Articles filed under Health Crises
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Midlife 'wealth shock' may lead to death, study suggestsApr 03, 2018 7:00 am - A big financial loss may shorten your life, a new study suggests. Middle-aged Americans who experienced a sudden, large economic blow were more likely to die during the ...
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CDC: Drug-resistant 'nightmare bacteria' pose growing threatApr 03, 2018 7:00 am - "Nightmare bacteria" with unusual resistance to antibiotics of last resort were found more than 200 times in the United States last year in a first-of-a-kind hunt to see...
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Antacids, antibiotics for infants linked to later allergiesApr 02, 2018 7:00 am - Infants who are given antacids like Zantac or Pepcid are more likely to develop childhood allergies, perhaps because these drugs may alter their gut bacteria, a new larg...
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Studies link legal marijuana with fewer opioid prescriptionsApr 02, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Can legalizing marijuana fight the problem of opioid addiction and fatal overdoses? Two new studies in the debate suggest it may. Pot can relieve chronic...
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Medical ethics: UK uses data from doctors to find migrantsApr 01, 2018 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - To track down people in Britain who may have broken immigration rules, the government is turning to a new and controversial source of information: doctors....
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Severe bleeding latest known health risk of synthetic potMar 30, 2018 1:00 am - Medical experts have never considered the use of synthetic marijuana - sometimes called "K2" or "Spice" - to be safe, but recent cases of people bleeding from it may pro...
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CDC director pledges to bring opioid epidemic 'to its knees'Mar 29, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The new director of the top U.S. public health agency on Thursday pledged to work to bring the nation's opioid epidemic "to its knees" and said he believ...
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CDC get $480 million to replace lab for deadliest germsMar 29, 2018 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - The nation's top public health agency has its money for a new lab to handle dangerous germs. Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as...
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Five Northwest suburbs team up to fund upgrade of Children's Advocacy CenterMar 29, 2018 1:00 am - Five Northwest suburbs and Cook County are taking the rare step of pooling some of their federal funding to pay for a $215,600 renovation of the Children's Advocacy Cent...
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Selfie medicine: Phone apps push people to take their pillsMar 28, 2018 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - Take two tablets and a selfie? Your doctor's orders may one day include a smartphone video to make sure you took your medicine. Smartphone apps that monit...