Articles filed under Health Crises
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AMA: Pot use in pregnancy may pose risks, warnings neededNov 16, 2015 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Warning: Marijuana use during pregnancy and breast-feeding poses potential harms. That message would be written on medical and recreational marijuana prod...
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Transplant gives new face, scalp to burned firefighterNov 16, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A volunteer firefighter badly burned in a 2001 blaze has received the most extensive face transplant ever, covering his skull and much of his neck, a New...
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Rare TB case shows diagnosing, treating children is toughNov 16, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - When a 2-year-old returned sick from a visit to India, U.S. doctors suspected tuberculosis even though standard tests said no. It would take three mont...
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Obesity still rising among US adults, women overtake menNov 12, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Obesity is still rising among American adults, despite more than a decade of public-awareness campaigns and other efforts to get people to watch their we...
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Hospital releases nurse who suffered Ebola complicationNov 12, 2015 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - London's Royal Free Hospital says it has discharged Scottish nurse Pauline Cafferkey, who was hospitalized last month after suffering from a rare relapse o...
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Drug might help breast cancer patients avoid heart damageNov 11, 2015 6:00 am - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Many cancer treatments have a dark side - they can damage the heart. New research suggests this risk might be lowered in women with breast tumors if...
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Ebola remains in Guinea, where the outbreak beganNov 10, 2015 6:00 am - TANAH, Guinea (AP) - After killing more than 11,000 people, West Africa's Ebola outbreak is down to a handful of cases. They are all in Guinea where the disease first em...
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Study: Even the normal-weight should watch that apple shapeNov 09, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A pot belly can be a bad thing - even if you're not considered overweight. New research suggests normal-weight people who carry their fat at their wais...
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How low to go: Details emerge on big blood pressure studyNov 09, 2015 6:00 am - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Details were revealed Monday from a landmark federal study that challenges decades of thinking on blood pressure, giving a clearer picture of plusse...
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Big study suggests steep drop in needless heart proceduresNov 09, 2015 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Fewer heart patients are getting inappropriate angioplasties, a new study suggests. The analysis showed overuse of the common procedure to open clogged he...