Articles filed under Health Crises
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Organs from drug overdoses could help transplant shortageApr 16, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Fatal drug overdoses are increasing organ donations, and researchers reported Monday that people who receive those transplants generally fare as well a...
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Immune therapy scores big win against lung cancer in studyApr 16, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - For the first time, a treatment that boosts the immune system greatly improved survival in people newly diagnosed with the most common form of lung cancer...
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Fish oil capsules don't help dry eye symptoms, study findsApr 13, 2018 7:00 am - Many doctors recommend them, but fish oil supplements failed to help people with dry eye when put to a scientific test. About 14 percent of U.S. adults have dry eye, whi...
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When to say when: Study says limit alcohol to 1 drink a dayApr 13, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Here's some sobering news: A large international study says adults should average no more than one alcoholic drink per day, and that means drinking guide...
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Risk of Zika infection through sex may last only a monthApr 11, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Signs of Zika infection can be seen in semen for as long as nine months, but the risk of sexual transmission appears to end in one month, according to a ...
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Number, severity of brain injuries raises dementia riskApr 10, 2018 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - A large study offers more evidence of a link between traumatic brain injuries and dementia later in life, with repeated injuries and severe ones posing th...
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New way of defining Alzheimer's aims to find disease soonerApr 10, 2018 7:00 am - Government and other scientists are proposing a new way to define Alzheimer's disease - basing it on biological signs, such as brain changes, rather than memory loss and...
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Fake pot likely tainted with rat poison kills 3, sickens 100Apr 10, 2018 7:00 am - Fake marijuana likely contaminated with rat poison has killed three people in Illinois and caused severe bleeding in more than 100 others, including a few in four other ...
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New way of defining Alzheimer's aims to find disease soonerApr 09, 2018 7:00 am - Government and other scientists are proposing a new way to define Alzheimer's disease - basing it on biological signs, such as brain changes, rather than memory loss and...
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Study: Stop-smoking drugs Chantix, Zyban pose no heart risksApr 09, 2018 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two popular stop-smoking drugs are as safe for the heart as nicotine patches and dummy pills, according to research requested by U.S. and European regulat...