Articles filed under Health Crises
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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 ...
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Bacteria-infected mosquitoes take bite out of deadly dengueNov 21, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - They still bite, but new research shows lab-grown mosquitoes are fighting dangerous dengue fever that they normally would spread. Dengue infections app...
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FDA nominee ducks questions on Trump e-cigarette flavor banNov 20, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration sidestepped questions Wednesday on the future of a 2-month-old proposal to ba...
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AMA calls for total ban on all e-cigarette, vaping productsNov 19, 2019 6:00 am - The American Medical Association on Tuesday called for an immediate ban on all electronic cigarettes and vaping devices. The group adopted the sweeping stance at a polic...
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Mailing free home HIV tests helps detect more infectionsNov 18, 2019 6:00 am - Mailing free home HIV tests to high-risk men offers a potentially better strategy for detecting infections than usual care. That's according to a U.S. government study t...