Articles filed under Health Crises
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Immune system therapy shows wider promise against cancerMar 31, 2019 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - A treatment that helps the immune system fight deadly blood cancers is showing early signs of promise against some solid tumors, giving hope that this app...
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Emails show FDA worry after romaine outbreaksMar 29, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - After repeated food poisoning outbreaks tied to romaine lettuce, a U.S. food safety official shared his concerns in an internal email, saying the produce...
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Study: Many in Ebola outbreak don't believe virus is realMar 28, 2019 7:00 am - DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - One out of four people interviewed in eastern Congo last year believed Ebola wasn't real, according to a new study, underscoring the enormous chall...
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Heels' Williams ready to go, Little questionable with fluMar 28, 2019 7:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - North Carolina guard Kenny Williams is ready to go against Auburn in the NCAA Tournament after straining his hamstring last weekend, while top be...
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US begins organ transplants from living donors who have HIVMar 28, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Surgeons in Baltimore have performed what's thought to be the world's first kidney transplant from a living donor with HIV, a milestone for people with...
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Former 'SNL' star to headline evening for JourneyCare in BarringtonMar 28, 2019 1:00 am - Julia Sweeney, a former "Saturday Night Live" star now appearing in a Hulu show, will headline an educational evening mixed with humor for the JourneyCare hospice center...
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US to require breast density information after mammogramsMar 27, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - All U.S. women getting mammograms would receive information about breast density, which can sometimes make cancer harder to spot, under a government pr...
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OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma agrees to settlement in landmark opioid lawsuitMar 26, 2019 1:00 am - Purdue Pharma and the state of Oklahoma have agreed to settle a lawsuit over the drugmaker's role in the deadly opioid crisis, a milestone in the legal effort to force p...
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Marijuana ER visits climb in Denver hospital studyMar 25, 2019 7:00 am - Five years after Colorado first legalized marijuana, a new study shows pot's bad effects are sending more people to the emergency room. Inhaled marijuana caused the most...
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What my DNA told me: Avoid fast food, eat vegetablesMar 25, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Avoid fast food, eat vegetables and exercise. It sounds like generic health advice, but they're tips supposedly tailored to my DNA profile. The suggestio...