Articles filed under Health Crises
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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...
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Human cases of 'rabbit fever' have jumped up this yearDec 03, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Health officials are seeing an increase of a rare illness called rabbit fever that was beaten back decades ago. In the last two decades, health officials...
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Scientists, ethicists tackle gene editing's ethics, promiseDec 02, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A hot new tool to edit the human genetic code has a big wow factor: the promise of long-sought cures for intractable diseases. But depending on how it'...
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Rising cigarette taxes tied to lower infant deaths: StudyDec 01, 2015 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - When it costs more to smoke, fewer babies die, according to a new study that links rising cigarette taxes with declines in infant mortality, especially am...
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Nearly half of US homes use cellphones only, shun landlinesDec 01, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Nearly half of U.S. households only use cellphones, according to new federal statistics that show more and more people are cutting the cord on landlines....