Articles filed under Health Crises
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FDA takes up decades-long debate over breast implant safetyMar 24, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health officials are taking another look at the safety of breast implants, the latest review in a decades-long debate. At a two-day meeting that s...
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Special evaluations can help seniors cope with cancer careMar 22, 2019 7:00 am - Before she could start breast cancer treatment, Nancy Simpson had to walk in a straight line, count backward from 20 and repeat a silly phrase. It was all part of a spec...
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UN: Ebola increasing in Congo due to 'security challenges'Mar 22, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization says Ebola has spiked in Congo in recent days because of "increased security challenges," a week after its director-general p...
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Monkey birth a step to saving fertility of boys with cancerMar 21, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists are closing in on a way to help young boys undergoing cancer treatment preserve their future fertility - and the proof is the first monkey b...
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US experts: Medicines for opioid addiction vastly underusedMar 20, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Medicines proven to treat opioid addiction remain vastly underused in the U.S., the nation's top medical advisers said Wednesday. Only a fraction of th...
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Smoking strong pot daily raises psychosis risk, study findsMar 19, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Smoking high-potency marijuana every day could increase the chances of developing psychosis by nearly five times, according to the biggest-ever study to ex...
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FDA approves drug for treating postpartum depressionMar 19, 2019 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug specifically developed for severe depression after childbirth. The agency on Tuesd...
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Official: People with mild flu urged to avoid hospital ERsMar 19, 2019 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The top health official in Indiana's most-populous county is urging people with mild flu cases not to visit hospital emergency rooms. The Marion Coun...
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UN: Gene editing for human reproduction is 'irresponsible'Mar 19, 2019 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - A panel convened by the World Health Organization said it would be "irresponsible" for scientists to use gene editing for reproductive purposes, but stoppe...
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Terre Haute hospitals limit visitors to curb spread of fluMar 16, 2019 7:00 am - TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - At least two western Indiana hospitals are restricting visitors to curb the spread of flu-like illnesses. The (Terre Haute) Tribune-Star reports...