Articles filed under Health Crises
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Traditional healer returns to first Ebola-affected villageFeb 24, 2015 10:00 pm - MELIANDOU, Guinea (AP) - Here at ground zero of West Africa's Ebola outbreak, a local traditional healer returned to complete the removal of a curse residents believe co...
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UN health agency urges Europe to step up measles vaccinationFeb 24, 2015 10:00 pm - BERLIN (AP) - The World Health Organization is urging Europe to step up measles vaccination efforts as countries report thousands of cases of the disease. WHO's regional...
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Toddler dies of measles in Berlin, first death in outbreakFeb 23, 2015 10:00 pm - BERLIN (AP) - An 18-month-old boy has died of measles in Berlin, the first known death in an outbreak of the disease that has seen more than 570 cases in the German capi...
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Pills before and after sex can help prevent HIV, study findsFeb 23, 2015 10:00 pm - SEATTLE (AP) - For the first time, a study shows that a drug used to treat HIV infection also can help prevent it when taken before and after risky sex by gay men. The r...
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Youngster aids police recruiting effortFeb 23, 2015 10:00 pm - SIDNEY - The Sidney Police Department is getting some help from an enthusiastic youngster in recruiting applicants for police officer openings. Six-year-old Noah Bundy a...
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Merck grants free license for pediatric HIV drugFeb 23, 2015 10:00 pm - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Drugmaker Merck & Co. has granted a free license allowing one of its HIV medicines to be made and sold inexpensively for use in young children in po...
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Pace of new US measles cases slows a bit, officials reportFeb 22, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - The number of U.S. measles cases this year has risen to 154, with new cases scattered across five states, although the pace seems to have slowed. The Cen...
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No new measles cases in latest California outbreak updateFeb 22, 2015 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - California health officials' latest update shows no new measles cases for the first time since the Disneyland outbreak began last year - an encouragin...
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Ebola drug shows some promise in first tests in West AfricaFeb 22, 2015 10:00 pm - SEATTLE (AP) - An experimental antiviral drug shows some early, encouraging signs of effectiveness in its first human test against Ebola in West Africa, but only if pati...
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AP Interview: Liberia leader urges help in post-Ebola phaseFeb 21, 2015 10:00 pm - SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Liberia's leader on Sunday urged the United States and other countries to keep up their support to the West African nation as it rec...