Articles filed under Health Crises
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Moms-to-be teach each other in monthly group prenatal visitsApr 25, 2019 7:00 am - ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - In a big room full of moms-to-be, pregnant women check each other's blood pressure and weight, a nurse-midwife measures their growing bellies, and...
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Food poisoning remains persistent problem, US report findsApr 25, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - As recent illnesses tied to raw turkey , ground beef , cut melon and romaine lettuce suggest, U.S. food poisoning cases don't appear to be going away any...
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Constable: How you, when you die, could become garden-ready soil in about a monthApr 25, 2019 5:30 am - For the sake of the environment, my family has been composting food scraps for months. We throw orange peels, coffee grounds, broccoli stems and such in a metal containe...
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Essay: My parents didn't tell me they skipped my vaccines. Then I got measles.Apr 25, 2019 1:00 am - In May 2016, I'd been feeling sick for a few days. My doctor diagnosed strep and sent me home with antibiotics. But this wasn't like any strep I'd ever had before. My so...
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US measles cases hit highest mark in 25 yearsApr 24, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Measles in the U.S. has climbed to its highest level in 25 years, closing in on 700 cases this year in a resurgence largely attributed to misinformation ...
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Doctors at Ebola epicenter in Congo threaten strikeApr 24, 2019 7:00 am - BUTEMBO, Congo (AP) - Doctors at the epicenter of Congo's Ebola crisis are threatening to go on strike indefinitely if health workers are attacked again. The march on We...
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UN: No screen time for babies; only 1 hour for kids under 5Apr 24, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization has issued its first-ever guidance for how much screen time children under 5 should get: not very much, and none at all for t...
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Americans getting more inactive, computers partly to blameApr 23, 2019 7:00 am - Americans are becoming increasingly sedentary, spending almost a third of their waking hours sitting down, and computer use is partly to blame, a new study found. Over a...
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Malawi becomes 1st nation to immunize kids against malariaApr 23, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization says Malawi has become the first country to begin immunizing children against malaria, using the only licensed vaccine to pro...
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State health agency announces measures to fight measlesApr 23, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday a slate of initiatives to increase vaccination rates statewide. There have been seven cases of ...