Articles filed under Health Crises
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Finding answers for patients with rarest of rare diseasesOct 10, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The youngster's mysterious symptoms stumped every expert his parents consulted: No diagnosis explained why he couldn't sit up on his own, or why he'd f...
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Genetic glitch increases men's risk of impotence, study saysOct 08, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Scientists say they've located the first well-documented genetic glitch that increases a man's risk of impotence. The finding may someday lead to new tre...
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Genetic glitch increases men's risk of impotence, study saysOct 08, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Scientists say they've located the first well-documented genetic glitch that increases a man's risk of impotence, a step that might someday lead to new t...
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FDA expands use of cervical cancer vaccine up to age 45Oct 06, 2018 7:00 am - U.S. regulators Friday expanded the use of Merck's cervical cancer vaccine to adults up to age 45. The vaccine was previously only for preteens and young adults through ...
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Therapy dogs can spread superbugs to kids, hospital findsOct 05, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Therapy dogs can bring more than joy and comfort to hospitalized kids. They can also bring stubborn germs. Doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore...
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Alarm as Red Cross workers attacked in Congo Ebola effortsOct 04, 2018 7:00 am - DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - The international community is sounding new alarm after three Red Cross workers were attacked while trying to contain the latest deadly Ebola outbr...
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Study: 1 in 3 US adults eat fast food each dayOct 03, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A government study has found that 1 in 3 U.S. adults eat fast food on any given day. That's about 85 million people. It's the first federal study to look...
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US regulators OK updated version of decades-old antibioticOct 02, 2018 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - U.S. regulators on Tuesday approved a modernized version of a decades-old antibiotic used to treat a number of infections. Paratek Pharmaceuticals' ...
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Studies in healthy older people aim to prevent Alzheimer'sOct 02, 2018 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - It may be too late to stop Alzheimer's in people who already have some mental decline. But what if a treatment could target the very earliest brain change...
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Study suggests more older women may benefit from bone drugsOct 01, 2018 7:00 am - A bone-strengthening drug given by IV every 18 months greatly lowered the risk of fracture in certain older women, a large study found. The results suggest these medicin...