Articles filed under Health Crises
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Kane County using $2.3M grant to become hub for social, mental health servicesMay 16, 2019 1:00 am - One of the gaps in Kane County's public health needs plays out over and over in schools. A 15-year-old gets tied in with a gang. The student's school work suffers. Behav...
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Blurred lines: A pregnant man's tragedy tests gender notionsMay 15, 2019 7:00 am - When the man arrived at the hospital with severe abdominal pains, a nurse didn't consider it an emergency, noting that he was obese and had stopped taking blood pressure...
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Less fat, more fruit may cut risk of dying of breast cancerMay 15, 2019 7:00 am - For the first time, a large experiment suggests that trimming dietary fat and eating more fruits and vegetables may lower a woman's risk of dying of breast cancer. The r...
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Using a smartphone to sound out sign of kids' ear infectionsMay 15, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Researchers have created a way for a smartphone to "hear" a warning sign of ear infections - fluid buildup behind the eardrum. If it pans out, parents ...
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US births lowest in 3 decades despite improving economyMay 15, 2019 7:00 am - America's baby bust isn't over. The nation's birth rates last year reached record lows for women in their teens and 20s, a government report shows, leading to the fewest...
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Philly soda tax study sees sales dip, health impact unclearMay 14, 2019 7:00 am - A new study bolsters evidence that soda taxes can reduce sales, but whether they influence health remains unclear. The research found that Philadelphia's 2017 tax led to...
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What helps prevent dementia? Try exercise, not vitamin pillsMay 14, 2019 7:00 am - If you want to save your brain, focus on keeping the rest of your body well with exercise and healthy habits rather than popping vitamin pills, new guidelines for preven...
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'Zombie cells' buildup in your body may play role in agingMay 14, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Call them zombie cells - they refuse to die. As they build up in your body, studies suggest, they promote aging and the conditions that come with it like...
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New liver transplant rules begin amid fight over fairnessMay 14, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Wilnelia Cruz-Ulloa spent the last months of her life in a New York City hospital, waiting for a donated liver that never came. Doctors had urged the 3...
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Ebola treatment center attacked again in eastern CongoMay 13, 2019 7:00 am - BENI, Congo (AP) - Authorities say an Ebola treatment has come under attack again in eastern Congo. Butembo Mayor Sylvain Kanyamanda said Monday that one of the attacker...