Articles filed under Health Crises
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Usage remains low for pill that can prevent HIV infectionJan 08, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - From gritty neighborhoods in New York and Los Angeles to clinics in Kenya and Brazil, health workers are trying to popularize a pill that has proven high...
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Amid flu surge, Indiana residents urged to get flu shotsJan 08, 2018 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's health commissioner is urging Hoosiers to get their flu shots and take other precautions amid a surge in flu-related illnesses and deaths. ...
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Flu season appears to be peaking early in IllinoisJan 08, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - State records show that the flu season in Illinois appears to be peaking early this year. There are more than 100 more influenza outbreaks across the stat...
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Health agency: Indiana flu deaths reach 25 through Dec. 30Jan 05, 2018 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Health officials say the number of flu-related deaths in Indiana rose to 25 during the final full week of 2017, up from nine such deaths the previous...
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Indiana hospitals taking steps to prevent flu virus' spreadDec 29, 2017 6:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Indiana hospitals are taking precautions to prevent the spread of the flu virus among patients, staff and visitors as the state sees a surge in i...
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In a milestone year, gene therapy finds a place in medicineDec 28, 2017 6:00 am - After decades of hope and high promise, this was the year scientists really showed they could doctor DNA to successfully treat diseases. Gene therapies to treat cancer a...
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Why the legal age to buy tobacco isn't going up to 21 everywhereDec 27, 2017 4:30 am - Efforts to boost the minimum age for buying cigarettes and other tobacco products to 21 have caught on in Lake and Cook counties far more than in the other collar counti...
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Soaring overdose deaths cut US life expectancy for 2nd yearDec 21, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. deaths from drug overdoses skyrocketed 21 percent last year, and for the second straight year dragged down how long Americans are expected to live. ...
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Science Says: Are poinsettias poisonous? Some holiday truthsDec 20, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Are poinsettias really poisonous? Are snowflakes really pure as the driven snow? Does feasting really put on the pounds? Sure as sugarplums, myths and mis...
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Striking a chord, NIH taps the brain to find how music healsDec 19, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Like a friendly Pied Piper, the violinist keeps up a toe-tapping beat as dancers weave through busy hospital hallways and into the chemotherapy unit, p...