Articles filed under Health Crises
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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...
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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...