Articles filed under Health Crises
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Experts split sharply over experimental Alzheimer's drugDec 05, 2019 6:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - A company that claims to have the first drug to slow mental decline from Alzheimer's disease made its case to scientists Thursday but left them sharply ...
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Drug can curb dementia's delusions, researchers findDec 04, 2019 6:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - A drug that curbs delusions in Parkinson's patients did the same for people with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia in a study that was sto...
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Once-a-month birth control pill? Experiment works in animalsDec 04, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Birth control pills work great if women remember to take them every day but missing doses can mean a surprise pregnancy. Now scientists have figured ou...
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Health program offers free HIV prevention drug to uninsuredDec 03, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The government launched a new program on Tuesday to provide an HIV prevention drug for free to people who need the protection but have no insurance to ...
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Flu season takes off quickly in Deep South statesNov 29, 2019 6:00 am - JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The flu season is off and running in the Deep South. The most recent weekly flu report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds hi...
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Slovakia may force women to get pre-abortion ultrasoundNov 29, 2019 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Lawmakers in Slovakia are scheduled to debate a proposed law Friday that would compel women seeking an abortion to first have an ultrasound and listen to t...
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Court: '~Football flu' dispute can be settled by arbitratorNov 29, 2019 6:00 am - BURLINGTON CITY, N.J. (AP) - A state appellate court upheld a southern New Jersey school teacher's legal victory in an ongoing dispute over using a sick day during last ...
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UN: Measles cases spike in numerous outbreaks worldwideNov 27, 2019 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization says cases of measles are continuing to spike globally, with multiple large outbreaks being reported across Africa, Europe, L...
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MRIs of dense breasts find more cancer but also false alarmsNov 27, 2019 6:00 am - Giving women with very dense breasts an MRI scan in addition to a mammogram led to fewer missed cancers but also to a lot of false alarms and treatments that might not h...
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Stop! Washing your Thanksgiving turkey could spread germsNov 27, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Go ahead and rinse your cranberries, potatoes and green beans. But food experts say don't - repeat don't - wash the turkey before popping it in the oven ...