Articles filed under Health Crises
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Medical pot laws no answer for US opioid deaths, study findsJun 10, 2019 7:00 am - A new study shoots down the notion that medical marijuana laws can prevent opioid overdose deaths, challenging a favorite talking point of legal pot advocates. Researche...
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Scientists feel chill of crackdown on fetal tissue researchJun 08, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - To save babies from brain-damaging birth defects, University of Pittsburgh scientist Carolyn Coyne studies placentas from fetuses that otherwise would ...
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UN says about 25% of Ebola cases could be going undetectedJun 06, 2019 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization says it may be missing a quarter of all Ebola cases in eastern Congo as violent unrest complicates detection. That estimate b...
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US measles count surpasses 1,000Jun 05, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Health officials say this year's U.S. measles epidemic has surpassed 1,000 illnesses. It's already the highest in 27 years. The Centers for Disease Contr...
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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...