Articles filed under Health Crises
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Congo's health ministry says doses of Ebola vaccine arriveMay 16, 2018 7:00 am - KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Thousands of doses of the experimental Ebola vaccine have arrived in Congo's capital amid the latest outbreak of the deadly disease, the health mi...
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A cancer screening flop: Few smokers seek free lung scansMay 16, 2018 7:00 am - Lung cancer screening has proved to be stunningly unpopular. Five years after government and private insurers started paying for it, less than 2 percent of eligible curr...
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More US adults try vaping but current use is down, data showMay 15, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - New research shows 1 in 7 U.S. adults have tried electronic cigarettes. That's an increase but it's offset by a small decline in the number currently usin...
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UN health agency aims to wipe out trans fats worldwideMay 14, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The World Health Organization has released a plan to help countries wipe out artery-clogging trans fats from the global food supply in the next five year...
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Congo approves use of experimental Ebola vaccine, WHO saysMay 14, 2018 7:00 am - KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Congo has agreed to allow the World Health Organization to use an experimental Ebola vaccine to combat an outbreak announced last week, the WHO di...
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UN agency calls for all countries to rid foods of trans fatMay 13, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The World Health Organization is calling on all nations to rid foods of artificial trans fats in the next five years. The United Nations agency has in th...
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Constable: Born with four legs, girl now celebrates 2nd birthday with moms on two continentsMay 12, 2018 1:00 am - Born with four legs and parts of two bodies, a baby named Dominique celebrates her second birthday today as a healthy, happy, active girl with two moms who love her. She...
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Food at Shedd Aquarium ruled out in prom night illnessesMay 11, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - It wasn't the food. County health officials say there appears to be no connection between food served at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium and flu-like symptoms su...
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Ebola vaccines to be shipped to Congo, WHO chief saysMay 11, 2018 7:00 am - KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Ebola vaccines will be shipped as quickly as possible to Congo as the number of suspected cases in the latest outbreak grows, the head of the Worl...
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Cancer docs feel unprepared, but recommend marijuana anywayMay 10, 2018 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - Nearly half of U.S. cancer doctors who responded to a survey say they've recently recommended medical marijuana to patients, although most say they don't ...