Articles filed under Health Crises
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Lawsuit challenges FDA delay of e-cigarette reviewMar 27, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Several anti-smoking groups are suing the Food and Drug Administration over a decision by Trump administration officials to delay the review of e-cigar...
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Dentist group puts teeth in push to curb opioid painkillersMar 26, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The American Dental Association wants dentists to drastically cut back on prescribing opioid painkillers. The association announced a new policy Monday th...
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Study: Medical bankruptcies may not be as common as thoughtMar 21, 2018 7:00 am - Medical bills can push patients over the financial cliff, but a new study says this may not happen as often as previous research suggests. Hospitalizations cause only ab...
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Leading AIDS researcher selected as CDC directorMar 21, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A leading AIDS researcher was picked Wednesday to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the federal government's top public health agency. ...
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Polish firm sued over tricking homeless into vaccine testMar 21, 2018 7:00 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Prosecutors in Poland are suing a private firm accused of tricking homeless people into unwitting participation in bird flu vaccine tests in 2007. ...
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Study finds obesity robs the tongue of taste buds in miceMar 20, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Packing on pounds seems to dull people's sense of taste, and puzzled researchers turned to mice to figure out why: Obesity, they found, can rob the ton...
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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...