Articles filed under Health Crises
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US approves monthly injection for opioid addictionNov 30, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health officials on Thursday approved the first injectable form of the leading medication to treat patients recovering from addiction to heroin, p...
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New dengue vaccine could worsen disease in some peopleNov 30, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Drugmaker Sanofi says that its dengue vaccine, the world's first, should only be given to people who have previously been sickened by the virus, according ...
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Expanding DNA's alphabet lets cells produce novel proteinsNov 29, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists are expanding the genetic code of life, using man-made DNA to create a semi-synthetic strain of bacteria - and new research shows those alte...
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New, long-acting drugs cut frequency of migraine headachesNov 29, 2017 6:00 am - New, long-acting drugs may hold hope for millions of people who often suffer migraines. Studies of two of these medicines, given as shots every month or so, found they c...
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Concussion seminar at Schaumburg H.S. Dec. 7Nov 29, 2017 12:00 am - As part of its Community Education outreach, Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 will host a second Concussion Awareness Seminar focusing on the symptoms and tr...
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UN: About 11 percent of drugs in poor countries are fakeNov 28, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - About 11 percent of medicines in developing countries are counterfeit and likely responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of children from diseases ...
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Replacing lymph nodes to ease painful legacy of cancer careNov 27, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Breast cancer treatment left Susan Wolfe-Tank with an arm too painfully swollen to lift anything heavy or even fit into her usual clothing - a debilita...
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Self-harm, suicide attempts climb among US girls, study saysNov 21, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Attempted suicides, drug overdoses, cutting and other types of self-injury have increased substantially in U.S. girls, a 15-year study of emergency room v...
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The Latest: Startup could bring back Vioxx for hemophiliaNov 21, 2017 6:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - The Latest on the possible return of Vioxx (all times local): 10:30 a.m. Could the once-popular arthritis pill Vioxx (VEYE-ochs) get a second life? ...
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Startup wants to bring back Vioxx for hemophilia joint painNov 21, 2017 6:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Could there be a second life for the once-popular arthritis pill Vioxx? A startup pharmaceutical company hopes so. Merck & Co. voluntarily pulled th...