Articles filed under Health Crises
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CientÃficos debaten lÃmites y ética de alteración genéticaDec 01, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Cientos de cientÃficos y especialistas de alrededor del mundo comenzaron el martes a debatir las cuestiones éticas en la alteración de los genes hum...
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AP News Guide: Summit opens debate on ethics of gene editingNov 30, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Designer babies or an end to intractable illnesses: A revolutionary technology is letting scientists learn to rewrite the genetic code, aiming to alter...
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Report: US abortions continue to decline, down 4 pct in 2012Nov 25, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. abortions continue to fall, according to a new federal report released Wednesday. Federal statistics show abortions have been in a general decline f...
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FDA approves booster-enhanced flu vaccine for seniorsNov 25, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health officials have approved a first-of-a-kind flu vaccine that contains a booster to help protect seniors vulnerable to the virus. The Food ...
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Liberia records 1st Ebola death since JulyNov 24, 2015 6:00 am - MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - A teenage boy has died of Ebola in Liberia, a health official said Tuesday, the first fatality since July in one of the three West African count...
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Born with no voice & low odds, boy talks with new voice boxNov 23, 2015 6:00 am - Grant Hasse was born with two very rare conditions - one that's usually fatal, the other that should have left him unable to talk. But at almost 4 years old, he's a heal...
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Liberia seeks US help to determine cause of new Ebola casesNov 23, 2015 6:00 am - MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - Two experts from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are set to travel to Liberia to try to determine the cause of new Ebola cas...
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Using new gene drive to create malaria-resistant mosquitoesNov 23, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - California researchers hatched some malaria-resistant mosquitoes and then gave evolution a shove - using a groundbreaking technology to ensure the inse...
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Health authorities: 3 new Ebola cases in LiberiaNov 20, 2015 6:00 am - MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - Three new Ebola cases have been confirmed in Liberia, a health official said Friday, more than two months after the West African nation was decl...
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Lab-grown vocal cords offer hope of treating voice disordersNov 18, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - From mom's comforting croon to a shout of warning, our voices are the main way we communicate and one we take for granted unless something goes wrong. ...