Articles filed under Health Crises
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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...
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Prescription opioids fail rigorous new test for chronic painMar 06, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A yearlong study offers rigorous new evidence against using prescription opioids for chronic pain. In patients with stubborn back aches or hip or knee art...
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FDA clears DNA test to spot cancer genes, but with warningsMar 06, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. regulators have approved the first direct-to-consumer breast cancer gene test. But the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it will require w...
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Opioid overdoses in ERs up 30 percent as crisis worsensMar 06, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Emergency rooms saw a big jump in overdoses from opioids last year - the latest evidence the nation's drug crisis is getting worse. A government report r...
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Opioid poisonings, overdoses send more US kids to hospitalsMar 05, 2018 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Opioid poisonings and overdoses are sending increasing numbers of U.S. children and teens to the hospital, according to a study showing a substantial rise...