Articles filed under Health Crises
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What's so bad about processed foods? Scientists offer cluesJun 14, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Chips, soda and frozen pizzas tend to be full of salt, sugar and fat, but now scientists are trying to understand if there's something else about such pr...
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Congo pastor likely sparked Ebola outbreak spread to UgandaJun 13, 2019 7:00 am - BWERA, Uganda (AP) - The Congolese pastor who is thought to have caused the Ebola outbreak's spread into Uganda was unknown to health officials before he died of the dis...
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The Latest: More dead in family that brought Ebola to UgandaJun 13, 2019 7:00 am - BWERA, Uganda (AP) - The Latest on the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda (all times local): 10:15 p.m. The Congolese Health Ministry says another child has died of Ebol...
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The Latest: UN committee meets Friday on Ebola emergencyJun 12, 2019 7:00 am - KASINDI, Congo (AP) - The Latest on the Ebola outbreak in Africa (all times local): 6:15 p.m. The World Health Organization says an expert committee will meet on Friday ...
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5-year-old dies of Ebola as outbreak crosses Congo borderJun 12, 2019 7:00 am - KASINDI, Congo (AP) - A 5-year-old boy vomiting blood became the first cross-border victim in the current Ebola outbreak on Wednesday, while his 3-year-old brother and g...
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New gene tests for germs quickly reveal source of infectionsJun 12, 2019 7:00 am - Brian Jetter was on life support, a healthy 40-year-old suddenly battling pneumonia and sepsis, and a slew of tests had failed to find the cause. Mystery illnesses like ...
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Uganda confirms first Ebola case outside outbreak in CongoJun 11, 2019 7:00 am - KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - A child in Uganda has tested positive for Ebola in the first cross-border case of the deadly virus since an outbreak started in neighboring Congo ...
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Daily HIV prevention pill urged for healthy people at riskJun 11, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Doctors should offer a daily HIV prevention pill to healthy people who are at high risk of getting infected with the virus, an influential health care ...
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Promise of marijuana leads scientists on search for evidenceJun 11, 2019 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - Marijuana has been shown to help ease pain and a few other health problems, yet two-thirds of U.S. states have decided pot should be legal to treat many o...
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Sleeping with the TV on may make you gain weightJun 10, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Dozing off to late-night TV or sleeping with other lights on may mix up your metabolism and lead to weight gain and even obesity, provocative but prelimin...