Articles filed under Health Crises
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Companies report progress on blood tests to detect cancerMay 31, 2019 7:00 am - A California company says its experimental blood test was able to detect many types of cancer at an early stage and gave very few false alarms in a study that included p...
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US holds CBD hearing as fans, sellers await legal clarityMay 31, 2019 7:00 am - SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - CBD products have surged in popularity despite confusion around their legal status . Now U.S. regulators are exploring ways the hemp ingredient...
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Who gets to give dietary advice? Health coach fights lawMay 30, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - In California, Heather Del Castillo offered tips on natural eating as a health coach. But in Florida, the title didn't qualify her to give nutrition advi...
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US measles count nears 1,000, surpassing 25-year-old recordMay 30, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. health officials on Thursday reported 971 measles cases so far this year, the highest tally in 27 years, and experts say it's not clear when the wav...
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Kane County confirms local case of measles, possible public exposureMay 30, 2019 1:00 am - Health department officials added Kane County to the list of communities affected by the largest measles outbreak in the U.S. since 1994. The Kane County Health Departme...
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Tracking microbes people carry may predict future healthMay 29, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - We share our bodies with trillions of microbes that are critical to staying healthy, but now scientists are getting a much-needed close look at how tho...
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Health paradox: New US diabetes cases fall as obesity risesMay 28, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The number of new diabetes cases among U.S. adults keeps falling, even as obesity rates climb, and health officials aren't sure why. New federal data rel...
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Aid group: Most new Ebola cases were not known contactsMay 28, 2019 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization emphasized progress in the fight against Ebola in eastern Congo even as Doctors Without Borders warned Tuesday that efforts t...
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6 months later, gene-edited babies stir new interest, debateMay 28, 2019 7:00 am - Six months after a Chinese scientist was widely scorned for helping to make the world's first gene-edited babies, he remains out of public view, and new information sugg...
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Study suggests e-cigarette flavorings may pose heart riskMay 27, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - E-cigarettes aren't considered as risky as regular cigarettes, but researchers have found a clue that their flavorings may be bad for the heart. Longti...