Articles filed under Health Crises
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FDA issues warning about risky vein opening procedureMar 08, 2017 6:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday again warned patients and doctors to avoid a risky, experimental procedure promoted as a treatment for...
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Bacon, soda & too few nuts tied to big portion of US deathsMar 07, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Gorging on bacon, skimping on nuts? These are among food habits that new research links with deaths from heart disease, strokes and diabetes. Overeating o...
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Fewer heavy Americans are trying to lose weight, study findsMar 07, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Fewer overweight Americans have been trying to lose weight in recent years, and researchers wonder if fat acceptance could be among the reasons. The trend...
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No mumps at Arlington Heights District 25 schoolMar 07, 2017 12:00 am - Test results for a possible case of mumps at South Middle School in Arlington Heights came back negative Tuesday from the Cook County Department of Public Health, accord...
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Mumps cases at Barrington High now considered an outbreakMar 07, 2017 12:00 am - The Lake County Health Department now has three confirmed cases of mumps at Barrington High School, upgrading the situation at the school to outbreak status, school offi...
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Bird flu found at Tyson Foods chicken supplierMar 06, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Tens of thousands of chickens have been destroyed at a Tennessee chicken farm due to a bird flu outbreak and 30 other farms within a six-mile radius have...
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New mumps case in Barrington has no known ties to schoolMar 06, 2017 12:00 am - The number of confirmed cases of mumps at Barrington High School remains at two, one short of what the Lake County Health Department considers an outbreak, but health of...
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Arlington Heights school cleaned after report of possible mumps caseMar 04, 2017 12:00 am - Maintenance workers subjected South Middle School in Arlington Heights to a thorough cleaning Friday after reports that a student may have contracted mumps. Workers cle...
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Barrington mumps cases on verge of an outbreakMar 03, 2017 12:00 am - A cluster of mumps cases in Barrington schools is on the verge of an outbreak as health officials continue to identify more suspected cases of the disease. Lake County ...
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Ebola worker dies after childbirth as husband blames stigmaMar 02, 2017 6:00 am - MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - Salome Karwah survived Ebola after it killed both her parents and seven other relatives, then returned to her clinic to help countless others as...