Articles filed under Health Crises
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Study: For babies born with HIV, start treatment right awayNov 27, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - When babies are born with HIV, starting treatment within hours to days is better than waiting even the few weeks to months that's the norm in many coun...
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Testing reveals temporary spike in cancer-causing gas near GurneeNov 27, 2019 12:00 am - The second round of air testing for the cancer-causing gas ethylene oxide near Vantage Specialty Chemicals in Gurnee detected a high concentration once in early November...
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Clarification: Health Care-Artificial Intelligence storyNov 26, 2019 6:00 am - In a story Nov. 24, The Associated Press reported that an artificial intelligence program featuring a talking image of the Greek philosopher Aristotle is starting to hel...
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1 year later, mystery surrounds China's gene-edited babiesNov 26, 2019 6:00 am - Chinese scientist He Jiankui shocked the world by claiming he had helped make the first gene-edited babies. One year later, mystery surrounds his fate as well as theirs....
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More clues point to chemical compound in US vaping illnessesNov 26, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Health officials said Tuesday they have more evidence that a certain chemical compound is a culprit in a national outbreak of vaping illnesses. Researche...
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More polio cases now caused by vaccine than by wild virusNov 25, 2019 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Four African countries have reported new cases of polio linked to the oral vaccine, as global health numbers show there are now more children being paralyz...
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Stop! Washing your Thanksgiving turkey could spread germsNov 25, 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 ...
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US officials: Don't eat romaine grown in Salinas, CaliforniaNov 23, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. health officials on Friday told people to avoid romaine lettuce grown in Salinas, California, because of another food poisoning outbreak. The notice...
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Federal addiction treatment dollars off-limits for marijuanaNov 22, 2019 6:00 am - The U.S. government is barring federal dollars meant for opioid addiction treatment to be used on medical marijuana. The move is aimed at states that allow marijuana for...
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UN: Spike in violence may jeopardize ending Ebola in CongoNov 22, 2019 6:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization on Friday noted 'œa very dangerous and alarming development'ť in efforts to end the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo, warning ...