Articles filed under Health Crises
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US cancer death rate hits milestone: 25 years of declineJan 08, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. cancer death rate has hit a milestone: It's been falling for at least 25 years, according to a new report. Lower smoking rates are translating i...
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Eli Lilly giving price info on advertised drugs via websiteJan 08, 2019 6:00 am - Drugmaker Eli Lilly has started posting price information online for drugs advertised on TV. On Tuesday, the company began running TV ads for a popular diabetes drug tha...
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'Dominique was love': Girl saved by groundbreaking surgery dies unexpectedlyJan 08, 2019 4:00 am - The bright red envelope with the “all is calm, all is bright” holiday stamp gives no hint of the heartache inside. “It is with deep sadness and grief that I share the ne...
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Sweden: No Ebola virus detected in hospital patientJan 05, 2019 6:00 am - HELSINKI (AP) - Swedish health officials say a suspected Ebola case reported by a hospital has turned out to be a false alarm with tests carried out on the unidentified ...
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Swedish hospital isolates patient amid Ebola suspicionJan 04, 2019 6:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - A suspected case of the deadly Ebola virus has been reported by a Swedish hospital, officials said Friday, adding the patient has been isolate...
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Congolese flee to Uganda after vote, raising Ebola fearsJan 02, 2019 6:00 am - KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Hundreds of refugees have crossed into Uganda from Congo in the days since that country's troubled presidential election, a Red Cross official sai...
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Low carb? Low fat? What the latest dieting studies tell usJan 01, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Bacon and black coffee for breakfast, or oatmeal and bananas? If you're planning to try to lose weight in 2019, you're sure to find a fierce debate onlin...
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Congo voters barred over Ebola vote anyway, by the thousandsDec 30, 2018 6:00 am - BENI, Congo (AP) - They were barred from voting in Congo's presidential election. They voted anyway. On Sunday, thousands of men and women gathered in Beni to cast paper...
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AP-NORC Poll: Edit baby genes for health, not smartsDec 29, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Most Americans say it would be OK to use gene-editing technology to create babies protected against a variety of diseases - but a new poll finds they'd...
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Stem cell shots linked to bacterial infection outbreakDec 20, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Health officials on Thursday reported an outbreak of bacterial infections in people who got injections of stems cells derived from umbilical cord blood. ...