Articles filed under Health Crises
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3 left in race to become UN health agency's next leaderJan 25, 2017 6:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization has narrowed down the list of candidates to be its next leader to three: Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, a former Ethiopian h...
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Dying from cancer: Could your location determine your fate?Jan 24, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Americans in certain struggling parts of the country are dying from cancer at rising rates, even as the cancer death rate nationwide continues to fall, an...
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Dying from cancer: Where you live could determine your fateJan 24, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A big new analysis finds that U.S. cancer death rates have steadily climbed in parts of the country struggling with obesity, heavy smoking and other ills....
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US health officials cancel climate conference; don't say whyJan 23, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The government's top public health agency has canceled a conference next month on climate change and health but isn't saying why publicly. But a co-spons...
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1 in 4 US men have cancer-linked HPV genital infectionsJan 19, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The first national estimate suggests that nearly half of U.S. men have genital infections caused by a sexually transmitted virus and that 1 in 4 has strai...
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1 in 4 US men have cancer-linked HPV genital infectionsJan 19, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The first national estimate suggests that nearly half of U.S. men have genital infections caused by a sexually transmitted virus and that 1 in 4 has strai...
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Flabby heart keeps pumping with squeeze from robotic sleeveJan 18, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists are developing a robotic sleeve that can encase a flabby diseased heart and gently squeeze to keep it pumping. So far it's been tested only ...
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Uganda confirms Avian flu in wild terns, domestic birdsJan 16, 2017 6:00 am - KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Tests have confirmed that avian flu is responsible for the mass deaths of wild birds on the shores of Lake Victoria in Uganda, according to the go...
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Rauner to sign bill requiring lead testing in schoolsJan 15, 2017 7:00 pm - A bill requiring all Illinois schools to test drinking water for lead contamination is expected to be signed Monday by Gov. Bruce Rauner. The bill, which was approved by...
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Health officials urge Indiana residents to get flu shotsJan 15, 2017 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - State health officials are urging Indiana residents to get their flu shots following a recent surge in flu-like illnesses. The Indiana State Departme...