Articles filed under Health Crises
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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...
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Wealth may give advantage for getting organ transplantsNov 09, 2015 6:00 am - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - You can't buy hearts, kidneys or other organs but money can still help you get one. Wealthy people are more likely to get on multiple waiting lists ...
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Promise seen for wireless pacemakers placed without surgeryNov 09, 2015 6:00 am - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Researchers are reporting encouraging results for a new generation of pacemakers - miniature, wireless ones that can be implanted through a leg vein...
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Google, Heart Association team up on new research ventureNov 08, 2015 6:00 am - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A company whose name is synonymous with eyeballs on the Internet is turning its attention to hearts. Google Life Sciences, a research group recently...
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Sierra Leone declared free of Ebola, as Guinea strugglesNov 07, 2015 6:00 am - FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) - Cheers erupted and people danced in the streets Saturday as Sierra Leone marked the end of the Ebola outbreak within its borders, although ...