Articles filed under Health Crises
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Illinois officials urge vaccination after child dies of fluJan 10, 2019 6:00 am - AURORA, Ill. (AP) - Health officials are urging people to get the flu shot after a 3-year-old girl died of influenza in suburban Chicago. The Kane County Health Departme...
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Food giants undermined China's obesity fight, scholar saysJan 10, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - China's efforts to keep obesity in check have been undermined from the inside by the food industry, according to newly published research. A scholar of C...
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No stethoscope for pain: Scientists seek real way to measureJan 10, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Is the pain stabbing or burning? On a scale from 1 to 10, is it a 6 or an 8? Over and over, 17-year-old Sarah Taylor struggled to make doctors understa...
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Congo says healthy baby born to mom who recovered from EbolaJan 10, 2019 6:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - A four-day-old baby is a surprise bright spot in Congo's deadly Ebola outbreak, as the country's health ministry on Thursday called her the first chi...
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Experimental app might spot drug overdoses in time to helpJan 09, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Too often people die of an opioid overdose because no one's around to notice they're in trouble. Now scientists are creating a smartphone app that beam...
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Routine food inspections halted by US government shutdownJan 09, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Routine food inspections aren't getting done because of the partial government shutdown, but checks of the riskiest foods are expected to resume next wee...
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US officials declare end to outbreak from romaine lettuceJan 09, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. health officials are declaring an end to a food poisoning outbreak blamed on romaine lettuce from California. From October to December, the E. coli ...
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Europe's top rights court to hear Belgian euthanasia caseJan 08, 2019 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Europe's top human rights court has agreed to hear a case being brought against Belgium by a man whose mother was euthanized in 2012 for depression, the se...
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US medical marketing reaches $30 billion, drug ads top surgeJan 08, 2019 6:00 am - A new analysis shows annual spending by the U.S. health industry on ads and promotions has reached $30 billion. That includes advertisements for prescription dru...
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US medical marketing reaches $30 billion, drug ads top surgeJan 08, 2019 6:00 am - Ads for prescription drugs appeared 5 million times in just one year, capping a recent surge in U.S. medical marketing, a new analysis found. The advertisements for vari...