Articles filed under Health Crises
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Twin births in US now going down, at lowest level in decadeOct 03, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Fewer U.S. families are seeing double, according to a government report that finds a drop in new twins. Twin births steadily increased for more than thre...
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IU Med School getting $36M grant for Alzheimer’s researchOct 02, 2019 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The National Institutes of Health has awarded the Indiana University School of Medicine a $36 million grant over five years for a drug discovery cent...
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Group pulls video that stirred talk of designer babiesOct 02, 2019 7:00 am - A government-funded group that’s leading efforts to set standards for gene editing has pulled a video it posted in the wake of concern about how it portrayed the ethic...
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Verbal autopsies used in push to better track global deathsOct 01, 2019 7:00 am - KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) - One afternoon last month, a young woman with a tablet computer sat next to Alphonsine Umurerwa on the living room couch, asking questions, listenin...
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CVS stops sale of heartburn drugs with suspect contaminantSep 30, 2019 7:00 am - CVS has halted sales of popular heartburn treatment Zantac and its generic store brand after warnings by U.S. health regulators. It's the latest precautionary move by re...
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How risky is eating red meat? New papers provoke controversySep 30, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Eating red meat is linked to cancer and heart disease, but are the risks big enough to give up burgers and steak? A team of international researchers say...
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Lake Zurich to discuss regulations for vaping, tobacco businessesSep 30, 2019 1:00 am - The Lake Zurich Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, to discuss proposed amendments regarding new tobacco and vaping b...
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Keep calm and vape on: UK embraces e-cigarettes, US cautiousSep 28, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - While the U.S. scrambles to crack down on vaping, Britain has embraced electronic cigarettes as a powerful tool to help smokers kick the habit. The Royal C...
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Report: No-deal Brexit could leave UK with medical shortagesSep 27, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Britain's government watchdog says there's still a "significant amount" of work to do to make sure the country has an adequate supply of licensed drugs in ...
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From parade to pandemic: Museum looks at 1918's deadly fluSep 27, 2019 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - On Sept. 28, 1918, in the waning days of World War I, over 200,000 people gathered along Broad Street in Philadelphia for a parade meant to raise fun...