Articles filed under Health Crises
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A grim tally soars: More than 50,000 overdose deaths in USDec 08, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - More than 50,000 Americans died from drug overdoses last year, the most ever. The disastrous tally has been pushed to new heights by soaring abuse of her...
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Goals missed on obesity, food poisoning, despite gov't pushDec 05, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Progress in the U.S. against obesity, food poisoning, and infections spread in hospitals has been uneven and disappointing, despite dedicated efforts to ...
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Many smartphone health apps don't flag danger, says reviewDec 05, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Don't count on smartphone health apps in an emergency: A review shows many don't warn when you're in danger. The study published Monday in the journal He...
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Water testing doesn't break budgets, but many schools could pay lessDec 04, 2016 6:30 am - By the time Maine Township High School District 207 had tested all of its nearly 200 drinking water sources at its three campuses and removed, rebuilt or replaced eight ...
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How much lead is in your school's water?Dec 04, 2016 6:30 am - Part of a continuing series For years, a drinking fountain in the library at Stone Elementary School in Addison offered refreshment to anyone walking past. But re...
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'Magic mushroom' psychedelic may ease anxiety, depressionDec 01, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The psychedelic drug in "magic mushrooms" can quickly and effectively help treat anxiety and depression in cancer patients, an effect that may last for m...
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Science panel urges rewrite of food allergy warning labelsNov 30, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - "Made in the same factory as peanuts." ''May contain traces of tree nuts." A new report says the hodgepodge of warnings that a food might accidentally ...
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Drug epidemic stalls HIV decline in whites who shoot upNov 29, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The long decline in HIV infections among white people who inject drugs has stalled, another grim side effect of the nation's drug abuse epidemic. Health ...
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Northwest Community Hospital recognized for stroke programNov 29, 2016 12:00 am - Employees and former stroke patients at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights gathered Tuesday to celebrate the facility's recent recognitions for its neurol...
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Sweat it out! Skin patch aims to test sweat for healthNov 23, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Breaking a sweat? Researchers are creating a skin patch that can test those droplets while people exercise and beam results to their smartphones, possi...