Articles filed under Health Crises
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Surge in drug-affected newborns driven by rural opioid useDec 12, 2016 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A surge in U.S infants born with symptoms of withdrawal from heroin or strong prescription painkillers is driven largely by rising drug use among women in...
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Lake Zurich man dies from drug not seen before in Cook CountyDec 09, 2016 12:00 am - A 35-year-old Lake Zurich man was one of two recent deaths attributed to opioids never before seen in Cook County and the number of deaths attributed to a powerful opioi...
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French foie gras producers unworried by bird flu outbreakDec 08, 2016 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Despite a new outbreak of bird flu in France, foie gras producers are confident sales will remain stable during the festive season. Earlier this week, the F...
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Surgeon General sounding alarm on teens' use of e-cigarettesDec 08, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. surgeon general is calling e-cigarettes an emerging public health threat to the nation's youth. In a report released Thursday, Surgeon General...
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US life expectancy falls, as many kinds of death increaseDec 08, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A decades-long trend of rising life expectancy in the U.S. could be ending: It declined last year and it is no better than it was four years ago. In most...
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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...