Articles filed under Health Crises
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Hundreds gather in Goma, Congo for "Stop Ebola" marchAug 22, 2019 7:00 am - KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Hundreds gathered in Congo's eastern city of Goma Thursday to support Ebola response teams that have seen increasing attacks and resistance among ...
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UN: Don't worry about drinking microplastics in waterAug 21, 2019 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization says the levels of microplastics in drinking water don't appear to be risky, but that research has been spotty and more is ne...
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Reported illness among vapers reaches 150 possible casesAug 21, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The number of breathing illnesses reported among people who vape is growing. Health officials are now looking into more than 150 possible cases in 16 sta...
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Park Ridge teen drops lawsuit against Juul, tobacco companiesAug 21, 2019 1:00 am - A Park Ridge teenager's class-action lawsuit claiming leading e-cigarette and tobacco companies are to blame for his nicotine addiction was dismissed voluntarily late Tu...
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Guidelines say more women may need breast cancer gene testAug 20, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - More women may benefit from gene testing for hereditary breast or ovarian cancer, especially if they've already survived cancer once, an influential he...
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Why teen vaping is an epidemic that needs urgent attention, experts warnAug 20, 2019 5:30 am - E-cigarette use among teenagers is a growing epidemic that's quickly outpacing other substances, such as alcohol, marijuana, prescription drugs and opioids, health exper...
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Teen smoking/vaping by the numbersAug 20, 2019 5:30 am - Nationwide, the number of middle and high school students using electronic cigarettes rose from 2.1 million in 2017 to 3.6 million in 2018. Here's a look at teen use of ...
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Park Ridge teen sues Juul, Philip Morris for nicotine addictionAug 20, 2019 1:00 am - A Park Ridge teenager who says he became addicted to nicotine through vaping filed a class-action lawsuit Monday against leading e-cigarette maker Juul Labs and tobacco ...
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Schaumburg hosts blood drive Aug. 29Aug 20, 2019 1:00 am - The village of Schaumburg will hold a community blood drive from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, at The Barn, 231 S. Civic Drive in Schaumburg. Participating donor...
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Congo to use second vaccine to fight EbolaAug 19, 2019 7:00 am - KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - The head of Congo's Ebola response says another vaccine will be used to fight the outbreak that has killed more than 1,800 people in a year. Dr. J...