Articles filed under Health Crises
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Smartphone 'voices' not always helpful in a health crisisMar 14, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - It can give you street directions or find the nearest deli, but how helpful is your smartphone's virtual voice in a health crisis? A study says the answer...
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CDC: Travel OK to high-elevation cities in Zika countriesMar 11, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. government revised its Zika travel warnings Friday, saying it's OK for pregnant women to travel to Mexico City and other places at high elevatio...
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Editorial: Local laws help, but adults must set example on teenage drinkingMar 10, 2016 10:00 pm - This week, the Arlington Heights village board upped the ante for parents who condone underage drinking in their homes, by raising the fines to between $1,000 and $5,000...
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Nearly 200 cases of Zika in US; officials press for fundsMar 10, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Nearly 200 cases of Zika infection have been reported in the U.S. - all traced to travel abroad. Health officials released the numbers Thursday, and plea...
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Indianapolis hospitals to restrict visitors to curb fluMar 09, 2016 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indianapolis' major hospitals will begin restricting visitors on Friday to curb the spread of influenza following a spike in emergency-room visits fo...
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Cleveland Clinic says first uterus transplant in US failsMar 09, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's first uterus transplant has failed, the Cleveland Clinic announced Wednesday, saying doctors had removed the organ. A 26-year-old woman re...
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Study backs kidney transplant method for hardest-to-matchMar 09, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Nearly 1 in 3 patients who needs a kidney transplant is especially hard to match, and new research suggests a painstaking treatment to help those patie...
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WHO: Sexual transmission of Zika more common than thoughtMar 08, 2016 6:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Sexual transmission of the Zika virus is more common than previously thought, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, citing reports from several count...
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Studies: Beyond scales, fitness and body fat key for healthMar 08, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The bathroom scale may show a good number but how much of that weight is fat, not muscle? New studies are adding to the evidence that the scale doesn't...
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AP Investigation: American company bungled Ebola responseMar 07, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - An American company that bills itself as a pioneer in tracking emerging epidemics made a series of costly mistakes during the 2014 Ebola outbreak that ...