Articles filed under Health Crises
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Buffalo Grove targets rising death rate for women from lung cancerMay 18, 2017 1:00 am - In an effort in which Maureen Welborn, the unofficial queen of Buffalo Grove, was prominent, volunteers tied ribbons on trees and mailboxes throughout the village for th...
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'Fat and frail' seniors benefit from right exercise comboMay 17, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Heavy seniors who want to lose pounds safely shouldn't skip the weight machines or the treadmill, new research suggests. Experts have worried about reco...
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Tests for lead poisoning may be faulty, US regulators warnMay 17, 2017 7:00 am - U.S. health agencies on Wednesday warned that certain blood tests for lead poisoning may give results lower than the actual level of lead. As a result, some children und...
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Few doctors discuss cancer costs with patients, study findsMay 17, 2017 7:00 am - Most doctors did not discuss the cost of cancer treatment with patients, spent less than two minutes on it when they did, and usually did so only after patients brought ...
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Study: Taking abortion pill at home as safe as in a clinicMay 16, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Medical abortions done at home with online help and pills sent in the mail appear to be just as safe as those done at a clinic, according to a new study. T...
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2nd Ebola case confirmed among 20 suspected in Congo: WHOMay 16, 2017 7:00 am - KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - The World Health Organization says a second case of Ebola has been confirmed by laboratory testing amid an outbreak in a remote corner of northern...
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Legendary crooner Tony Bennett cancels concert over illnessMay 12, 2017 7:00 am - BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - Legendary singer Tony Bennett has canceled a concert in Pennsylvania due to what his publicist calls a mild flu virus. Bennett was scheduled to per...
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Congo announces 9 suspected Ebola cases, including 3 deathsMay 12, 2017 7:00 am - KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - One person has been confirmed dead from Ebola in an outbreak in a remote corner of northern Congo as health authorities look into a total of nine ...
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Heroin epidemic pushing up hepatitis C infections in USMay 11, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The heroin epidemic is driving up hepatitis C infections, with the biggest increase in people in their 20s, U.S. health officials said Thursday. The numb...
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Study: Side effects emerge after approval for many US drugsMay 09, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Almost one-third of new drugs approved by U.S. regulators over a decade ended up years later with warnings about unexpected, sometimes life-threatening si...