Articles filed under Health Crises
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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...
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Brand-name drug prices rising at slower pace, lower amountsAug 19, 2019 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Drug companies are still raising prices for brand-name prescription medicines, just not as often or by as much as they used to, according to an Asso...
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Ebola outbreak spreads to 3rd province in eastern CongoAug 16, 2019 7:00 am - KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Congo's year-long Ebola outbreak has spread to a new province, with two cases, including one death, confirmed in South Kivu, according to the gove...
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Doctors suspect vaping behind dozens of lung illnesses in USAug 15, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - As many as 50 people in at least six states have come down with breathing illnesses that may be linked to e-cigarettes or other vaping products. No death...