Articles filed under Health Crises
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NIH funds study of Zika infections in US Olympic athletesJul 05, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Researchers will study some U.S. athletes for Zika during the summer Olympics and Paralympics in Brazil, to better understand how the virus infects. Th...
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West Nile detected in Lake CountyJul 01, 2016 1:00 am - A batch of mosquitoes sampled June 23 in Highland Park has tested positive for West Nile virus, according to the Lake County Health Department, the first confirmed indic...
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Suicide by job: Farmers, lumberjacks, fisherman top listJun 30, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Farmers, lumberjacks and fishermen have the highest suicide rate in the U.S., while librarians and educators have the lowest, according to a large study ...
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Getting overdose antidote with painkillers may cut ER visitsJun 27, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Overdoses don't happen just to heroin addicts - patients who legally use strong painkillers called opioids are at risk in the nation's epidemic, too. A...
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Lake County's drug treatment center to double capacityJun 27, 2016 1:00 am - Lake County officials are adding a key piece in a multipronged effort to combat what's been described as an epidemic of opioid-related abuse. Top health, political and l...
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Stem cell scientist suspected of involuntary manslaughterJun 22, 2016 7:00 am - STOCKHOLM (AP) - A disgraced stem cell scientist is facing preliminary charges of involuntary manslaughter in connection with two patients who died after windpipe transp...
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Temporary blindness tied to smartphone use in darkJun 22, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Warning: Looking at your smartphone while lying in bed at night could wreak havoc on your vision. Two women went temporarily blind from constantly checking...
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Temporary blindness linked to smartphone use in the darkJun 22, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Doctors have an unusual warning for anyone prone to checking their smartphones in the dark: make sure you use both eyes. In a letter published in Thursday'...
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Ouch! Flu spray fails again, panel urges shot insteadJun 22, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The nasal spray version of the annual flu vaccine failed to protect kids again last year, the latest in a string of failures that has prompted an expert ...
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Abortion pill requests spike in Zika outbreak countriesJun 22, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Online requests for abortion pills spiked dramatically this year in Brazil, Ecuador and some other Latin American countries that ban abortions, an indica...