Articles filed under Health Crises
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FDA approves return of popular Primatene Mist asthma inhalerNov 08, 2018 6:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A new version of the once-popular asthma inhaler Primatene Mist will soon return to U.S. stores. The Food and Drug Administration approved the over-...
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1 death linked to ongoing turkey salmonella outbreakNov 08, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Federal health officials on Thursday reported the first death in an ongoing salmonella outbreak linked to raw turkey. The Centers for Disease Control and...
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Uganda, at high risk for Ebola, starts vaccinating medicsNov 07, 2018 6:00 am - KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Uganda has started vaccinating health workers against Ebola in a border district near the outbreak in Congo, where the highly infectious viral dis...
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Why Lake County health officials want Gurnee, Waukegan facilities investigatedNov 06, 2018 12:00 am - Lake County health officials are seeking information and a meeting with state and federal environmental agencies regarding emissions of a potentially cancer-causing gas ...
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Don't spank: Pediatricians warn parents of long-term harmsNov 05, 2018 6:00 am - The nation's leading pediatricians' group has strengthened its advice against spanking and other physical punishment because of the potential for long-term harm. In an u...
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FDA OKs powerful opioid pill as alternative to IV painkillerNov 02, 2018 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - U.S. regulators on Friday approved a fast-acting, super-potent opioid tablet as an alternative to IV painkillers used in hospitals. The decision by ...
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Indiana records unusual early-season influenza deathNov 02, 2018 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana health officials say the state has recorded its first influenza-related death of the 2018-19 season at an unusually early time. State Health ...
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Long trip: Psychedelic advocate nears goal of legal ecstasyNov 01, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Growing up amid the tumult of the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War, Rick Doblin says he became convinced that humanity was "crazy" and "inheren...
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Cross talk: Federal agencies clash on cellphone cancer riskNov 01, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Two U.S. government agencies are giving conflicting interpretations of a safety study on cellphone radiation: One says it causes cancer in rats. The ot...
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Trippy depression treatment? Hopes and hype for ketamineOct 31, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - It was launched decades ago as an anesthetic for animals and people, became a potent battlefield pain reliever in Vietnam and morphed into the trippy club...