on Sunday, pledging solidarity as the region faces an Ebola outbreak that ha...
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Four Batavia retirement home residents hospitalized with Legionnaires' diseaseAug 31, 2019 1:00 am - Kane County Health officials are investigating the source of a Legionnaires' disease outbreak that has sent four residents of a Batavia retirement community to the hospi...
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Uganda: 9-year-old girl from Congo dies of EbolaAug 30, 2019 7:00 am - KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - A 9-year-old Congolese girl who tested positive for Ebola in neighboring Uganda has died, Ugandan authorities said Friday, as the World Health Org...