Articles filed under Health Crises
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FDA OKs new Novartis drug for type of advanced breast cancerMar 13, 2017 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. - U.S. regulators have approved a new drug as an initial treatment for postmenopausal women with a type of advanced breast cancer. The drug, called Kisqali...
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Cystic fibrosis patients surviving longer in Canada than USMar 13, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Canadians with cystic fibrosis survive about 10 years longer than Americans with the same genetic disease, according to startling new research that rai...
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CDC: Don't donate sperm in 3 Florida counties due to ZikaMar 13, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Men from three Florida counties shouldn't donate sperm because of a small risk of spreading Zika, U.S. health officials said Monday. The guidance had pre...
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District 220 provides update on mumps outbreakMar 13, 2017 1:00 am - Barrington Unit District 220 Superintendent Brian Harris on Monday updated the community about the daily conference calls the district continues to have with the Lake Co...
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Vienna zoo puts down its pelicans because of bird fluMar 10, 2017 6:00 am - VIENNA (AP) - Vienna's Schoenbrunn Zoo has euthanized its flock of 20 Dalmatian pelicans after examinations showed them infected with bird flu. A zoo statement says the ...
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Rookie docs can work longer, 24-hour shifts under new rulesMar 10, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Rookie doctors can work up to 24 hours straight under new work limits taking effect this summer - a move supporters say will enhance training and foes mai...
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Health officials to offer mumps vaccine to Barrington High staff, studentsMar 10, 2017 12:00 am - After outbreak, Lake County Health Dept. coming to Barrington High
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Bird flu cases revive fear of repeat of major 2015 outbreakMar 09, 2017 6:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The detection of a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu at a Tennessee chicken farm has poultry farmers stepping up security in an attempt to prevent ...
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GOP health bill would cut CDC's $1B disease fighting fundMar 09, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A proposal to replace the Obama health care law would cut out a pillar of funding for the nation's lead public health agency, and experts say that would ...
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Doctors tie Zika virus to heart problems in some adultsMar 09, 2017 6:00 am - For the first time, doctors have tied infection with the Zika virus to possible new heart problems in adults. The evidence so far is only in eight people in Venezuela, a...