Articles filed under Health Crises
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A healthy lifestyle may offset genetic risk for Alzheimer'sJul 14, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES - A healthy lifestyle can cut your risk of developing Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia even if you have genes that raise your risk for these mind-destr...
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Shortening trainee doctor hours hasn't harmed patientsJul 11, 2019 7:00 am - When reforms shortened working hours for U.S. doctors-in-training, some worried: Was that enough time to learn the art of medicine? Would future patients suffer? Now a s...
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US growing largest crop of marijuana for research in 5 yearsJul 11, 2019 7:00 am - The U.S. government is growing the largest crop of research marijuana in five years, responding to interest in varieties with high levels of THC and CBD. The government ...
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A peek into opioid users' brains as they try to quitJul 09, 2019 7:00 am - BETHESDA, Md. (AP) - Lying inside a scanner, the patient watched as pictures appeared one by one: A bicycle. A cupcake. Heroin. Outside, researchers tracked her brain's ...
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In US 1st, baby is born from dead donor's transplanted wombJul 09, 2019 7:00 am - CLEVELAND (AP) - The Cleveland Clinic says it has delivered the first baby in North America after a womb transplant from a dead donor. Uterine transplants have enabled m...
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Teen odds of using marijuana dip with recreational use lawsJul 08, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - New research suggests legalizing recreational marijuana for U.S. adults in some states may have slightly reduced teens' odds of using pot. One reason may ...
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Dementia tied to hormone-blocking prostate cancer treatmentJul 05, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Alzheimer's disease may be a risk for older prostate cancer patients given hormone-blocking treatment, a large, U.S. government-funded analysis found. Pre...
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To boost milk, dairy groups support high school coffee barsJul 02, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Coffee bars selling $3 iced lattes are popping up in high schools, helped along by dairy groups scrambling for new ways to get people to drink milk. It's...
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Ebola case reported not far from South Sudan borderJul 02, 2019 7:00 am - DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Authorities have confirmed an Ebola case not far from Congo's border with South Sudan, a country with a weak health care system after years of civi...
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Use of American flag T-shirt to set on fire in sparkler demo unintentional, organizers sayJul 02, 2019 1:00 am - The use of a T-shirt bearing the image of the American flag was not a calculated choice for a fireworks safety demonstration Tuesday in which the clothing was set on fir...