Articles filed under Health Crises
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Painkillers, heroin drive increase in US overdose deathsDec 10, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Drug overdoses rose again last year, driven by surges in deaths from heroin and powerful prescription painkillers, according to new federal statistics. O...
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Iran's health minister: Swine flu kills 42 across countryDec 10, 2015 6:00 am - TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's healthy minister says an outbreak of swine flu has killed at least 42 people in the country over the past month. Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi say...
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Fewer teens are driving drunk, national survey saysDec 10, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A government survey shows fewer teens and young adults say they drive drunk. Last year, nearly 7 percent said they'd recently driven while under the infl...
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Feeling like a Grinch? At least it won't shorten your lifeDec 09, 2015 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - There's good news for grumpy women: Being happy apparently has no effect on how long you might live. That's the conclusion of the latest attempt to find ou...
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US life expectancy flat for third straight year at almost 79Dec 09, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Life expectancy in the United States has stalled for three straight years, the government announced Wednesday. A child born last year can expect to make ...
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FDA clears cold cap to save hair during breast cancer chemoDec 08, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Hair loss is one of the most despised side effects of chemotherapy, and now breast cancer patients are getting a new way to try to save their locks. Th...
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UN says malaria cases drop but progress in Africa is slowerDec 08, 2015 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The number of malaria cases worldwide has dropped in recent years but the countries with the biggest outbreaks have made the least progress, according to a...
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NIH takes another shot at studying environment, child healthDec 07, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The National Institutes of Health is launching a new project to help unravel how early-in-life environmental exposures may affect autism, obesity and c...
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New HIV infections in gay black men may be leveling offDec 06, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - New HIV infections in gay black men may finally be leveling off, health officials reported Sunday. Overall, new cases of HIV have been falling in the Uni...
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Liberia releases last known Ebola patientsDec 04, 2015 6:00 am - MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - Liberia has discharged its last two known Ebola patients from a treatment center, beginning its third countdown to become free from transmission...