Articles filed under Health Crises
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Alarm as Ebola outbreak reaches 2,000 cases, picks up speedJun 04, 2019 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The deadly Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo has surpassed 2,000 cases and is picking up speed. The number of confirmed cases reached the milestone thr...
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Deaths from falls among older Americans are on the riseJun 04, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - New research shows fatal falls have nearly tripled in older Americans in recent years, rising to more than 25,000 deaths yearly. The findings highlight th...
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How Randy Shilts went from Aurora conservative to gay iconJun 04, 2019 5:30 am - An outspoken conservative Republican activist while growing up in Aurora, Randy Shilts would no doubt have voiced strong opinions about Aurora Pride 2019, which kicks of...
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Schaumburg Boomers' Autism Awareness Night June 6Jun 04, 2019 1:00 am - The Schaumburg Boomers, presented by Wintrust Community Banks, are hosting an Autism Awareness Game at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 6, against the Gateway Grizzlies. Severa...
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US aims to help more cancer patients try experimental drugsJun 03, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Sally Atwater's doctor spent two months on calls, messages and paperwork to get her an experimental drug he thinks can fight the lung cancer that has spre...
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Researchers pose as heroin users to find treatment gapsJun 03, 2019 7:00 am - Posing as heroin users seeking help, researchers contacted hundreds of treatment clinics in U.S. states with the highest overdose death rates. The "secret shoppers" were...
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Mutation that protects against HIV raises death rateJun 03, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - People with a DNA mutation that reduces their chance of HIV infection may die sooner, according to a study that suggests tinkering with a gene to try to ...
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Drugs make headway against lung, breast, prostate cancersJun 03, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Newer drugs are substantially improving the chances of survival for some people with hard-to-treat forms of lung, breast and prostate cancer, doctors repo...
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Ethylene oxide air testing to begin this week in Lake CountyJun 03, 2019 1:00 am - Outdoor air monitoring to determine levels of the chemical ethylene oxide is set to begin this week in Gurnee and Waukegan, Lake County officials said Monday. The Lake C...
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Study: More blacks got timely cancer care after 'Obamacare'Jun 02, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - New research suggests that states that expanded Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act eliminated racial differences in being able to quickly sta...