Articles filed under Health Crises
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US experts back marijuana-based drug for childhood seizuresApr 19, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A medicine made from the marijuana plant moved one step closer to U.S. approval Thursday after federal health advisers endorsed it for the treatment of...
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Spouses can boost early detection for melanoma patientsApr 18, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - There's an extra bonus to marriage for melanoma patients: They tend to be diagnosed in earlier more treatable stages than patients who are unmarried, wido...
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Warming, not cooling, donated livers may improve transplantsApr 18, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Surgeons pack donated organs on ice while racing them to transplant patients but it may be time for a warmer approach. British researchers said Wednesd...
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Man with 3 faces: Frenchman gets 2nd face transplantApr 17, 2018 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - In a medical first, a French surgeon says he has performed a second face transplant on the same patient - who is now doing well and even spent a recent wee...
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Marijuana-based drug gets positive review from US agencyApr 17, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A closely watched medicine made from the marijuana plant reduces seizures in children with severe forms of epilepsy and warrants approval in the United...
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Support breast cancer fight at Woodfield MallApr 17, 2018 1:00 am - Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg has announced its Spring 2018 More Than Pink movement in support of Susan G. Komen and the fight against breast cancer. Through May 20, visi...
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DuPage expanding its response to the opioid crisisApr 17, 2018 1:00 am - Acknowledging that DuPage's battle against opioid abuse is complex and far from over, county officials have created a new task force to lead the effort. The Heroin/Opioi...
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Organs from drug overdoses could help transplant shortageApr 16, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Fatal drug overdoses are increasing organ donations, and researchers reported Monday that people who receive those transplants generally fare as well a...
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Immune therapy scores big win against lung cancer in studyApr 16, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - For the first time, a treatment that boosts the immune system greatly improved survival in people newly diagnosed with the most common form of lung cancer...
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Fish oil capsules don't help dry eye symptoms, study findsApr 13, 2018 7:00 am - Many doctors recommend them, but fish oil supplements failed to help people with dry eye when put to a scientific test. About 14 percent of U.S. adults have dry eye, whi...