Articles filed under Health Crises
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After fumbling Ebola in 2014, Congo is key test for UNMay 18, 2018 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Nearly four years after the World Health Organization was accused of bungling its response to the biggest Ebola outbreak in history, the U.N. agency appear...
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Correction: Congo-Ebola storyMay 18, 2018 7:00 am - KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - In a story May 18 about Ebola in Congo, The Associated Press reported erroneously that this was the first time the country had encountered the let...
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AP Explains: Ebola reaches an urban area in Congo. What now?May 17, 2018 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The global health community gulped Thursday with the announcement that a case of Ebola had been confirmed in a city of more than 1 million in Congo, ...
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FDA names drugmakers accused of blocking cheaper genericsMay 17, 2018 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - U.S. drug regulators are publicizing information on brand-name drugmakers that use what government officials call "gaming tactics" to block cheaper ...
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Health officials: Stay out of the pool if you have diarrheaMay 17, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Health officials say hotel pools and hot tubs are a major source of the stomach bugs people get from swimming. And they're reminding people with diarrhea...
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US births hit a 30-year low, despite good economyMay 17, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. birth rates declined last year for women in their teens, 20s and - surprisingly - their 30s, leading to the fewest babies in 30 years, according to ...
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The Latest: Congo announces 11 new confirmed Ebola casesMay 17, 2018 7:00 am - KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - The Latest on Congot (all times local): 11:45 p.m. Congo's Ministry of Health has announced 11 new confirmed Ebola cases and two deaths tied to ca...
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US approves 1st drug developed to prevent chronic migrainesMay 17, 2018 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - U.S. regulators Thursday approved the first drug designed to prevent chronic migraines. The Food and Drug Administration's action clears the monthly...
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Shorter drug treatment OK for many breast cancer patientsMay 16, 2018 7:00 am - Many women with a common and aggressive form of breast cancer that is treated with Herceptin can get by with six months of the drug instead of the usual 12, greatly redu...
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FDA approves 1st nonopioid drug to ease withdrawal symptomsMay 16, 2018 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Federal regulators on Wednesday approved the first nonopioid treatment to ease withdrawal from quitting addictive opioids. The U.S. Food and Drug Ad...