Articles filed under Health Crises
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Dutch court clears doctor in landmark euthanasia trialSep 11, 2019 7:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A Dutch doctor was acquitted Wednesday in a landmark trial that prosecutors and physicians hope will help clarify how the country's 2002 eu...
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A gene-editing first: scientists tried CRISPR to fight HIVSep 11, 2019 7:00 am - Scientists are reporting the first use of the gene-editing tool CRISPR to try to cure a patient's HIV infection by providing blood cells that were altered to resist the ...
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4 more Legionnaires' cases at Batavia senior living facilitySep 11, 2019 1:00 am - Four additional cases of Legionnaires' disease have been reported at Batavia's Covenant Living at the Holmstad, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 12, offic...
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Scientists rethink Alzheimer's, diversifying the drug searchSep 10, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - When researchers at the University of Kentucky compare brains donated from people who died with dementia, very rarely do they find one that bears only ...
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'We can't just arrest our way out of this': Experts explore opioid epidemic in SchaumburgSep 10, 2019 1:00 am - Could one pill lead to an opioid addiction? That was the question a panel of experts explored Tuesday as the national opioid epidemic was the topic of the Schaumburg Bus...
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Juul warned over claims e-cigarette safer than smokingSep 09, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health authorities on Monday blasted vaping company Juul for illegally pitching its electronic cigarettes as a safer alternative to smoking and...
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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 ...