Articles filed under Health Crises
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Don't expect Fitbits to improve health, help drop poundsOct 04, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Wearing a fitness tracker may help you keep tabs on how many steps you take, but the devices themselves - even with the lure of a cash reward - probably wo...
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Crowdsourcing effort takes aim at deadliest breast cancersOct 03, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Forget the pink ribbons. Spitting in a tube for science is what unites a growing group of breast cancer patients taking part in a unique project to advanc...
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Critical to monitor babies' health after Zika, but how long?Oct 03, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - More federal money finally is available to fight Zika, even as the news worsens. Babies who at first seem to have escaped the virus' devastating hallma...
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Survey: Doctors' political views may affect patient careOct 03, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Politics in the exam room? A new study suggests patient care may vary depending on whether the doctor is a Democrat or a Republican - at least when it ...
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Constable: Home that's helped homeless vets really recover closingOct 02, 2016 7:30 am - Vietnam veteran Terry McGrath drove from his home in Wheaton in July of 2009 to the Veterans Affairs hospital in West suburban Hines, fully aware of how tough the loomin...
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After Zika, critical to monitor babies' health but how long?Oct 02, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - More federal money finally is available to fight Zika even as the news worsens. Babies who at first seem to have escaped the virus' devastating hallmar...
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Zika travel advisory issued for 11 Southeast Asia countriesSep 29, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. health officials are advising pregnant women to postpone travel to 11 countries in Southeast Asia because of Zika outbreaks in the region. The advis...
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Baby born with DNA from 3 people, first from new techniqueSep 27, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Scientists say the first baby has been born from a controversial new technique that combines DNA from three people - the mother, the father and an egg do...
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Constable: Is that mushroom in your yard tasty or deadly?Sep 27, 2016 5:45 am - By Burt Constable I'll take a bite from the nonwormy part of an apple that falls from our backyard tree. I'll chew on stems of clover in our grass. I'll nibble on mint t...
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Mother uncovers lasting impact of son's organ donationSep 26, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - An ultrasound showed one of Sarah Gray's unborn twins was missing part of his brain, a fatal birth defect. His brother was born healthy but Thomas live...