Articles filed under Health Crises
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Experts call for emergency declaration on Congo's EbolaFeb 04, 2019 6:00 am - DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - An international group of public health experts on Monday called on the World Health Organization to convene an emergency committee to consider dec...
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Science Says: Internet craze behind a brain-tingling beer adFeb 01, 2019 6:00 am - A new Super Bowl commercial aims to calm frenzied football fans with oddly relaxing images of actress Zoe Kravitz whispering into a pair of microphones and softly tappin...
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As Ebola outbreak marks 6 months, health centers a concernFeb 01, 2019 6:00 am - DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - The deadly Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo marked six months on Friday with officials noting a worrying number of confirmed cases linked to health ...
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Hepatitis A virus warningFeb 01, 2019 12:00 am - The Lake County Health Department is informing the public there has been a recent increase in reported cases of hepatitis A virus in the state and in Lake County. Since ...
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Study: Many small kids in US are using too much toothpasteJan 31, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Too many young kids are using too much toothpaste, increasing their risk of streaky or splotchy teeth when they get older, according to a government surv...
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US doctor who survived Ebola honored for service in LiberiaJan 31, 2019 6:00 am - HOLDEN, Mass. (AP) - Almost five years have passed since he nearly died of Ebola in Liberia, but Richard Sacra has never wavered from his commitment to the struggling We...
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Nearly half of US adults have heart or blood vessel diseaseJan 31, 2019 6:00 am - A new report estimates that nearly half of all U.S. adults have some form of heart or blood vessel disease, a medical milestone that's mostly due to recent guidelines th...
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FDA OKs 1st generic version of popular Advair asthma inhalerJan 30, 2019 6:00 am - The first generic version of the popular Advair asthma inhaler has been approved by U.S. regulators. The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Mylan's versi...
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Food industry sway over public health gets new scrutinyJan 29, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The tweet from a group that finances development in Latin America was direct: Sodas do not offer beauty or joy, just a lot of sugar. There was one proble...
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AP Exclusive: US Nobelist was told of gene-edited babiesJan 28, 2019 6:00 am - Long before the claim of the world's first gene-edited babies became public, Chinese researcher He Jiankui shared the news with a U.S. Nobel laureate who objected to the...