Articles filed under Health Crises
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New flu vaccine only a little better than traditional shotJun 20, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A newer kind of flu vaccine only worked a little bit better in seniors this past winter than traditional shots, the government reported Wednesday. Overal...
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Constable: Northwestern next for Plainfield author with cystic fibrosisJun 20, 2018 1:00 am - A top scholar and published author who recently won a scholarship she'll use in the fall at Northwestern University, Ravina Thakkar spends four hours a day doing somethi...
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Smoking hits new low; about 14 percent of US adults light upJun 19, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Smoking in the U.S. has hit another all-time low. About 14 percent of U.S adults were smokers last year, down from about 16 percent the year before, gove...
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Compulsive video-game playing could be mental health problemJun 18, 2018 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Obsessive video gamers know how to anticipate dangers in virtual worlds. The World Health Organization says they now should be on guard for a danger in the...
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Constable: Getting to the heart of Father's DayJun 16, 2018 1:00 am - By Bust Constable Hearts are given away. Hearts swell with pride. Hearts break. Hearts are where we keep the special people in our lives. At age 66, St. Charles father G...
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NIH ends alcohol study, citing funding, credibility problemsJun 15, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government is shutting down a study that was supposed to show if a single drink a day could prevent heart attacks, saying ethical problems wit...
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Fewer US teens smoking, doing drugs ... and drinking milkJun 14, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Fewer U.S. teens are smoking, having sex and doing drugs these days. Oh, and they're drinking less milk, too. Less than one-third of high school students...
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'They're at risk:' Congo's taxi drivers fear Ebola's spreadJun 14, 2018 7:00 am - MBANDAKA, Congo (AP) - Hundreds of people are being vaccinated in Congo's deadly Ebola outbreak, especially health workers on the front lines of the battle against the d...
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FDA clears 1st generic film strip of addiction drug SuboxoneJun 14, 2018 7:00 am - U.S. regulators have approved the first generic version of an under-the-tongue film for treating opioid addiction. The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved ...
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Downers Grove fundraiser offers 'call to action' on suicide preventionJun 14, 2018 1:00 am - A suicide prevention, mental health awareness and schizophrenia research fundraiser in its third year in Downers Grove now has its own anthem. Called "Ben's Mile," like...