Articles filed under Health Crises
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Fresh grounds for coffee: Study shows it may boost longevityJul 02, 2018 1:00 am - Go ahead and have that cup of coffee, maybe even several more. New research shows it may boost chances for a longer life, even for those who down at least eight cups dai...
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Health official who urged abstinence says views have changedJun 29, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The head of the nation's top public health agency once opposed condoms and needle exchange programs as ways to stop the spread of sexually transmitted di...
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FDA OKs first drug made to reduce excessive sweatingJun 29, 2018 7:00 am - U.S. regulators on Friday approved the first drug developed specifically to reduce excessive sweating, a common condition that can cause people anxiety and affect their ...
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Romaine lettuce outbreak tied to tainted irrigation canalJun 28, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Tainted irrigation water appears to be the source of a national food poisoning outbreak linked to romaine lettuce, health officials said Thursday. About ...
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Congo says countdown toward end of Ebola outbreak beginsJun 28, 2018 7:00 am - KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Congo's health ministry says the countdown toward the end of its latest Ebola outbreak has begun, as all people who were in contact with the last ...
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Survey: Exercise and obesity are both rising in USJun 28, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - It may seem like a contradiction, but more adults in the U.S. say they are exercising at the same time more of them are becoming obese. About 24 percent ...
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Science Says: How family separation may affect kids' brainsJun 28, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Doctors have long known that separating families and other traumatic events can damage children's well-being. More recent research has shed some light on ...
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Bird flu hot spot: Scientists track virus in huge migrationJun 28, 2018 7:00 am - MIDDLE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - Huge flocks of famished birds scour the sands of Delaware Bay for the tiny greenish eggs an army of horseshoe crabs lays every spring. It's ...
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US hospitals grapple with prolonged injected opioid shortageJun 27, 2018 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - There is another opioid crisis happening in the U.S., and it has nothing to do with the overdose epidemic: Hospitals are frequently running out of w...
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UK court rules against dying man's bid for assisted suicideJun 27, 2018 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Britain's Court of Appeal has rejected an attempt from a terminally ill man to overturn the country's blanket ban on assisted suicide, ruling that such a d...