Articles filed under Health Crises
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Now hear this: Loud sound may pose more harm than we thoughtMar 14, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Matt Garlock has trouble making out what his friends say in loud bars, but when he got a hearing test, the result was normal. Recent research may have fo...
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How well can you hear in a noisy background? Try it hereMar 14, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - How well can you understand speech in a noisy setting? Difficulty doing that is a hallmark of what's called "hidden hearing loss." Now, with the help of ...
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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 ...