Articles filed under Health Crises
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Want to avoid the flu while flying? Try a window seatMar 19, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Worried about catching a cold or the flu on an airplane? Get a window seat, and don't leave it until the flight is over. That's what some experts have be...
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For menopause sex discomfort, gel worked as well as hormoneMar 19, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - In a study of women with menopause-related sexual discomfort, gels worked as well as prescription hormone tablets at reducing symptoms. The researchers sa...
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Indianapolis, Fort Wayne hospitals end visitor restrictionsMar 17, 2018 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Hospitals in Indianapolis and Fort Wayne are ending restrictions on visitors that they put in place earlier this flu season. The Marion County Public...
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Mystery surrounds how ex-Russian spy was poisoned in UKMar 16, 2018 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - As British authorities investigate the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter in England, there is much mystery about how exactly the brazen at...
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Yellow fever shots urged for Brazil travelers amid outbreakMar 16, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. health officials are warning travelers to stay away from certain areas of Brazil if they haven't been vaccinated against yellow fever. Ten recent to...
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Report: Abortion is safe but barriers reduce quality of careMar 16, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Abortions in the U.S. are very safe but getting one without facing delays and false medical information depends on where women live, says a broad exami...
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Renowned pediatrician Dr. T. Berry Brazelton dies at age 99Mar 15, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, one of the world's most well-known pediatricians and child development experts whose work helped explain what makes kids tick, has...
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UK says ex-spy poisoned with Soviet-developed nerve agentMar 12, 2018 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The use of Russian-developed nerve agent Novichok to poison ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter makes it "highly likely" that Russia was involved, Briti...
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Barbershop study trimmed black men's hair and blood pressureMar 12, 2018 7:00 am - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Trim your hair, your beard, your blood pressure? Black men reduced one of their biggest medical risks through a novel project that shows the power o...
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Study: Cholesterol drug lowers risk of death, heart attackMar 10, 2018 6:00 am - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A newer cholesterol drug, used with older statin medicines, modestly lowered heart risks and deaths in a big study of heart attack survivors that mi...