Articles filed under Health Crises
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Gay high school students raped, attacked far more oftenAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Gay, lesbian and bisexual high school students are far more likely than their classmates to be raped or assaulted in a dating situation, according to the...
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Correction: Zika-Vaccine storyAug 05, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - In a story Aug. 4 about vaccines being developed to fight Zika virus, The Associated Press misspelled the name of the institute where one of the vaccines...
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UN bungles response to Africa's yellow fever outbreakAug 05, 2016 7:00 am - KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - The World Health Organization and its partners shipped more than 6 million yellow fever vaccines to Angola in February to quash an emerging epidem...
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Kane County has 3 of state's Zika casesAug 05, 2016 1:00 am - Kane County has three of Illinois' 46 confirmed Zika virus cases, but local health officials are increasing their level of concern about a local outbreak. The county beg...
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7 key findings from UN's bungled response to yellow feverAug 04, 2016 7:00 am - KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - 1. Amid a critical yellow fever vaccine shortage, more than 1 million doses sent by the U.N. World Health Organization and partners to Angola in F...
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UN bungles response to yellow fever outbreak in AfricaAug 04, 2016 7:00 am - KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - As a yellow fever outbreak in central Africa exploded, 1 million vaccines disappeared in Angola. Thousands more vaccinations were delayed when acc...
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3 pregnant women have Zika virus in IllinoisAug 04, 2016 1:00 am - Three pregnant women have the Zika virus in Illinois and as many as five more await further testing, health officials told ABC 7 Chicago. A total of 46 cases of the Zi...
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Can house dust explain why Amish protected from asthma?Aug 03, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Forget Fluffy and Fido. Bessie the cow just might make a healthier pet. That idea stems from new research in two farming-based religious communities that ...
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American and German researchers to share $500K medical prizeAug 03, 2016 7:00 am - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Three researchers whose work with cell proteins has implications for Alzheimer's disease, cancer and other degenerative illnesses will share one of t...
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Report: Woodstock nursing home failed to control scabies outbreakAug 03, 2016 1:00 am - Valley Hi Nursing Home's lack of effective infection control procedures contributed to a scabies outbreak at the Woodstock facility, a state health inspection has determ...