Articles filed under Health Crises
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Low risk in all but 4 countries of Olympics-related ZikaJul 13, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The upcoming Olympic games are not likely to have a major impact on the spread of Zika virus, although four developing countries could face a substantial...
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Digest this: heavy people may die up to 3 years earlyJul 13, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Being too heavy may cost you your life - literally. Scientists say overweight people die one year earlier than expected and that moderately obese people di...
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New kidneys 40 years apart show transplant progress, hurdlesJul 11, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Brenda Hudson recalls weeks spent in a glass-enclosed isolation room after her first kidney transplant, her family allowed to visit only when suited up...
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Q&A: Superbug precursor found in US againJul 11, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A New York City patient was infected with bacteria that had a special type of resistance to antibiotics last year, the earliest known case in the U.S. of...
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Crash deaths far worse in US than other affluent countriesJul 06, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Traffic deaths are down, but a new report shows fatalities on the road are still a bigger problem in the United States than in other affluent countries. ...
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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...