Articles filed under Health Crises
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Sick kitty: NYC quarantines 500 felines fearing the fluJan 13, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Hundreds of homeless New York City cats have been quarantined after health officials discovered many infected with a strand of bird flu. About 386 cats t...
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Schaumburg bans 'alcohol smoking,' powderJan 13, 2017 12:00 am - Schaumburg trustees have approved the banning of alcohol inhalation devices - sometimes called alcohol without liquid machines - as well as powdered alcohol, referred to...
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Testing wearable sensors as 'check engine' light for healthJan 12, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A next step for smart watches and fitness trackers? Wearable gadgets gave a Stanford University professor an early warning that he was getting sick bef...
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The good, bad and unknown about marijuana's health effectsJan 12, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - It can almost certainly ease chronic pain and might help some people sleep, but it may also raise the risk of getting schizophrenia and trigger heart att...
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It's all good: Any exercise cuts risk of death, study findsJan 09, 2017 6:00 am - Weekend warriors, take a victory lap. People who pack their workouts into one or two sessions a week lower their risk of dying over roughly the next decade nearly as muc...
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Constable: 'Ordinary doc' from Wheaton tells of miraculous medical talesJan 08, 2017 6:00 am - Just because he believes in the power of traditional medical science doesn't mean longtime Wheaton internist Dr. Scott Kolbaba can't embrace a faith in powers beyond tha...
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Dying UK man to challenge British law on assisted suicideJan 06, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - A British man with a terminal disease is attempting to overturn the country's laws on assisted suicide. The charity Dignity in Dying said in a statement Fr...
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New advice: Peanuts in baby's diet can prevent scary allergyJan 05, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - New parents, get ready to feed your babies peanut-containing foods - starting young lowers their chances of becoming allergic. The National Institutes ...
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Tips for giving babies peanut-based foods to prevent allergyJan 05, 2017 6:00 am - New national guidelines say parents can protect their children from becoming allergic to peanuts by feeding them peanut-containing foods as early as 4 to 6 months of age...
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Duck cull in France's foie gras region to contain bird fluJan 05, 2017 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - French authorities started slaughtering ducks in the main foie gras-producing region on Thursday to try to contain a dangerous form of bird flu. Operations ...