Articles filed under Health Crises
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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...
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Science Says: Why Europe still has so many measles outbreaksMar 02, 2018 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - While parts of the world have all but banished measles, Europe is still getting hit with large outbreaks where some people don't get vaccinated. Measles is...
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Worst of bad US flu season finally over as illnesses declineMar 02, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The worst of the nation's nasty flu season is finally over. The season apparently peaked in early February and has been fading since, health officials sa...
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Indiana's 244 flu-related deaths include 3 kids 4 or youngerMar 02, 2018 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana's latest influenza report shows the state has experienced 244 flu-related deaths this season, compared with 219 a week earlier. ...
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What's in the IV bag? Studies show safer option than salineFeb 27, 2018 6:00 am - New research calls into question what's in those IV bags that nearly every hospitalized patient gets. Using a different intravenous fluid instead of the usual saline gre...