Articles filed under Health Crises
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Vaping companies sue to delay US review of e-cigarettesAug 14, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A vaping industry group sued the U.S. government on Wednesday to delay an upcoming review of thousands of e-cigarettes on the market. The legal challen...
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2 Ebola patients in Congo "cured" with drugs, say doctorsAug 13, 2019 7:00 am - KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Two Ebola patients who were treated with new drugs in the city of Goma in eastern Congo have been declared "cured" and returned to their home. Top...
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Lake County suing Juul over "predatory" marketing to teensAug 13, 2019 1:00 am - Lake County and a trio of Chicago law firms are taking e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs to court, alleging in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the company hooked teens on ...
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Missing dentures found stuck in throat 8 days after surgeryAug 12, 2019 7:00 am - Here's why it's best to remove false teeth before surgery: You just might swallow them. A medical journal is reporting the case of a 72-year-old British man whose partia...
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Early study results suggest 2 Ebola treatments saving livesAug 12, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Two of four experimental Ebola drugs being tested in Congo seem to be saving lives, international health authorities announced Monday. The preliminary ...
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Is pot safe when pregnant? Study seeks answer, draws criticsAug 07, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Pregnancy started out rough for Leslie Siu. Morning sickness and migraines had her reeling and barely able to function at a demanding New York marketing j...
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Rwanda, Congo restrict unnecessary border travel amid EbolaAug 07, 2019 7:00 am - KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) - Rwanda and Congo are discouraging travel across their border to prevent further spread of the highly contagious Ebola virus. Travel restrictions ar...
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Crespo to be honored at nonprofit's fundraiser Oct. 4Aug 07, 2019 1:00 am - Leyden Family Service and the SHARE Program will host their 17th annual fundraiser gala, "Handing Out Hope," at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, at the Marriott Chicago Northwest,...
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Boom in overdose-reversing drug is tied to fewer drug deathsAug 06, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Prescriptions of the overdose-reversing drug naloxone are soaring, and experts say that could be a reason overdose deaths have stopped rising for the fir...
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FDA says Novartis withheld data problem before drug approvalAug 06, 2019 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - U.S. regulators want to know why Novartis didn't disclose a problem with testing data until after the Swiss drugmaker's $2.1 million gene therapy wa...