Articles filed under Health Crises
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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...
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Enemy turned ally: Poliovirus is used to fight brain tumorsJun 26, 2018 7:00 am - One of the world's most dreaded viruses has been turned into a treatment to fight deadly brain tumors. Survival was better than expected for patients in a small study wh...
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Science Says: What makes something truly addictiveJun 21, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Now that the world's leading public health group says too much Minecraft can be an addiction, could overindulging in chocolate, exercise, even sex, be nex...
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New evidence that viruses may play a role in Alzheimer'sJun 21, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Viruses that sneak into the brain just might play a role in Alzheimer's, scientists reported Thursday in a provocative study that promises to re-ignite...
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Pain medicine group cancels doctor training about marijuanaJun 21, 2018 7:00 am - A national medical group Thursday abruptly canceled its plans to train doctors about marijuana for pain relief after a federal agency pulled its funding. The episode hig...