Articles filed under Health Crises
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More deaths seen for less invasive cervical cancer surgeryOct 31, 2018 7:00 am - New evidence about a cancer operation in women finds a higher death rate for the less invasive version, challenging standard practice and the "less is more" approach to ...
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Halloween can be deadly for pedestrians, traffic study saysOct 30, 2018 7:00 am - Trick-or-treaters beware: Halloween can be deadly for pedestrians and children face the greatest danger. Research published Tuesday found a 43 percent higher risk of ped...
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UN demands immediate halt to attacks in Ebola areas in CongoOct 30, 2018 7:00 am - UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday called on armed groups jeopardizing the response to an Ebola outbreak in Congo to immediately halt their attac...
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Guns send over 8,000 US kids to ER each year, analysis saysOct 29, 2018 7:00 am - Gun injuries, including many from assaults, sent 75,000 U.S. children and teens to emergency rooms over nine years at a cost of almost $3 billion, a first-of-its-kind st...
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Gone too soon: Lake Zurich man dies of heroin overdose on 30th birthdayOct 28, 2018 1:00 am - The struggle began years ago, when Robert "Bobby" Warren Hines Jr. was introduced to pain pills while in high school. It ended Tuesday - his 30th birthday - when Hines d...
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Lake Zurich woman's charity gives voice to those with rare diseasesOct 27, 2018 1:00 am - With her Harmony 4 Hope charity, Lake Zurich's Kerry Hughes gives people with rare diseases more than a voice. "It's such an empowering experience in an otherwise powerl...
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Health officials identify Johnsburg Walmart as potential Legionnaires' sourceOct 26, 2018 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health said officials are investigating a cluster of Legionnaires' disease cases in Lake and McHenry counties, and the agency identifie...
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US approves first new type of flu drug in 2 decadesOct 24, 2018 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - U.S. health regulators have approved the first new type of flu drug in two decades. Wednesday's approval of Xofluza for people age 12 and older come...
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Science Says: Fatal outbreak germ a threat to frail patientsOct 24, 2018 7:00 am - A common virus blamed for a deadly outbreak at a New Jersey children's rehabilitation center usually poses little risk for healthy people but can lead to dangerous pneum...
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US advisory group urges hepatitis A shots for homelessOct 24, 2018 7:00 am - For the first time, a U.S. advisory committee is recommending a routine vaccination for homeless people, voting Wednesday to urge hepatitis A shots to prevent future out...