Articles filed under Health Crises
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Study: Genetic test predicts middle-aged obesity riskApr 18, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Scientists say a genetic test can identify newborns at heightened risk of becoming severely obese by middle age. That might give time for interventions i...
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Shear generosity: Teens have their heads shaved for a good cause in GrayslakeApr 18, 2019 1:00 am - The Grayslake Middle School gymnasium was packed Thursday as students and staff members cheered on teens who volunteered to have their heads shaved for a good cause. The...
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March against substance abuse April 27 in GurneeApr 18, 2019 1:00 am - The Lake County Young Marines and the Lake County Opioid Initiative Task Force will host the second annual Drug Demand Reduction March on April 27. The march will begin...
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Stanford clears faculty members in gene-edited baby inquiryApr 17, 2019 7:00 am - Stanford University has cleared three faculty members of any wrongdoing in dealings with a Chinese scientist who claims to have helped make the world's first gene-edited...
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Doctors use HIV in gene therapy to fix 'bubble boy' diseaseApr 17, 2019 7:00 am - They were born without a working germ-fighting system, every infection a threat to their lives. Now eight babies with "bubble boy disease" have had it fixed by a gene th...
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US 'concerned' over misused funds allegations at UNAIDSApr 17, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The U.S. government has expressed concern about allegations of misused funds at the U.N.'s AIDS agency after a report by The Associated Press this week rev...
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Telemedicine, walk-in clinics cloud role of family doctorApr 16, 2019 7:00 am - Lisa Love hasn't seen her doctor of 25 years since she discovered telemedicine. Love tried virtual visits last summer for help with a skin irritation and returned for an...
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Congo's leader sets Ebola outbreak end date after 800 deathsApr 16, 2019 7:00 am - BENI, Congo (AP) - Congo's president said Tuesday that he wants an Ebola virus outbreak that already has become the country's second-deadliest contained in less than thr...
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Parkinson's diagnosis now drives American Ninja WarriorApr 16, 2019 5:30 am - A scratch golfer and former high school athlete, Jimmy Choi of Bolingbrook was just 27 when he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in the spring of 2003. “I was shock...
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US measles count up to 555, with most new cases in New YorkApr 15, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. measles cases have surged again, and are on pace to set a record for most illnesses in 25 years. Health officials on Monday said 555 measles cases h...